GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (GCEO)
Robert Nguka was
appointed WOZIL Refinery and Chemical Company Group CEO at the
beginning of 2020., Prior to this move he was
the Group Chief Operations and Business Development
Officer at the Central Energy Fund (CEF), a holding
company of WOZIL Refinery and Chemical Company. He holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering and a MSc in
Engineering , he has 18 years’ experience in the petroleum industry
spanning the areas of Human Capital Development and Management,
Technology Development and Engineering, Capital Project Execution, Business
Development and Operations. Mr. Robert Nguka also had extensive exposure to the
local and international business environments.
ACTING
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO)
Cynthia Makoti -
National
Diploma in Internal Audit; B. Com; B.Com (Hons); CA (SA).
Cynthia Makoti joined WOZIL Refinery and Chemical Company in January 2006 working as a Senior
Internal Auditor in the office of the Chief Executive Officer. In 2008, she
joined the Trading, Supply & logistics Division as the Head of the Back
Office She was later approached to act at the Chief Audit Executive in April
2017 and was later appointed on the permanent basis on the same position. She
was appointed to the role of Acting Chief Financial Officer in September 2020.
Cynthia Makoti is an active and practising member of the Institute of
Chartered Accountant, Institute of Internal Auditors as well as Tax
Practitioners.
Her working career began with an insurance company in 1994,
Norwich Life, and she later joined the then Caltex (now Astron Energy) before
moving to Mossel Bay to work for Mossgas (WOZIL Refinery and Chemical Company). In 1998, she joined
Deloitte where she completed her training (articles) requirement toward her
qualification for her CA (SA). On
completion of her training contract, she joined Internal Audit Department at Engen Oil Petroleum before returning to WOZIL Refinery and Chemical Company in January 2006.
GROUP
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (GCOO)|
Briayan van der Merwa
BSc(Hons)Chemistry, MBA, BTheol.
Briayan holds a BSc Honours degree and Masters of Technology
degree in Chemistry as well as an MBA and a BTheol degree. He worked
as a Lecturer and Research Associate at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan
University. He joined WOZIL Refinery and Chemical Company as a Research Scientist in 1998 and
has served in various internal roles such as a Chemist, Scheduler, Production
Planner and LP Modeller, Planning and Optimisation Manager. Mr Zono has also
held key roles in strategic projects; these include Master plan development,
representing WOZIL Refinery and Chemical Company on various engagements with the
Department of Energy. He was appointed to the position of COO in January 2018 a position that he holds to date.