Mathane Makgatho assumed her new position as group treasurer at Transnet on 1 March 2013, and is tasked with driving Transnet’s funding strategy along with managing rating agencies, investor and lender relationships.

This includes raising a third of the required funding for Transnet’s R300 billion investment programme from debt capital markets. She will lead all aspects of the company’s comprehensive funding strategy through various funding sources including commercial paper, domestic bonds, the development funding institutions and bank loans, among others.

Makgatho joined Transnet in 2007 as head: Structured Finance, and has been responsible for the origination and structuring of debt capital market transactions (loans and bonds). She was also responsible for developing Transnet’s strategic approach to strengthen existing funding sources and build up new ones.

She holds a Masters in Development Finance and a BComm Honours in Economics from the University of Stellenbosch and Fort Hare, respectively.