Wrenelle Stander

Chief Executive Officer, Wesgro

Wrenelle Stander is Chief Executive Officer of Wesgro, in the role since October 2021.

Wesgro is the tourism, trade, investment and film promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape. Under Stander it runs the Made In The Cape buyers programme, which began in 2023.

In the job

  1. Wesgro released its latest guide to doing business in the Western Cape for investors attending the Western Cape Investment Summit. Source

  2. Wesgro reported 13 signed trade deals for Western Cape companies from its Made In The Cape programme. Source

  3. Wesgro became a provincial partner of Enlit Africa 2026 to promote the Western Cape's energy investment opportunity. Source

Career before

  1. Chief Director of Aviation and Maritime Regulation, National Department of Transport
  2. Deputy CEO, South African Civil Aviation Authority
  3. Managing Director, Air Traffic and Navigation Services
  4. Managing Director, Sasol Gas
  5. CEO, Comair Limited

Education

MBA, Oxford School of Business

Sources

  1. wesgro.co.za
  2. bizcommunity.com
  3. engineeringnews.co.za
  4. engineeringnews.co.za
  5. engineeringnews.co.za
  6. ewn.co.za
  7. en.wikipedia.org

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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