Thozama Gangi, is a South African businesswoman and corporate executive, who serves as the

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, a

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n subsidiary of the South African energy utility company

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. She assumed her current position in 2015, replacing

Nokwanda Mngeni Nokwanda Mngeni is a South African accountant and business executive. She was CEO of Eskom Uganda Limited (EUL), an electricity utility company that manages two government-owned hydroelectric power stations, for a 20-year concession under a Ug ...

Background and education

Thozama was born in South Africa, and she attended local elementary and secondary schools. Her first degree is a

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and

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, awarded by the

University of Transkei The University of Transkei was a university in Umtata in the former bantustan of Transkei in South Africa. It was founded in 1976 as a branch of the University of Fort Hare and after the Transkei gained nominal independence in 1977, it became the ...

(now

Walter Sisulu University Walter Sisulu University (WSU) is a university of technology and science located in Mthatha, East London (Buffalo City), Butterworth and Komani (Queenstown) in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, which came into existence on 1 July 2005 as a result o ...

). Her second degree is a

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in Engineering Business Management, obtained from the

University of Warwick The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands (county), West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded i ...

in the United Kingdom. She also holds a Master of Leadership and Strategy, awarded by

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in France.

Career

At the time she was appointed CEO at Eskom Uganda, Thazoma had been with Eskom for 14 years, having joined circa 2001. She started out at the

Matimba Power Station Matimba Power Station close to Ellisras, Limpopo Province, South Africa, is a dry-cooled coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. Power generation The station consists of six 665 MW units with a total installed capacity of 3,990 MW. ...

as a "Boiler Engineering Manager". She served in various positions in the company, with concentration in the company's "generation business".

Other considerations

Thozama Gangi was appointed as the founding chairperson of the ''Energy Generators and Distributors Association of Uganda'' (EGADAU). The industry association, with 13 founding member organizations, was officially launched on 2 December 2020. The members of EGADAU are listed in the table below:

References

External links

Website of Eskom Uganda Limited

Energy minister, company apologise for blackout
As of 16 April 2020.
Eskom changes Uganda top leadership
As of 10 May 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gangi, Thozama Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century South African businesswomen 21st-century South African businesspeople Walter Sisulu University alumni Alumni of the University of Warwick South African chief executives University of Paris alumni South African expatriates in the United Kingdom South African expatriates in France South African expatriates in Uganda

Background and education

Career

Other considerations

See also

References

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