Non-Executive Director

Ms. Makgola Makololo is qualified professional Engineer, who is currently working as a Managing Director and Sales Executive at ALSTOM Rolling Stock South Africa.

Prior to this, she was the Managing Director at Bombardier Transportation South Africa which is a Global mobility  technology leader. 

In the last fifteen years, she has gained extensive experience in the energy sector including utility operations, policy formulation, and regulation through her work as the Deputy Director-General for Energy in the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) with shareholder oversight on Eskom (energy), Safcol (forestry), and Alexkor (mining).

She also worked as an electrical system engineer and in various management roles for South African power utility, Eskom, and worked as a senior reliability engineer for gas giant Sasol.

Makgola has served as a non-executive director on the board of Zenzele Technology centre, an incubator of SEDA that assists small-scale miners to develop mining technologies and build sustainable businesses. She was co-opted onto the board of the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA).

She was elected as one of the top 80 emerging leaders in science and technology in Africa and the Middle East and participated in TechWomen in 2013, an exchange program for women in STEM fields. In 2017 she was listed in the Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans.

Her accolades include qualifications in MBA (Corporate Finance & Strategy) from GIBS (University of Pretoria), Technology Leadership Program from Eskom/DaVinci Institute, Programme in Financial Management from Unisa and a BSc. Electrical Engineering from the University of Natal.