Nampak’s Andre de Ruyter appointed as Eskom CEO

The South African government has appointed Nampak’s Chief Executive Andre de Ruyter as the new group CEO of struggling state-owned power utility Eskom, the Ministry of Public Enterprises said on Monday.

De Ruyter will start his role at Eskom on January 15, 2020, the ministry said in a statement. He will leave his post at packaging group Nampak.