Mmakgoshi Lekhethe

Industrial Development Corporation, CEO

Education: MSc (Economics), BCom Hons (Economics)

Mmakgoshi is the Chief Executive Officer of the Industrial
Development Corporation. She assumed the role on 1 February
2025. Prior to this, she served for more than two decades at
the National Treasury of South Africa, holding several Deputy
Director-General roles. These included Asset and Liability
Management, Tax and Financial Sector Policy, and International
and Regional Economic Policy.

During her time at the Treasury, Mmakgoshi represented South
Africa on the boards of the African Development Bank, the New
Development Bank, and the World Bank — demonstrating deep
expertise in macroeconomic strategy, international finance, and
development policy.