OVG Leadership

Thapelo Motsoeneng MCIPS

Thapelo Motsoeneng has been employed in the Public Sector for the past 25 years. He is an experienced professional who has spent the past 18 years in Senior Management and Executive roles in the areas of Operations, Strategy Development and Execution, Programme Management, Supply Chain Management (including Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Logistics, Asset Management, Facilities Management), Cash Management and Finance.

At the OVG, as the Acting Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Motsoeneng reports directly to the Valuer-General who is the Accounting Authority of the OVG. He is responsible for Operations, Strategy

Development and Execution, Programme Management, Information Communications Technology, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Services and Communications.

He is a full member (MCIPS) of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) who holds a Secondary Education Diploma (Cum Laude), a Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) degree, both from Vista University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is currently a candidate for a Master of Management in the field of Digital Business (MMDB) at the University of Witwatersrand.

Significant Projects

• Managed the establishment of the OVG as an entity. (Policy Development, Legislation Development, Commencement of Operations).
• Managed the listing of the OVG as a schedule 3(A) Public Entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) working with the National Treasury.
• Established the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s (DRDLR) Infrastructure Procurement capability.
• As Executive Manager: Supply Chain Management at the then newly created DRDLR, he managed the creation of capacity to implement and manage the Supply Chain Management system to support, in the main the Rural Development aspect of the Department.
• As the first Chief Director: Supply Chain Management at the National Department of Public Works, he managed the Department’s transition from the State Tender Board system to Supply Chain Management. This entailed creating systems, governance structures, procedures, training staff and implementing a nationally decentralized system of Supply Chain Management.
• As Senior Manager: Financial and Physical Assets for the Free State Provincial Treasury, Mr. Motsoeneng managed the cash component of the entire Free State Provincial Government. In this role he drew up and implemented the province’s first investment policy as well as cash management processes. He established working relations with the South African Reserve Bank, the National Treasury and the National Government Departments.