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LEADING SLG TO 2025

ewly appointed SLG Group to completion and commissioning, Honours (Chemistry), Rhodes
CEO Mzi Tyhokolo has ultimately becoming the new University.
Na 20 year track record in business’s first general manager. Mzi has an interesting view
the gas industry, with 14 of those This is now the largest CNG about SLG and the leadership
years being at SLG and six at Sasol operation in southern Africa by that the business needs to realise
Gas. Mzi has been a member of the volume compressed. its vision “To be a first choice
SLG executive team in charge of Mzi is a motivated, driven energy partner”. He wants to
various functions in the business and independent professional bring this vision into reality by
for the last five years contributing with strong relationship turning SLG into the country’s
to the strategic management of management, analytical, leading commercial natural gas
the organisation and supporting negotiation, decision making, trader by 2025. He believes that
the two previous chief executive problem-solving, communication SLG’s current track record, its
officers in the implementation of and leadership skills. entrepreneurial culture and the
the business strategy.
His leadership philosophy is combined industry experience
Mzi has a proven track record firmly grounded on the premise of its people are the three main
in organisational strategy that leaders need to achieve results assets to be leveraged to create this
development and implementation, through others and as such need leading company. He also believes
business development and to focus on developing people to that galvanising SLG’s position in
sales, managing customer and realise their full potential. One the natural gas space will create
stakeholder relationships, contract of his favourite quotes is from the foundation for the company
negotiations, implementation Zig Ziglar who says, “You don’t to be a true energy partner and a
of key accounts management build business, you build people, significant one at that in the South
strategies, market development, and then the people build the African energy landscape.
formulating marketing and business.” He explains that this So in essence, his main
sales strategies, Compressed is one of the surest ways to create objective is to lead SLG from
Natural Gas (CNG) operations a sustainable business that has good to great, and great
management and managing excellence in every aspect, every companies are built mainly
strategic projects. level and every function and most through people. The first order
One of his notable achievements importantly, can continue to thrive of this great mission is to build
in SLG was the successful long after its CEO or leader is gone. a culture of excellence such
implementation and completion His academic qualifications that the people in SLG become
of the CNG project in 2016. Mzi leaders in their respective
Mzi Tyhokolo include an MBA degree
led the development of the CNG (UNISA), Chartered Industrial functional areas of expertise. 
concept, the development of the Gas Consultant (GTI, Chicago,
project to financial close, and USA), Post Graduate Diploma in T: +27 (0)31 812 0555
subsequently managed the project Marketing ´ (UNISA),and BSc W: www.slgas.co.za

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