Sam Bhembe

Chairperson: Telkom Foundation

Sam Bhembe is a seasoned executive and governance professional with over 25 years of experience in banking, development finance, and strategic advisory.

He has held senior roles at Nedbank, including Managing Executive for Nedbank Africa and Head of Corporate Strategy, and served as Executive Vice President at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).

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Linda Vilakazi

Telkom Foundation trustee

Linda Vilakazi is an alumnus of the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) where she graduated as a teacher. She’s since worked in various institutions including the private sector, development sector, local government, and academia.

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Judy Vilakazi

Head of Telkom Foundation

Judy is a seasoned professional with a passion for community development, deep experience in the creation and execution of social and labour plans and a good track record in stakeholder engagement.

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Fulu Mavhungu

Executive Finance Business Partner: BCX

Fulu is an experienced and driven financial professional with over 10 years of experience providing companies with optimal assistance with management reporting, governance, control environment, financial statements, Financial Planning and analysis as a Finance Business Partner, and assisting with M&A transactions.

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Makgosi Mabaso

Openserve: Chief Commercial Officer

Technology has always been Ms Mabaso’s passion. She has occupied various roles in the Telco industry, including that of CIO of Faritech and IT Strategy Executive at Telkom.

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Mpho McNamee

Chief of Corporate Affairs

Mpho brings more than 18 years of experience in corporate affairs, reputation management, and strategic communication to the role as head of corporate affairs at Telkom.

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Dr. Patrick Chaka Sekgoka

Executive: Data Science & CVM: Telkom | Trustee: Telkom Foundation

Dr. Patrick Chaka Sekgoka is a highly accomplished data scientist and executive, currently leading Data Science and Customer Value Management at Telkom.

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Rakesh Garach

CFO: Business Banking, African Bank Group

Mr Garach is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a seasoned business executive, with experience in banking and financial services.

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