The power utility strengthens its executive team with four appointments to prepare for a competitive marketplace.
Eskom has appointed Len de Villiers as chief information and technology officer (CITO), effective 01 November 2024. Prior to joining Eskom Len served as interim CIO at Harmony Gold, assisting in recruiting candidates for the mining giant's permanent CIO position.
Len took up the interim CIO role as he was on retirement and residing in Swakopmund, Namibia, where he enjoys fishing and other recreational activities. He revealed this through an exclusive interview with CIO South Africa.
Len is a seasoned IT professional with more than 40 years’ experience. Before retiring, he was a group CIO in some of the country’s most reputable organisations, including the JSE, Telkom, Absa, and Nedbank, when he was still active in corporate.
Len completed a national diploma in electronic data processing at the Tygerberg Technical College. He holds qualifications in finance, information technology and telecommunications, and DIS: information technology from institutions such as the Geneva Information Technology Institute (GITI): Insead Business School, Wits Business School, and Harvard Business School.
Other notable appointments include Portia Mngomezulu as group executive: corporate services, Nontokozo Hadebe as group executive: strategy and sustainability, and Roman Crookes as the new group executive: group capital.
