Board Of Directors
 

Dr Absalom Themba Dlamini is the Chairman of the RES Board. He is the current Managing Director of Tibiyo Taka Ngwane. He is the former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini. He has served in institutions, such as the Central Bank of Eswatini, Eswatini National Provident Fund and Eswatini Industrial Development Company.

MBA, BCOM






Busangani G. Mkhaliphi is employed by the Ministry of Finance as Director of Public Enterprises Unit. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Eswatini Post and Telecommunication Corporation where she sits in the Remunerations and Audit Committees.

 

IMBA , BCOM, Dip. Accounting
and Business Studies






HRH Princess Lomajuba is an experienced director with vast corporate experience. She currently serves as a board member of the Eswatini Electricity Company, the Firearms Licensing Board and the Minerals Management Board. She obtained her qualifications at Western Kentucky University USA, Vincennes University USA and Vincennes University. 

BSC in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management






Andrew Westermeyer is the Financial Director of RCL Foods. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant CA (SA) in 2002 and spent a year on secondment with Deloitte in Luanda, Angola. Uporn returning to South Africa he joined RCL Foods where he has held various financial and commercial roles across the group. 

B Com (Hons), Chartered Accountant SA 






Mike Shongwe is a businessman and Eswatini Franchisee of PostNet SA. He was Head of SBSA Community Banking Fund, a broad based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) initiative after 38 years of Commercial/Retail Banking, including 7 years as Executive Director of Inhlanyelo 'Seed Capital' Fund.

MDP, Dip. Creation & Development of SMEs






John du Plessis is the Managing Director - RCL Foods Sugar and Milling. Prior to joining RCL Foods, he was the Managing Director of RES. He has held executive positions in a number of organizations within the sugar industry, including Booker Tate Ltd in the UK, Zambia Sugar, PLC-Zambia, Ramu Sugar LTD in Papua New Guinea and Illovo Sugar in South Africa.

BSc Agriculture, MDP






Gerhard van der Walt is currently employed by Remgro Ltd as part of the executive team. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the auditing, financial and commercial environment. He has vast leadership experience in the sugar industry. He has been involved in several large capital and expansion projects as the Financial Director of RCL FOODS Sugar and Milling Ltd . 

BCom (Hons), Chartered Accountant (SA).






Chief Zibuse Ndlangamandla is the traditional leader of Manyandzeni community in Shiselweni region, Eswatini. He provides strategic direction on socio-economic matters of the community. He is a businessman and a farmer. He is also a member of His Majesty the King's Advisory Board.

Dip Accounting






Jameson Gule is General Manager Corporate Affairs at Tibiyo TakaNgwane and prior to that he was Managing Director of the Eswatini Observer. He currently serves as a Director on the boards of the Eswatini Observer, Maloma Colliery Ltd, Tisuka TakaNgwane and Eswatini Cane Growers Association Executive Committee.

MBA, CIS, Business Studies, Dip. Farm Management, Cert. Finance Management.






Zombodze Robert Magagula is the Consultant for Momentum Health Insurance. He previously worked as Crown Counsel and Prosecutor. He is President of the Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.

LLB; LLM (Insurance Law) Masters Sports Organization Management; Post-Grad. Dip (International Law).






Nick Jackson joined the RES as Managing Director in 2009 and is the only Executive Board Member. He is former Chairman of SWABCHA Board of Directors, and serves on several other boards including NERCHA, ESA, EIPA and the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM), UNESWA and Business Eswatini. 

Bsc (Hons) Biochemistry






Alhaji Ahmed Idris is the Accountant-General of the Federation in Nigeria. He has held various executive positions in the Federal Civil Service such as Director (Finance and Accounts) at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Wuse Zone 5, Abuja and at the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development Wuse II, Abuja.

MIAD, MBA B.Sc (Accountancy)