Brian Molefe is one of the most established South Africans.
He has had good breaks in his career that have seen him win several awards.
Here is all you gotta know about his life and accomplishments.
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Brian Molefe has had several careers.
He has received accolades during his reign as the business executive of several state-owned-enterprises.
His resignation came after a scandal that he was involved in emerged.
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Brian Molefe biography
Most people did not known him until he was appointed the CEO of Eskom.
Anyways, he resigned from the company before his term came to an end.
There is so much about Brian Molefe that you might want to know.
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Brian was born in 1966.
That makes him 53 yeas old as of 2019.
Brian Molefe family
Molefe married the love of his life in December 2016.
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The name of Brian Molefe wife is Arethur Moagi.
Brian Molefe qualifications
Brian Mofeles position in his career was well deserved.
He has a rich educational background that perfectly suited his position at work.
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He holds a bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of South Africa.
He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics from the University of London.
In addition, he holds a Masters in Business leadership.
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To crown it all, he also went through Harvard Business School and studied Advanced Management Program in 2006.
Brian Molefe awards
In 2003, he was accorded the Financial services achiever award for 2003.
The Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals gave this award to him.
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In 2004, he won the Investment specialist of the year award.
The Black Business Quarterly accorded the award to him.
In 2007, he bagged the Empowerment Leadership Award during the Wits Business School/Barloworld Empowerment Awards that year.
In 2008, he scooped the Institutional Investor for the year during the Africa Investor Investments Awards.
As he served this position, Brian Molefe salary was R57000 per month.
Siphiwe Dlamini went further to report to the City Press that Molefe wasnot experienced enough for the job.
The article termed his appointment as a ceremonial one.
Eskom scandal
In April 2015, Brian Molefe received the appointment as CEO of Eskom.
He, however, served his position for one year and seven months.
In November 2016, he resigned from his position.
His resignation caused an uproar in the country.
In his defence, he insisted that he had retired from being the Eskom boss.
According to the state of capture report, he was in close contact with the Gupta family.
He termed the situation as a conflict of interest that happened to incline towards him.
As he said this, tears rolled down his eyes.
What caused the controversy is the pre-payment that Eskom had made to seal the deal.
According to the report, Eskom had made a payment of more than R600 million for coal.
Molefe defended himself by saying that Eskom was in dire need for the product.
Brian Molefe net worth
The net worth of Brian Molefe has not been compiled.
However, there are some of his properties whose value can be estimated.
An example is his home which is in value is an estimated R3.5 million.
He also has a portfolio, which contains fifteen properties.
The value of this portfolio is R33.5 million.
His contribution to the areas he served is appreciable.
His departure from his positions in state-owned-enterprises has caused mixed reactions among the people he interacted with.
She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.
In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.
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