Governance and Management
This initiative originates from the One Climate Club. The Protestant Church of Westphalia (EKvW), Germany, conceived the Club and established it with Indian, East African and South African partners.
Board Charter
Governance policies
Board of Directors
Board member | Nationality | Gender | Board Committee Membership |
Ulrich Moeller | German | M | Chairman of the Board |
Arumugam Pillay | South African | M | Investment. Finance and Risk. |
Neo Tladinyane | South African | M | Governance and HR. Investment. |
Kedibone Seutloadi | South African | F | Governance and HR. Investment. |
Penelope Beck | South African | F | Governance and HR. Finance and Risk. |
Ramalingum Moodley | South African | M | Investment. Finance and Risk. |
Our Board of Directors
Chairman of the Board
Director
More about Dr. Moeller ...
He has been actively involved in championing many initiatives in South Africa, East Africa as well as in Europe, related to the development of renewable energy provision on the basis of climate justice, reducing energy poverty and just social development.
Dr. Moeller is experienced in providing strong and visionary leadership that promotes collaboration amongst colleagues and partnerships with external parties.
Dr Moeller has served for many years on several International Boards during his professional career. These include the International Finance Committee of the European Council of Churches (CEC), and bringing together experts from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and its members and experts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) and (CEC).
More about Dr. Pillay ...
While at the Development Bank of Southern he was responsible for infrastructure investment in South Africa. During an 8-year period many water, sanitation, roads and housing projects were financed under his leadership. He was involved in the first PPP in South Africa.
At Standard Corporate Merchant Bank (SCBM) he was involved in the financing of both Public Finance and Project Finance transactions in SA and the SADC region. He arranged and structured deals for Water & Sanitation, Communication, Ports, Power Generation, Transport, Prisons, Integrated Housing Projects and Infrastructure. At SCMB he was involved in the South Africa Infrastructure Fund (equity and debt) funding for limited recourse projects in SA.
Dr. Pillay has extensive experience as a wholesale lender to banks and non-banks that finance housing. He established the first Housing Equity Fund in South Africa while at the NHFC. He has studied local and international housing finance systems and helped to draft legislation, structure financial mechanisms and arrange instruments to promote lending to low-income communities.
His executive training in this field includes participation in:
- The Management of Development Programme (DBSA /World Bank).
- The Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure Investment Course (Institute of Public Private Partnerships [IP3], in Washington).
- The Housing Finance Programme (Wharton Business School).
Dr. Pillay has been a Director of:
- The Micro-Finance Regulatory Council (Chairperson).
- Office of Disclosure, National Department of Human Settlements (Deputy-Chairperson).
- Cape Town Community Housing Company (Director).
- The National Urban Housing and Reconstruction Agency (Managing Director).
- Ekurhuleni Housing Company (Chief Executive Officer).
Director
Director
More about Mr. Tladinyane ...
Mr Tladinyane is an executive director of several companies in the Bagale Group and as such has extensive and in-depth experience in both the governance and operational aspects of strategy and risk management. Mr Tladinyane has operational experience in the work that interfaces with communities in affordable housing development
More about Dr. Seutloadi ...
She has expertise in management and operational capacity building, social surveys covering the housing needs of communities in informal settlements as well as formal housing, urban regeneration, review surveys of water services backlogs, due diligence of tertiary education support services, impact assessment of corporate practices, evaluation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), customer satisfaction surveys and organisational diagnoses for a range of parastatals.
Dr. Seutloadi is experienced in situational analyses of critical social challenges, like violence in schools and the status of youth in a municipality. Dr. Seutloadi has an interest in women’s savings clubs as a form of developmental investment, in terms of which she developed a national proposal during the early-2000s.
Director
Director
More about Ms. Beck ...
Ms. Beck has also worked in the human rights environment with specific reference to human rights in general, socio economic rights, low income housing and general consumer protection.
More about Mr. Moodley ...
He has experience in customer service and risk management in the financial sector. His fund structuring experience includes securitisation, Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), capacitation of lending intermediaries and experience in negotiating with multi-lateral development financing institutions. He has experience in the management funds that provide equity and debt funding. He will play an important role in the investment subcommittee.
Ulrich Moeller
Chairman of the Board
Dr. Moeller, is a German Citize and has a Doctorate in Theology.
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He has been actively involved in championing many initiatives in South Africa, East Africa as well as in Europe, related to the development of renewable energy provision on the basis of climate justice, reducing energy poverty and just social development.
Dr. Moeller is experienced in providing strong and visionary leadership that promotes collaboration amongst colleagues and partnerships with external parties.
Dr Moeller has be served for many years on several International Boards during his professional career. These include the International Finance Committee of the European Council of Churches (CEC), and bringing together experts from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and its members and experts of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) and (CEC).
Arumugam Pillay
Director
Dr. Pillay has a Doctorate in the Economics – his Thesis was on the Housing Finance industry in South Africa.
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While at the Development Bank of Southern he was responsible for infrastructure investment in South Africa. During an 8-year period many water, sanitation, roads and housing projects were financed under his leadership. He was involved in the first PPP in South Africa.
At Standard Corporate Merchant Bank (SCBM) he was involved in the financing of both Public Finance and Project Finance transactions in SA and the SADC region. He arranged and structured deals for Water & Sanitation, Communication, Ports, Power Generation, Transport, Prisons, Integrated Housing Projects and Infrastructure. At SCMB he was involved in the South Africa Infrastructure Fund (equity and debt) funding for limited recourse projects in SA.
Dr. Pillay has extensive experience as a wholesale lender to banks and non-banks that finance housing. He established the first Housing Equity Fund in South Africa while at the NHFC. He has studied local and international housing finance systems and helped to draft legislation, structure financial mechanisms and arrange instruments to promote lending to low-income communities.
His executive training in this field includes participation in:
- The Management of Development Programme (DBSA /World Bank).
- The Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure Investment Course (Institute of Public Private Partnerships [IP3], in Washington).
- The Housing Finance Programme (Wharton Business School).
Dr. Pillay has been a Director of:
- The Micro-Finance Regulatory Council (Chairperson).
- Office of Disclosure, National Department of Human Settlements (Deputy-Chairperson).
- Cape Town Community Housing Company (Director).
- The National Urban Housing and Reconstruction Agency (Managing Director).
- Ekurhuleni Housing Company (Chief Executive Officer).
Neo Tladinyane
Director
Mr. Tladinyane is a qualified civil engineer.
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Mr Tladinyane is an executive director of several companies in the Bagale Group and as such has extensive and in-depth experience in both the governance and operational aspects of strategy and risk management. Mr Tladinyane has operational experience in the work that interfaces with communities in affordable housing development
Kedibone Seutloadi
Director
Dr. Kedibone Seutloadi has a doctorate in Business Administration.
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She has expertise in management and operational capacity building, social surveys covering the housing needs of communities in informal settlements as well as formal housing, urban regeneration, review surveys of water services backlogs, due diligence of tertiary education support services, impact assessment of corporate practices, evaluation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), customer satisfaction surveys and organisational diagnoses for a range of parastatals.
Dr. Seutloadi is experienced in situational analyses of critical social challenges, like violence in schools and the status of youth in a municipality. Dr. Seutloadi has an interest in women’s savings clubs as a form of developmental investment, in terms of which she developed a national proposal during the early-2000s.
Penelope Beck
Director
Ms. Penelope Beck is a qualified Attorney at Law with her own general law practice.
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Ms. Beck has also worked in the human rights environment with specific reference to human rights in general, socio economic rights, low income housing and general consumer protection.
Ramalingum Moodley
Director
Mr. Ramalingum Moodley is a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate.
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He has experience in customer service and risk management in the financial sector. His fund structuring experience includes securitisation, Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), capacitation of lending intermediaries and experience in negotiating with multi-lateral development financing institutions. He has experience in the management funds that provide equity and debt funding. He will play an important role in the investment subcommittee.