Lerato Hillaren Molebatsi
Chairwoman
LondvolotaHaving accumulated a vast amount of experience within the Financial Services, Mining, Government, Non-profit and Professional Services industries over the past 25 years, Lerato Molebatsi has amassed a great deal of experience. While in government (Department of Labour and Transport) she gained an excellent understanding of the complexities surrounding policy development and transformational change initiatives.
Lerato was additionally involved in many critical projects and initiatives where she was required to drive policy changes and contribute to the upliftment of long-term strategic changes within these critical departments. Lerato has also been involved in lobbying and advocacy across the continent, working with stakeholders on highly complex projects that required her specialist involvement. This gave her a unique vantage point to understanding regional politics on the continent and further affording her with a wealth of contacts and strategic relationships.
Having stakeholder relations experience, both locally and internationally, provided Lerato with an opportunity to work with decision makers of all levels within major global institutions, such as General Electric while serving as the CEO of GE South Africa. She attained extensive experience across a myriad of functional areas such as strategy formulation, communications, marketing, corporate social investments, stakeholder relations, black economic empowerment (BEE), administration, governance and policy development and upliftment of the broader African continent. Lerato has the natural ability to bring together and develop highly motivated teams and is operationally astute.
Current boards that Lerato serves:
Lead Independent Director – Board of the South African Reserve Bank and at Petra Diamonds (Plc).
NED and Chairperson of the Social Ethics Environment and Sustainability Committee Spur Corporation
Chairperson of HR and RemCo – Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Committee Chairman of Health, Safety and Sustainability – Petra Diamonds
NED and Chair of the Sustainability, Ethics and Transformation Committee – Curro
Chairperson for Londvolota entities.
Lerato holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Development and Management from University of Witwatersrand, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Johannesburg. She completed the Senior Executive Leadership Program for Africa through Harvard University and has a Diploma in Senior Management Development Program from Stellenbosch University.
Lwazi Sikwebu
Trustee
LondvolotaLwazi holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Rhodes University. Currently he is an Associate Partner (responsible for Public Finance) Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) expert for Nakede Management Services since January 2021
Lwazi’s key projects involved in, and expertise are as follows:
GE Transportation
As the Director of GESA’s Government Growth Organization (GGO) unit, I provided Government Relations (GR) support to the GE Transportation (GET) team in respect of Transnet’s 1 023 loco (or 233 loco) transaction. The support included Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement, Regulatory Navigation, Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Management, Multisector Coordination, and aligning the GE Transportation proposition to BB-BEE requirements. In the main, this support entailed “selling” or “marketing” the proposition by GE Transportation to key stakeholders i.e. Dept of Public Enterprises (DPE), Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transportation, United National Transport Union (UNTU), South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) and others.
Londvolota Trust
Member of the GESA team that conceptualized, undertook the strategic framing, the preliminary programme design, the preliminary programme structuring and the actual establishment of the Londvolota Trust; in response to the 233-loco bid. Member of the GESA team that recruited, selected and eventually appointed the Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) service provider which undertook the actual execution of the operational strategy for Londvolota Trust. Member of the interim transitional leadership committee of the Londvolota Trust, until the recruitment (and/or the invitation), the selection and the appointment of the inaugural Board. Post the appointment of the Board, and post the GET’s 233 loco bid, I reverted to a GESA function that included custodianship (for GE) and providing GR support to the Londvolota Trust.
Mpho Sedibe
Trustee
LondvolotaMpho is a dynamic and results-driven Certified Director (IODSA 2022), Chartered Accountant (SAICA 2012) with extensive experience in boards and trusts (10+ years), economic development, BBBEE advisory, and strategic leadership. Proven track record in driving significant economic impact and sustainable development across various sectors. Expertise in financial management, governance, capital raising, and operational oversight.
Mpho currently serves as the founder and managing director of MOPSY Group.
Mpho’s Sector experience includes Financial Services, Automotive, Manufacturing, Gambling, Tourism, Film and Games (Content Classification), NPO, Education, Property and ESG.
Current board roles:
Gauteng Gambling Board (August 2023 – Present) – Section 37 Disciplinary
Committee, Legal Committee, Audit and Risk Committee.
Group Audit Committee, City of Johannesburg (March 2023 – Present)
Film and Publications Board (April 2021 – Present) – Finance Committee, Audit and
Risk Committee, HR and Remunerations Committee.
Instill Education Foundation (June 2018 – Present)
Current Trustee roles:
Altron Ownership Trust (July 2024 – Present)
BMW Skills and Enterprise and Supplier Development Trust (November 2023 –
Present)
Endress+Hauser Ubuntu Trust (August 2022 – Present)
Instill Education Foundation (June 2018 – Present)
Nova Pioneer Education Trust (April 2019 – Present)
SGS Group Ownership Trust (April 2014 – Present) – Acting Chairperson.
Matsiliso Eseu
Trustee and Director
LondvolotaMatsi is the Regional Field Services Leader for the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region within GE Vernova’s Steam Power business. An accomplished senior executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience, she has built a distinguished career across multinational organizations and diverse industries, with a strong focus on operational excellence, strategic growth, business transformation, and talent development in the global energy sector.
She joined GE Vernova in 2014 and has held increasingly senior leadership positions across several GE businesses in the SSA region. Throughout her tenure, she has demonstrated a strong track record of partnering with P&L leaders on complex portfolios, translating strategy into operational execution, and building trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders. She has also successfully led regional and global initiatives involving acquisitions, business integration, organizational transformation, and sustainable talent development.
Prior to joining GE Vernova, Matsi was the Compensation & Benefits Leader for IBM’s Southern Africa Hub, where she was responsible for developing and managing an effective Centre of Expertise for compensation and benefits, as well as leading the implementation of the SAP human capital system. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles across the FMCG and Banking Sector, including at Tiger Brands (Pty) Ltd, where she served on the ESOP Management Committee.
Matsi has extensive governance experience, having served for more than a decade as a board executive and currently serving as a Board Member of GE Vernova South Africa. In this capacity, she is a member of the Social & Ethics Committee. She also serves as Chairperson of the GE Vernova Retirement Fund Management Committee.
A passionate advocate for inclusive leadership and the advancement of women, Matsi co-leads the GE Vernova Women’s Network Employee Resource Group, which has a membership of more than 9,000 employees. She is deeply committed to creating opportunities for women to thrive, grow, and assume greater leadership responsibility.
Matsi holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in Financial Accounting from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and has completed the Women in Leadership Programme at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).
Outside of work, Matsi enjoys spending time in nature, hiking, reading, off-road racing, and travelling with her daughter. Her leadership philosophy is grounded in purpose, people development, collaboration, and creating lasting value for the organizations and communities she serves.
Unathi Kenqu
Director
LondvolotaUnathi Kenqu is the Senior Sourcing Leader for the Sub-Saharan Africa region for GE Vernova’s Steam Power business. She is a seasoned Quality and Procurement professional with in-depth knowledge on various quality and supplier development initiatives and a hands-on understanding of executive leadership. She has over 20 years of experience working for various multi-national organizations across different industries.
Unathi joined GE in 2015 as Unit Quality Manager under Steam Power Systems responsible for projects quality and supplier quality, in 2019 she took over the new role as a Regional Quality Manager and rejoined GE in February 2024 as a Senior Sourcing Leader. She has successfully led the regional quality organization ensuring maintenance of ISO 9001 certification by SSA region. Prior to joining GE, Unathi worked for Sebata Group of Companies first as a Senior Supplier Auditor and General Manager Quality – where she was responsible certification of Sebata Group of Companies with ISO 9001, development of SMME’s ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 management systems. She has also held various senior roles in multiple organizations within the Paint, Automotive and Power sector.
She is passionate about quality, supplier development and developing people. To balance work, she enjoys reading, travelling, sport, hiking and support community-based projects.
Unathi holds a master’s in business administration from Regent Business School and has completed GE Authentic Leadership program.