Project SunRise Oils — Management & Organisation
The organisational structure, the executive team, the headcount plan, skills development and talent pipeline, and the compensation philosophy.
Section 8 · Business Plan
Management & Organisation
The organisational structure, the executive team, the headcount plan, skills development and talent pipeline, and the compensation philosophy.
8.1 Organisational Structure
Project SunRise Oils is structured around a lean executive team, with
deep functional capability in operations, finance, commercial, and
quality / food safety. The structure deliberately avoids
over-elaboration: every reporting line ties back to a measurable
operational, financial or governance outcome.
8.2 Executive Team
The executive team brings combined experience of more than 110 years
across South African agriculture, food manufacturing, edible-oil
processing, and capital markets. Key positions are filled or in active
recruitment, with all C-suite hires expected to be completed within 90
days of funding close.
| Role | Years’ experience | Profile |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer | 25+ | Former senior executive of a top-five SA edible oil processor; led capacity-expansion and brand-launch programmes; CA(SA) and MBA. |
| Chief Financial Officer | 20+ | Group financial leader at a JSE-listed agri-business; Big-4 audit background; led capital raises of comparable size at previous role; CA(SA). |
| Chief Operations Officer | 22+ | Process engineering background, refinery commissioning experience across SA and Sub-Saharan Africa; B.Sc Chem Eng, MBA. |
| CTO / Plant Director | 18+ | Crushing-and-refining specialist with track record of FSSC 22000 implementation and energy-intensity reduction; B.Eng Chem. |
| Commercial Director | 20+ | FMCG retail and food-service relationships; brand-launch and key-account leadership; MBA. |
| HR & ESG Director | 15+ | B-BBEE strategy, skills development, sustainability reporting; senior CSI experience; M.Phil in Sustainable Development. |
| Procurement & Farmer Network Lead | 18+ | Deep agronomy network in Free State / North West; offtake contract architect; B.Agric. |
8.3 Headcount Plan
Total headcount expands from approximately 145 employees
pre-expansion to 380 direct employees at full operational rate, with a
further 950 indirect positions supported in logistics, farming, and the
broader supplier chain. Recruitment is sequenced to align with the
implementation roadmap.
| Function | Y0 | Y1 | Y3 | Y5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive & corporate | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 |
| Finance, IT & admin | 12 | 20 | 28 | 32 |
| Procurement & farmer network | 8 | 14 | 22 | 26 |
| Production (crushing & refining) | 62 | 108 | 165 | 188 |
| Quality / lab / food safety | 10 | 16 | 24 | 28 |
| Engineering & maintenance | 18 | 28 | 42 | 48 |
| Sales & key accounts | 9 | 14 | 22 | 28 |
| Logistics & warehousing | 12 | 18 | 26 | 32 |
| Total direct headcount | 139 | 230 | 345 | 380 |
| Indirect (3PL, farmers, contractors) | ≈ 350 | ≈ 600 | ≈ 850 | ≈ 950 |
8.4 Skills Development & Talent Pipeline
The Company invests at least 4% of payroll into skills development
each year, prioritising in-demand technical capabilities (process
engineering, refinery operations, food safety, agronomy). Specific
commitments include a structured apprenticeship programme of 30 places
across each year of the expansion, partnerships with the Agricultural
Sector Education and Training Authority (AgriSETA) and the Food and
Beverages SETA (FoodBev SETA), and an internal leadership-pipeline
programme designed in conjunction with a top-tier business school.
8.5 Compensation Philosophy
Compensation is benchmarked at the median of the South African
food-and-beverage manufacturing market, with deferred annual bonuses for
management and an equity-linked long-term incentive plan (LTIP) tied to
EBITDA, safety, and ESG outcomes. The structure ensures alignment
between management performance and investor returns, while remaining
competitive for talent retention.
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