Job Title: Head of IT
Company: South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC)
Pumie Mphuthi is the head of IT at the Strategic Fuel Fund, a role she has held since 2023. Before joining the Strategic Fuel Fund, Pumie served as a senior director of business systems for 2U.
She previously served as general manager of enterprise applications at Distell, where she managed the day-to-day maintenance and operations of IT applications and led the effective delivery of IT services to support all business processes.
Earlier in her career, she held senior IT positions at OptiNet Systems, Liberty Health, Engen and Woolworths.
Pumie holds a BCom honours degree and a BCom in business management from the University of South Africa. She also completed an executive development programme at the University of Oxford.
Work:
2023 – Present: head of IT, Strategic Fuel Fund
2022 – 2023: senior director of business systems, 2U
2020 – 2022: general manager of enterprise applications, Distell
2019 – 2020: head of project management office, OptiNet Systems
2017 – 2019: head of IT systems, Liberty Health
2015 – 2017: IT manager of specialised applications, Engen
2012 – 2014: business specialist, Engen
2008 – 2012: senior business process analyst, Woolworths
2006 – 2008: analyst programmer, Woolworths
2003 – 2006: senior systems administrator, Woolworths
2003 – 2003: NT engineer, CSC
2000 – 2003: systems administrator, HP
1999 – 2000: trainee systems administrator, Shell
1998 – 1998: OM acc student contractor, SourceComm
Education:
2023: Executive development programme, University of Oxford
2022: Women leadership change: Shaping our future, University of Cambridge
2016: Senior management development programme, Stellenbosch Business School
2014: Management development programme, Stellenbosch Business School
2012: BCom honours degree, University of South Africa
2010: Diploma in business analysis, Faculty Training Institute
2010: BCom in business management, University of South Africa
About company: SANPC is an energy company established in 2022 that is committed to inspire a new approach to the energy sector within South Africa and the rest of Africa.
