- Outgoing Eskom chairperson Valli Moosa and Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin on the utility's proactive climate change strategy. Cameraperson: Danie de Beer. Editing: Darlene Creamer (17/7/2008) (5.65 MB)
In addition to Godsell’s appointment, three other new board members were appointed to fill vacancies left by four other directors, excluding Moosa, who had also decided to step down. One board position was currently vacant and would be filled at a later stage.
Godsell had been an integral part, from a business perspective, to processes at the National Economic Development and Labour Council to find responses to the prevailing electricity crisis and Erwin said on Thursday that he had already been participating, with Eskom, in some of the stabilisation initiatives.
Erwin paid tribute to Moosa for keeping “a calm head” during the recent crisis, which by Moosa’s own admission had lead to pressure that was nearly unbearable.
The Minister indicated that perhaps Moosa’s most significant legacy might be in having guided Eskom’s adoption of a proactive response to climate change, which was unveiled by CEO Jacob Maroga on Thursday along with the group's financial results.
Moosa said Eskom had been the first utility globally to take up such a stance, despite there being no international or national obligations on it to do so (see video clip).
Godsell, who recently stepped down as CEO of Africa’s largest gold producer AngloGold Ashanti, was not present at the media briefing that followed on immediately from the annual general meeting in Johannesburg at which he was formally appointed.
Edited by: Creamer Media Reporter
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