Personal Profile
Kganki is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Black Business Council, an umbrella body of black business in South Africa. Mr. Matabane is a Member of the Presidential Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council. He also occupied the position of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director at Sentech SOC Ltd. He is a highly experienced and seasoned business executive with over 25 years operational and strategy execution experience, including doing business in more than 10 countries in the African continent, covering the telecommunications, policy, power utilities, rail logistics, motor retail, Bus Rapid Transport, policy, advocacy and mining sectors.
Kganki, who started his career as an interim teacher/educator, is a highly accomplished public and private sector business professional who managed Profit and Loss, have served as both Executive and Non-Executive Director. He served with diligence and continues to serve as a member of board committees such as EXCO, Audit, Finance and Risk, Social and Ethics, Transformation as well as Human Resources and Remuneration committees. He also serves as a Co-Executive Sponsor: Business for South Africa (B4SA) where he worked on the post covid-19 Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan for South Africa, amongst other matters of national interest.
He is a highly influential networker and sought-after speaker who is a thought leader on socio-economic issues of national and international significance and importance.
Company Profile
The Black Business Council (BBC) is the over-arching confederation representing professional and business associations, chambers and corporates. The main purpose being to lobby government on policy and advocacy, to accelerate the participation of black South Africans in the mainstream economy.