SAPVIA is governed by a board of nine commissioners and a Chairperson elected democratically on an annual basis by its members at the Annual General Meeting. From its rank the management board elects the Vice-Chairperson, Treasurer and Spokesperson.
SAPVIA’s secretariat comprises of our Chief Executive Officer, Membership Services Coordinator and Operations Officer.
OPERATIONAL TEAM
DR RETHABILE MELAMU
CEORethabile is a Chemical and Environmental Engineer by training and is renowned for her international expertise in the green economy and ener
DE WET TALJAARD
Technical Specialist: Solar Energy
ZIMKITA BILIBANA
Programme Coordinator
LESEGO MAIDI
Member Services Coordinator
LINEO MASOPHA
OPERATIONS OFFICERExperienced Payroll Accountant with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
CHANDA NXUMALO
Chairperson
SUNETTE SMITH
Deputy ChairpersonCurrently, as Portfolio Executive at Reatile Group, a 100% Black Owned Investment Holding Company invested in the Gas, Renewable Energy, Pet
MELISSA HILL
TreasurerMelissa is currently working at juwi in the Bid Development team. She has over 8 years’ experience in the renewable energy industry working
PHEMELO MITCHELL
Deputy TreasurerPhemelo Mitchell is the Chief Operations Officer at SunElex Group (Pty) LTD. Phemelo has extensive experience in the energy sector as an Eng
DEVILLIERS BOTHA
Spokesperson
FRANK SPENCER
Spokesperson
DANIEL GOLDSTUCK
Spokesperson
MALOBA TSHEHLA
Executive Committee Member
LENA CHIRWA
Executive Committee MemberA qualified lawyer with 15 years’ experience in the renewable energy and infrastructure sector Lena is the Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs
ADV. MTHO XULU
Executive Committee MemberAdv. Mtho Xulu is the Group CEO of Nashua Mpumalanga Group, the largest Mpumalanga based ICT company. Since inception, Nashua has evolved to