Overview

Ms Lauriette Sesoko is a highly accomplished executive leader with extensive experience in infrastructure, transport, property, and commercial operations. She has served in senior executive roles including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and General Manager within some of South Africa’s largest and most complex state-owned and infrastructure organisations.

Her leadership experience spans ports, rail, property portfolios, and large-scale operations, where she has driven governance reform, financial turnaround initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and operational stabilisation. She has successfully led multidisciplinary teams and managed nationally significant infrastructure assets.

Ms Sesoko brings deep operational insight, strategic leadership, and strong governance capability to board environments.

Qualifications

Master of Business Leadership (MBL), UNISA

Bachelor of Commerce

Diploma in Company Direction

Executive Leadership Programmes (GIBS, INSEAD, NSG)

Senior Port Management Programme, Port of Antwerp

Key Expertise Areas

Infrastructure & transport • Property & commercial operations • Public-private partnerships • Governance reform • Executive leadership