Muriel Dube appointed new Sasol chair

Sasol has appointed Muriel Dube as its new chair, effective Friday, 13 September, the group announced via Sens on Monday.

Dube succeeds Stephen Westwell, who stepped down in May 2024 after 12 years on the board. Westwell had taken over from Sipho Nkosi, who resigned as chair at the end of 2023.

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Dube has been an independent and non-executive director of the board since 2018. She has also served as chair of the safety, social, and ethics committee and member of the audit and capital investment committees, respectively.

Muriel Dube. Image: Sasol website

She holds an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University, a BA in Human Sciences, and a BA Honours in Politics. She has an extensive background in sustainability, commercial, finance, and leadership roles.

Dube has also served as the government’s chief negotiator in climate change negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and as the director of Atmospheric Protection and Chemicals Management at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

Subsequently, she was the group commercial director at Bidvest Group, an investment banker at Investec plc, and CEO of Nozala Investments.

Currently, she is a non-executive director at the UK Infrastructure Bank.

Previous roles

She held previous non-executive director roles at Vodacom South Africa, Bidvest Group and Enviroserv.

“The Sasol Limited board is pleased to pass the reins of chair to someone of Muriel’s calibre and is confident she will provide the necessary direction and leadership as the company intensifies its focus on progressing a sustainable future business,” the group says.

More changes 

Following the appointment of Dube, the former lead independent director, the board has appointed Dr Martina Flöel as lead independent director, effective from 13 September 2024.

Due to Dube’s appointment as chair of the board, she will step down from her other committee roles.

The board appointed David Eyton, an independent non-executive director, as chairman of the safety, social, and ethics committee and member of the audit and nomination and governance committees.

Due to these appointments, Eyton stood down as a member of the remuneration committee on 14 September 2024.

Katherine Harper, an independent non-executive director, has been appointed to the remuneration committee with effect from 14 September 2024.

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