James Cumming

Chief Executive Officer, Anthem

James Cumming is Chief Executive Officer of Anthem, in the role since 2025.

Anthem is a South African renewable energy producer formed in 2025 from African Clean Energy Developments, with wind, solar and hydro projects. It set a goal of 6 GW of capacity by 2030.

In the job

  1. Anthem launched as a consolidated renewables company and set a goal of 6 GW of capacity by 2030 from an 11 GW project pipeline. Source

  2. Anthem and its project partners reached financial close on the Notsi solar project, with Discovery Green and NOA Trading as offtakers. Source

Career before

  1. from 2009Advisory roles to development finance institutions and aid agencies, Southern and East Africa
  2. 2012Joined African Clean Energy Developments (ACED)
  3. 2022-2025General Manager, ACED

Education

Educated at the University of Cape Town and the University of Oxford

Sources

  1. anthem.co.za
  2. dailymaverick.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za
  4. mynewsdesk.com

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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