Wayne Cowie

Chief Executive Officer, EXSA

Wayne Cowie is Chief Executive Officer of EXSA, in the role since October 2024.

EXSA, formerly the Energy Exchange of Southern Africa, is a renewable energy trader owned 75% by Remgro and 25% by RMB. It rebranded from its earlier name after Cowie took over.

In the job

  1. EXSA appointed Roelof van Huyssteen to lead its regulatory work, completing a senior team that also added a head of legal and a chief commercial officer in March 2026. Source

  2. EXSA reached commercial operation on a solar offtake from Mainstream Renewable Power's Ilikwa facility in the Free State. Source

Career before

  1. Managing Director, project finance and mergers and acquisitions, BlueWave Solar
  2. Managing Director, BlueWave South Africa solar development business

Sources

  1. exsa.io
  2. dailyinvestor.com
  3. businesstech.co.za
  4. en.wikipedia.org

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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