Dries Swanepoel

Dries Swanepoel is a Senior Manager for Capital Projects & Portfolio Management at Sasol Energy. He is an experienced professional with a strong background in business development, transformational leadership, and portfolio management. Swanepoel holds an MBA and a Masters in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa, as well as a Bachelor Honours Degree in Control Engineering from the University of Pretoria and a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from North-West University.

Throughout his career at Sasol Energy, Swanepoel has held various key positions, including:

1. Senior Manager for Capital Projects & Portfolio Management (current role)
2. Portfolio Manager for Business Development and Portfolio Management
3. Manager PMO Process Development and Reporting for Capital Excellence
4. Principal Business Analyst for Group Strategy
5. Area Leader for Portfolio Management
6. Senior Control Engineer
7. Process Engineer

Prior to joining Sasol Energy, Swanepoel worked as a Process Engineer at Kumba Resources (now Anglo Kumba Iron Ore).

In his current role, Swanepoel is involved in overseeing daily business operations, implementing growth strategies, and managing capital projects. He is also actively engaged in the development of green hydrogen initiatives at Sasol. Recently, Swanepoel has been involved in collaborative efforts with BMW Group South Africa and Anglo American Platinum to promote hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in South Africa.1