Edwin Lephatsoa Lekota

Knowledgeable executive level strategist and program director with proven track record of leading organizations to growth and success through strategic planning and innovative problem-solving.

Successfully managed diverse teams, driving operational efficiency, and fostering collaborative environments.

Demonstrated excellence in financial oversight and stakeholder engagement.

Versatile Executive Director focused on promoting mission and increasing effectiveness of key programs. Passionate about managing and overseeing implementation of company's daily operations. Quick and firm decision-maker possessing first-rate communication and organizational skills.

Recognized for successfully collaborating with management to develop work plans, financials and strategies.

Accomplished Executive Director recognized for leveraging strong team leadership and development to drive forward progress.

Highly organized, detail-oriented leader skilled in directing high-performing teams to develop solutions and solve operational and technical problems.

Success implementing systems across multiple operations with superior organizational and communication skills.

A passionate researcher who has also demonstrated the training and educating skills

Eddie can learn quickly and to work under pressure. He is a self-motivated individual who is a team player that can motivate others.

• Business Rescue and Turnaround Strategy: Review the business that is producing negative results to identify and correct the causal factors.
• Land Purchase Negotiations and Acquisition: I was part of the team that went around identifying a suitable piece of land, negotiating the purchase price and the actual land purchase.
• Cost Control: in my capacity as the qualified Quantity Surveyor, I provide advice and ensuring the reasonable project costs without compromising quality.
• Fundraising: Team membership of the fundraising committee and partaking in the meetings and the actual fundraising activities.
• Contracts Management: Revamped and streamlined the management of the Operational Contractual Agreement (approximately R2 billion annual) for the provision of operational and property services between entities.
• Internal Control Systems Development and Compliance Management: Overseen and the development of sound internal business processes, procedures, and related policies.
• Business Transformation: Transformation and repositioning of the company that had the structure not informed by strategy and its vision, and with no policies and procedures, into a successful and profitable (cost effective) with 300+ direct employees; and +9000 indirect employees (through the operations contract).
• Investment & Capital Assets Management: Oversee investment in capital projects (service infrastructure and property) to the tune of approximately R900 million per annum.
• Strategic Development and Management: Drove the development, and implementation of the overall strategy inclusive of the development of the related business plans for the group and subsidiaries.
• Stakeholder Management: Ultimate accountability with respect to the development and management of stakeholder relationships. Also, the development of the strategy and processes to deal with all stakeholders that have relevance to the project. The levels of stakeholders are varied from the leadership of the Church, the Community, the Municipality, neighboring business owners right up to ordinary employees and the broader surrounding communities and church, parishioners.
• Mergers and Organizational Restructuring: Participation in the business re-engineering process that reviewed the institutional structure of the industry within which the company operates.
• Financial Management and Compliance: Accounting Officer responsible for the maintenance of the healthy financial status of the company as per the dictates of the PFMA and other relevant applicable legislations
• Project Management: Oversee the project management of contracts based on New Engineering Contracts (NEC) and performed through the subsidiary. Also, the leader and driver of the project from inception to the current implementation phase ensuring the cost, time, and quality value to the Client. The effective management of all the participating professional consultants and the project team.
• Infrastructure / Engineering Management: Oversee and co-ordinated all the engineering technical aspects for the provision of rail including of the related infrastructural projects and utilities provision.
• Network Strategy Development and Management: Led and coordinated the development of the network strategy, support and analysis.

• He has more than 22 years’ experience in Corporate Leadership at all levels including Senior Executive Management. He is having the experience as the Regional Manager, Executive Manager, Group Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Board Director, and Board Chairperson.
• Former Secretary of the Ratepayers Association and Chairperson of the residents’ block committee.
• Former Deputy Secretary of the Spruitview African National Congress Branch
• Former President of the Student Representative Body at the University of Natal (BSS President)
• Former member of (AZASO) – Tertiary ANC-aligned Political Student Movement
• Trustee of the Soweto Youth Business Forum
• Founder member and former Board Member of SABTACO
• Chairperson of the Diakonia - Soweto Home Based Care Givers’ NPO Board.
• Technical Advisor to Tshwaranang Basadi Water Conservation Corporative
• Current and active member and project leader of the Catholic Church Johannesburg Archdiocese
• Building Director of the Catholic Church Archdiocese Shrine development and construction
• Deputy Chairperson of the Catholic Church Archdiocese Shrine and Pastoral Centre Management Committee.

• South Africa: 1978-2018
• Kenya, Rwanda: 2000-2001
• Europe, UK, Argentina, China: 2001-2003