Exxaro Resources, Chief Executive Officer
Deputy Energy Council of South Africa Chairperson

Education: Ph.D. (Agronomy), University of Maryland, College Park, US, Executive Development Programme (EDP) (Insead, France)

Nombasa Tsengwa is the CEO of Exxaro Resources and has a career in the mining industry spanning over 20 years as an executive and director. Nombasa serves as Executive Director of Exxaro Resources Limited and Director for Cennergi Holdings (Pty) Limited. Prior to being appointed as CEO, she was the Managing Director Minerals, a new division that was created at the time, expanding the Coal and FerroAlloys portfolio to include new low carbon minerals.

In 2017, Nombasa was awarded the coveted Standard Bank Businesswoman of the Year Award. This was followed by the Winner of the “Africa’s Most Influential Woman in Business and Government – Mining Industry Category” at the Pan African Awards in 2018.

Prior to joining the private sector, Dr Tsengwa worked in various South African Government departments, amongst others, as Deputy Director General of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.