A transformative leader with a distinguished career that spans over 25 years in various industries with expertise in sustainability, environmental management, and sustainable finance. Khungeka has served as Chairperson of various boards whilst serving as a Non-Executive Director.

Her board expertise includes leading committees on audit, risk, human capital, and social and ethics. She has overseen governance processes through complex transitions, including debt restructuring, JSE listings, and executive leadership changes, while upholding accountability. She holds a BSc in Biology (UCLA, 1993), an MSc in Zoology (University of Pretoria, 1997), and an MSc in Finance and Investment (University of Liverpool, 2025).

At the end of 2025 Khungeka was appointed Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Climate Change for the period 2026 to 2030.

Leseho is a dynamic, diligent, dedicated expert in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. She has a proven track record of driving strategic initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and has demonstrated expertise in effecting significant change. She has engaged in various consultancy and project management assignments. Her proficiency includes biodiversity and agriculture policy, stakeholder engagement, and strategy development.

In her training as a scientist, she developed analytical problem-solving skills that have proven valuable throughout her career. She is qualified as an Engineer-Agriculturalist (equivalent to MSc Agric) from the Agrarian Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 1988.

A versatile international entrepreneur with extensive experience in project development and execution, notable in sectors that include agroprocessing and biofuels. Gus is the founder and Director of Ushauri Africa Pty Ltd and African Biofuels based in the UK. He is currently developing sustainable biofuels companies utilising the waste streams of the cashew processing industry. Other projects currently under development include pongamia and moringa plantations for sustainable aviation fuel.

The depth of his experience is exemplified by decades of success and experience mobilising structured finance for projects in Africa, working with institutions such as Export Credit Agencies, Multilateral Development Agencies, Agricultural Financiers, Private equity and industrial partners.

Vuyo  is a dynamic and forward-thinking entrepreneur focused on innovation in renewable energy, sustainable transport, and technology-driven business solutions. With a career spanning over two decades, he has established himself as a trailblazer in clean fuel technologies—most notably through founding Khulani Africa Gas in 2001.

He is a graduate of the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business (Associate in Management, AIM) and is formally trained in Computer Programming. Today, Vuyo is committed to shaping the future of clean energy by utilising his entrepreneurial spirit and diverse experience to create scalable, sustainable impacts across the sector.