Thembela Zweni

Chief Executive Officer, East London IDZ

Thembela Zweni is Chief Executive Officer of East London IDZ, in the role since July 2024.

The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ) is a state-owned special economic zone company in the Eastern Cape. For 2024/25 it reported R4.6 billion in new private investment and its tenth consecutive clean audit.

In the job

  1. The ELIDZ board announced Zweni as CEO with effect from 1 July 2024, after he had served as interim CEO. Source

  2. The ELIDZ closed its Vision 2025 strategy at its annual general meeting, reporting R4.6 billion in new private investment against a R500 million target. Source

Career before

  1. Various executive positions, East London IDZ
  2. 2016-2024Chief Operations Officer, East London IDZ
  3. 2024Interim CEO, East London IDZ

Sources

  1. elidz.co.za
  2. dailydispatch.co.za
  3. elidz.co.za
  4. elidz.co.za

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