Eskom announces big management changes

Eskom has announced that Agnes Mlambo will become acting Group Executive for Distribution, effective 1 August 2025.

Mlambo will bring over 17 years’ experience in Eskom to the role.

She holds a master’s degree in business administration and a professional qualification as a Chartered Management Accountant and joined the group in 2008.

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane said that her experience will “significantly benefit” the distribution business as the group continues its recovery.

Mlambo will take over the role in an acting capacity as current GE for distribution, Monde Bala, moves over to the National Transmission Company of South Africa (NTCSA) as its interim chief executive officer.

Bala has served as Group Executive: Eskom Distribution since 2019 and has held various senior leadership roles in his 27 years at Eskom.

He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cape Town and a Master of Engineering from the University of Witwatersrand.

Bala will be succeeding former Eskom GE for Transmission, Segomoco Scheppers, who will return to Eskom.

Scheppers was seconded to lead the transition and operationalise the NTCSA business in July 2024 due to his extensive experience in Eskom’s transmission division, having joined the power utility in 1993.

He was shortlisted for the permanent role of NTCSA CEO, but the group’s board said at the time that it had not yet identified the candidate to lead the business into its next phase.

“On behalf of the NTCSA Board and Exco, we sincerely thank Mr Scheppers for his remarkable contribution and unwavering commitment during the transition, as well as for his counsel and leadership at the NTCSA,” said Priscillah Mabelane, the NTCSA Board Chairperson.