About the SABC

SABC GROUP EXECUTIVE MEMBERSThe day-to-day running of the Corporation is managed andadministered by the Executive Committee. It consists of the GroupChief Executive Officer, the Chief Operations Officer and theChief Financial Officer, and no more than eleven other members.The Executive Committee is accountable to the Board. It appliespolicy and determines strategies and guidelines to achieve theobjectives of the Corporation as determined by the Board.The Board delegates certain financial and operational authorityfor the management of day-to-day affairs of the Corporationto the Executive Committee. These powers are set out in theDelegation of Authority Framework. This framework is reviewedfrom time to time to ensure that it remains relevant. The Board isresponsible for monitoring management’s exercise of its delegatedauthority on a regular basis.In the year under review, the Executive Committee comprisedthe following members:1. DALI MPOFU (GCEO) - ResignedSee page 90 for profile and detail2. GAB MAMPONE (Acting Group CEO and Group Executive:Commercial Enterprises)See page 903. CHARLOTTE MAMPANE (Acting Chief Operations Officerand Group Executive: Group CEO‘s Office and Regions)See page 904. ROBIN NICHOLSON (Chief Financial Officer)See page 905. PHUMELELE NTOMBELA-NZIMANDE(Chief People Officer (CPO)BA (Hons); BA Social Science (Natal)Phumelele Ntombela-Nzimande joined the SABC from theDepartment of Communications where she served as DeputyDirector-General: Strategic Policy Co-ordination, IntergovernmentalRelations and International Relations. Prior tothat she was Deputy Chairperson of the Commission on GenderEquality. As CPO she oversees the Corporate Affairs and HumanCapital Services Divisions of the organisation, including functionssuch as International Affairs, Corporate Communications andPublic Affairs. She serves on a number of Boards and AdvisoryCouncils, including the Human Sciences Research Council and theCouncil of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.6. RICHARD WAGHORN(Chief Technology Officer)MBA (Henley Management College, UK); BA (Hons) Geography andPublic Media (University of Leeds, UK)Richard Waghorn is the SABC’s Chief Technology Officer. Prior tojoining the SABC on 2 March 2009, Mr Waghorn worked for theBBC in London for over 10 years where he was responsible for thebroadcast distribution of the BBC’s television and radio serviceson digital and analogue platforms. Mr Waghorn led the BBC’spreparations for digital switchover, directing the work on theimplementation of the spectrum frequency plan and switchoverbroadcast infrastructure. In 2002 Mr Waghorn was the projectmanager for the launch of Freeview, the UK’s successful digitalterrestrial television (DTT) platform and in 2007 was appointeda Board Director of Freesat, the BBC and ITV’s free-to-air HDsatellite television platform which was launched in May 2008.7. PEARL LUTHULI(Group Executive: PCS)Senior Executive Programme (Witwatersrand and Harvard BusinessSchool); BA Communication and Business Administration (WilliamPaterson, New Jersey, USA); Certificate in Television and RadioBroadcasting Management (USTTI, USA); Certificate in Journalismand Public Relations (Africa Literature Centre, Zambia)Ms Luthuli joined the SABC on 1 October 2005 as Chief Executiveof Public Commercial Broadcasting Services. She is responsiblefor directing the Corporation‘s commercial television and radioservices.Pearl Luthuli has extensive experience in the media industry,having worked as a journalist for the World and Post newspapers,as the editor of True Love magazine and as publisher for Tributeand De Kat magazines. She previously worked for the SABC asCorporate Affairs and Publicity Manager for CCV TV. In 2004,she established, directed and published Enterprising Women, amagazine on the empowerment of women in the first 10 years ofthe new democracy.She has served on several Boards, including those of MoriboLeisure, South African Tourism, South African National Library,Landelahni Human Resources Group, International Women‘sForum SA and International Women‘s Development (USA). She hasalso served on the Council of the North West Technical College.94 South African Broadcasting Corporation Limited