Kgathatso Tlhakudi is the director-general of public enterprises in South Africa.
Education
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Cape Town. North-West University awarded him project and acquisition management credentials.
Mr. Tlhakudi holds a postgraduate diploma in Air Transport Management from the Royal Aeronautical Society in Oxford, UK, and is a Sainsbury Fellow at Wolfson College in Cambridge, UK.
Career
In 2012, Mr. Kgathatso Tlhakudi was named deputy director-general. Over the years, he has held different executive management positions.
He worked at Armscor as a senior manager: Aircraft Systems Acquisition before joining the Department of Public Enterprises.
Kgathatso Tlhakudi was appointed director-general of public enterprises on a permanent basis in July 2020, putting him in charge of driving the development agenda of state-owned businesses (SOEs), a subject he is passionate about due to his personal experience with them.
Contact Details
Postal Address: Private Bag X15, HATFIELD, 0028
Street Address: 80 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, PRETORIA
Phone: 012 431 1084
Fax: 012 431 1040
E-mail: DGOffice@dpe.gov.za
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $200,000 which he has earned as director-general.
