Lowveld Gold Macadamia — Management Team and Governance
The executive team combines deep agricultural expertise with financial rigour and commercial acumen. The CEO, Dineo Mokoena, has successfully managed over 500 hectares of subtropical orchards in the Lowveld and has established relationships with key industry stakeholders including SAMAC, the Land Bank…
Section 8 · Business Plan
Management Team and Governance
The executive team combines deep agricultural expertise with financial rigour and commercial acumen. The CEO, Dineo Mokoena, has successfully managed over 500 hectares of subtropical orchards in the Lowveld and has established relationships with key industry stakeholders including SAMAC, the Land Bank…
8.1 Executive Management
| Name | Position | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Dineo Mokoena | Chief Executive Officer | 14 years in subtropical agriculture; MBA (Stellenbosch) |
| Jan-Hendrik Viljoen | Chief Operations Officer | 18 years in macadamia agronomy; MSc Agriculture (UP) |
| Nomsa Dlamini | Chief Financial Officer | 12 years in agri-finance; CA(SA), CFA Charterholder |
| Dr Pieter Engelbrecht | Head of Processing | 10 years in food processing engineering; PhD (UKZN) |
| Thandi Nkosi | Marketing & Export Director | 9 years in FMCG export marketing; BCom (Wits) |
The executive team combines deep agricultural expertise with financial rigour and commercial acumen. The CEO, Dineo Mokoena, has successfully managed over 500 hectares of subtropical orchards in the Lowveld and has established relationships with key industry stakeholders including SAMAC, the Land Bank and major commodity traders. The CFO, Nomsa Dlamini, brings institutional-grade financial discipline, having previously served as a senior manager in KPMG’s Agribusiness Advisory practice.
8.2 Board of Directors
The Board comprises the CEO (Dineo Mokoena), one representative from Karabo Holdings (Sipho Mthembu, Non-Executive Director), one representative from Riverbend Capital Partners (Amanda van der Merwe, Non-Executive Director), and an independent chairperson, Advocate Lungile Khumalo, a retired commercial law practitioner with extensive experience in agricultural and B-BBEE transactions. The Board will be supported by an Audit and Risk Committee and a Social and Ethics Committee, in compliance with the Companies Act and King IV governance principles.
8.3 Governance Framework
The Company is committed to institutional-grade governance from inception. Key governance features include: quarterly Board meetings with pre-circulated management accounts and operational reports; annual independent financial audit; independent Audit and Risk Committee chaired by Amanda van der Merwe (CA(SA)); Social and Ethics Committee overseeing B-BBEE compliance, environmental sustainability and community impact; formal delegations of authority matrix; and comprehensive directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.
8.4 Advisory Panel
An informal advisory panel will include a representative from Macadamias South Africa (SAMAC), a climate-smart agriculture specialist from the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), and an international macadamia market analyst. This panel will provide strategic guidance on cultivar innovation, climate adaptation and market development.
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