Priscillah Mabelane
Priscillah Mabelane is a South African chartered accountant. She is known to be the first woman in the history of South Africa’s oil industry to head a multi-national company. In August 2017, she was appointed the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of BP Southern Africa (BPSA), making her the first female to hold such a position.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She is currently the Executive Vice President: Energy Business of Sasol, since 1 September 2020.[8]
Early years and Education
[edit]She grew up in Mabocha, near Burgersfort in Limpopo.[9] She had her tertiary education at the University of the North, now the University of Limpopo and the University of KwaZulu Natal.[2] She is a qualified chartered accountant with Bcom Honours in accounting.[10]
Career
[edit]Mabelane was appointed the Executive Vice President: Energy Business of Sasol in September 2020.[8] Mabelane joined BP in 2011 and served as Chief Financial Officer(CFO) until her appointment as CEO.[6] Prior to that, she worked in a number of large South African companies serving in various roles, including Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), where she served as CFO; Ernst & Young, where she served as a tax director; and Eskom, where she held various roles in finance, tax and general management.[11][3][4][5][9][7] She is known to have recently served as Operations Director for BP’s UK retail business.[12][10]
Personal life
[edit]She is a mother of one daughter.[1]
References
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- ^ a b "PROFILE: Priscillah Mabelane, CEO of BP Southern Africa". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ a b "BP promotes CFO Priscillah Mabelane to CEO". cfo.co.za. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Sasol Appoints New Group Executive Committee Member". sasol.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Little Known Black History Fact: Priscillah Mabelane". Black America Web. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ a b mediax (30 August 2017). "First black female to head multi-national oil industry - BP". Cape Business News. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Priscillah Mabelane appointed as new CEO of BP Southern Africa – Transform SA – The leading Transformation Magazine". transformsa.co.za. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "In Conversation with Priscillah Mabelane - Wits Business School". www.wbs.ac.za. Retrieved 30 November 2019.