Transnet Freight Rail

Leadership


CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Russell Baatjies

Russell
Baatjies

Russell is a seasoned professional and astute business leader with a distinguished career both in engineering and operations at Transnet. His journey from the shop floor to executive leadership reflects his hands-on ...

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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Marelize Labuschagne

Marelize
Labuschagne

Marelize brings a strong history of driving sustainable revenue and business growth. Her strength lies in leading strategic financial planning and management, operations oversight and good governance ...

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GENERAL MANAGER STRATEGY & OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Phumzile Labuschagne

Phumzile
Sithole

Phumzile has over 25 years of experience in orchestrating and facilitating corporate strategy and leading critical corporate support functions ...

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CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

Gregory Labuschagne

Gregory
Botha

Gregory has hands on experience in critical components of the talent value chain. His leadership capabilities make him a valuable partner in the quest for a competent, ethical and high ...

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GENERAL MANAGER LEGAL, RISK & COMPLIANCE

Ntombifikile Sania

Ntombifikile
Sania
Ngokoane
Sithole

Ntombifikile is a strategically minded and commercially astute Executive in Governance, Risk Management, Assurance, Legal and Compliance with 20 years’ experience at EXCO level. She possesses Executive and Board experience in ...

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GENERAL MANAGER (ACTING) PLANNING & OCC

Thozama Sania

Thozama
Mokoena

Thozama has a long service with our company and has held various senior management positions including as the Managing Executive for the Container Corridor, North Corridor and Northeast Corridor respectively. She holds ...

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GENERAL MANAGER RECOVERY PROJECTS

Rudzani Sania

Rudzani
Ligege

Rudzani is an accomplished Executive with over two decades of logistics experience gained in both private and public sectors. He has previously held the position of Managing Executive for our ...

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GENERAL MANAGER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (ACTING)

Magan Govender

Magan
Govender

Magan has been appointed as General Manager, Resource Management effective May 2024. He joined Transnet as an Apprentice in 1991 and qualified as an Artisan in 1994. He moved up various ranks ...

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MANAGING EXECUTIVE NORTH CORRIDOR (ACTING)

Theo Govender

Theo
Johnson

Theo joined Transnet in 2004 through the Graduate in Training Programme, having been a recipient of a Transnet bursary. Theo is a distinguished leader ...

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MANAGING EXECUTIVE NORTH-EAST CORRIDOR (ACTING)

Mandisa Govender

Mandisa
Mondi

Mandisa holds a Master’s Degree in Business Leadership (MBL), Master’s Degree in Environmental Management a BSc (Hons), Bachelor’s Degree in Hydrology ...

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MANAGING EXECUTIVE CAPE CORRIDOR (ACTING)

Simangele Mpekoa

Simangele
Mpekoa

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MANAGING EXECUTIVE CENTRAL CORRIDOR (ACTING)

Solomon Mpekoa

Solomon
Rampheng

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MANAGING EXECUTIVE ORE CORRIDOR (ACTING)

Sibuthe Mpekoa

Sibuthe
Mdala

Following his secondment from Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), Sibuthe Mdala is currently acting as Managing Executive of the Ore Corridor. He will be overseeing the corridor’s operations and rail network to revitalize and stabilize ...

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CHIEF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (ACTING)

Lindiwe Sibidi

Lindiwe
Sibidi

Lindiwe Sibidi has been appointed as Acting Chief Information Technology Officer, effective August 2024. She is a seasoned professional currently serving as the General Manager of Network Engineering at Transnet Group ICT, where she is responsible for ...

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MANAGING EXECUTIVE CONTAINER CORRIDOR (ACTING)

Ntombi Sibidi

Ntombi
Mzobe

Ms. Ntombi Mzobe is the Acting Managing Executive for the Container Corridor, effective May 2024. Previously, she held the position of Head of Operations in the Container Corridor. Ms. Mzobe has been with Transnet since 2000, joining ...

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