Appointed 1 September 2018. Prior to joining Grindrod in March 2013, Xolani spent over a decade in the mining industry in various roles spanning across accounting and finance, mining project execution, mining business performance analysis (iron ore, coal and manganese) and coal marketing. During this time, he worked in Anglo American’s offices in Johannesburg and London, its then mining operation in Mpumalanga and its gas exploration office in Gaborone. Having spent time as Grindrod’s Freight Services CFO since 2013, Xolani accepted a Group Financial Director role in September 2018. In February 2021, he returned to Freight Services to assume the CEO responsibilities. Xolani was appointed CEO of Grindrod Limited on 1 January 2023. Xolani is a director of various businesses in which Grindrod has a shareholding.