Eskom CEO hunt: Who will take the reins of embattled power utility? Five people shortlisted

Power utility Eskom is progressing in its search for a new permanent CEO and has compiled a shortlist of candidates for the position, Board Chairperson Mpho Makwana revealed at the National Demand Side Management Indaba in Johannesburg on Monday, 24 April.

Acting CEO Calib Cassim at the helm as Eskom narrows down its shortlist of CEO candidates amidst ongoing power crisis

According to News24, Makwana announced the shortlist while delivering the keynote address at the Indaba.

The Board Chairperson said Eskom had a small shortlist of five people. He added he would attend a meeting related to the appointment on Monday.

Former Chief Financial Officer, Calib Cassim, is the current Acting CEO. On 24 February, he got the nod to fill the gap left by Andre de Ruyter.

De Ruyter was let go early in February after Eskom called a special board meeting on 22 February. The parties reached a mutual agreement that he would leave before his notice period came to an end.

The special board meeting came on the heels of a bombshell television interview in which De Ruyter made many allegations about rampant corruption at the power utility, including that it is a “feeding trough for the ANC” and that criminal cartels in Mpumalanga are feeding off Eskom.

De Ruyter will appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on Wednesday, 26 April, to speak about the allegations.

READ: Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to speak on corruption and criminal cartels before SCOPA next week

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