Latita Company

Latita Company

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Key Executive Management Team

MEET OUR TEAM

Key Executive Management Team

MEET OUR TEAM

Key Executive Management Team

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Thami Mjacu​

Chief Executive Officer of Latita Investments (Pty) Ltd since 2012 to current.

  • Founding member and Chief Executive Officer of Latita Investments
  • Holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Nelson Mandela University
  • Established a wholesaling function to assists in alleviating the country’s load shedding by supplying bulk petroleum products.
  • Procured a number of vessels through well entrenched global relationships in Singapore, Middle East and India.
  • Combined experience of over 20 years in the petrochemical industry, in shipping, clearing and forwarding.​
Chief Operating Officer

Vukani Khulu

  • Holds a B.Sc in Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing and Supply Chain Management (University of Natal), a Masters in Business Leadership –MBL (UNISA) and an Executive programme from Wits University.
  • Twenty years in Energy Sector. Having worked for Eskom, Egoli Gas, PetroSA, CEF and ROMPCO where he last worked as a General Manager Commercial and Customer Affairs.
  • He was part of LNG development from Mozambique. And developed gad markets for South Africa and the West Coast Gas lines.
  • He was part of Kudu and Ibhubesi gasfileds development.
  • Leading commercial for development of Tank Farms for both for PetroSA, SFF and for strategic stock for the government of South Africa atEgoli Gas.
  • Was on charge of new refinery Projects both in Coega with Sinopec (Beijing) and in Richard’s Bay with Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia).
TRADING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

Sinda Khumalo

  • Sinda holds Bachelor of Commerce Degree – Business Management and
  • Industrial Psychology.
  • Sinda’s 15 years of corporate experience spans across the Petroleum, Equities, Forex trading operations and advisory spheres. She is a registered trader with SAIFM and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Stock Exchange. Sinda manages  and leads the Trading desk team and is the Key operator for all post-deal trading activity – contract review and contract execution (pre-loading up to post-offloading activities).
LOGISTICS AND RISK MANAGER

Bongokuhle Khulu

  • With a vast experience in the Energy Sector having spent 24 years. He is highly skilled in Operations Management, Projects Management, Contracts Management and Integrated Systems Management.
  • He has been throughout the life span of the power plant, having built, commissioned, operated and optimised power plants.
  • He holds the following education qualifications: National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Management Development Programme with Durban University of Technology (DUT), a Middle Management Programme with North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom. 
MANAGER

Nombuso Pearl Thela

  • Nombuso is a vigorous self-starter systems integration and thinking leader who holds a National Diploma in Human Resources Management from University of Johannesburg and a Project Management Diploma from Varsity College. Through her 19years working experience in different fields, she has attained proficiency in strategic management, project management and office management, report writing, performance management, operation management, stakeholder management, business development and customer relationship management.
Finance Manager

Ayanda Mlengana

Ayanda holds an MA in Economics and Finance from the University of Aberdeen and an MSc in Investment and Finance from Queen Mary University of London. Her professional background includes experience as a Business Improvement Analyst, where she specialized in optimizing business processes.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Thami Mjacu​

Managing Director and Founder of Latita Investments (Pty) Ltd since 2012 to current.

  • Founding member and Chief Executive Officer of Latita Investments
  • Holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Nelson Mandela University
  • Established a wholesaling function to assists in alleviating the country’s load shedding by supplying bulk petroleum products.
  • Procured a number of vessels through well entrenched global relationships in Singapore, Middle East and India.
  • Combined experience of over 20 years in the petrochemical industry, in shipping, clearing and forwarding
Chief Operating Officer

Vukani Khulu

  • Holds a B.Sc in Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing and Supply Chain Management (University of Natal), a Masters in Business Leadership –MBL (UNISA) and an Executive programme from Wits University.
  • Twenty years in Energy Sector. Having worked for Eskom, Egoli Gas, PetroSA, CEF and ROMPCO where he last worked as a General Manager Commercial and Customer Affairs.
  • He was part of LNG development from Mozambique. And developed gad markets for South Africa and the West Coast Gas lines.
  • He was part of Kudu and Ibhubesi gasfileds development.
  • Leading commercial for development of Tank Farms for both for PetroSA, SFF and for strategic stock for the government of South Africa atEgoli Gas.
  • Was on charge of new refinery Projects both in Coega with Sinopec (Beijing) and in Richard’s Bay with Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia).
TRADING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

Sinda Khumalo

  • Sinda holds Bachelor of Commerce Degree – Business Management and
  • Industrial Psychology.
  • Sinda’s 15 years of corporate experience spans across the Petroleum, Equities, Forex trading operations and advisory spheres. She is a registered trader with SAIFM and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Stock Exchange. Sinda manages  and leads the Trading desk team and is the Key operator for all post-deal trading activity – contract review and contract execution (pre-loading up to post-offloading activities).
LOGISTICS AND RISK MANAGER

Bongokuhle Khulu

  • With a vast experience in the Energy Sector having spent 24 years. He is highly skilled in Operations Management, Projects Management, Contracts Management and Integrated Systems Management.
  • He has been throughout the life span of the power plant, having built, commissioned, operated and optimised power plants.
  • He holds the following education qualifications: National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Management Development Programme with Durban University of Technology (DUT), a Middle Management Programme with North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom. 
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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Nombuso Pearl Thela

  • Nombuso is a vigorous self-starter systems integration and thinking leader who holds a National Diploma in Human Resources Management from University of Johannesburg and a Project Management Diploma from Varsity College. Through her 19years working experience in different fields, she has attained proficiency in strategic management, project management and office management, report writing, performance management, operation management, stakeholder management, business development and customer relationship management.
Finance Manager

Ayanda Mlengana

  • Ayanda holds an MA in Economics and Finance from the University of Aberdeen and an MSc in Investment and Finance from Queen Mary University of London. Her professional background includes experience as a Business Improvement Analyst, where she specialized in optimizing business processes.
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Latita provides seamless business solutions through expert import trading, competitive wholesale, and efficient logistics, empowering your success in today’s market.

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Email:info@latita.co.za

Tel:+27 11 020 8230 ​

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