By Fiona Wakelin
Taelo Mojapelo, CEO of bpSA, possesses over 20 years of extensive commercial experience, including eight years of senior leadership. She has made great progress in creating a market-leading fuel and convenience retailer in South Africa while continuing the focus on transformation in bpSA.
Taelo is a certified supply chain professional and has held a number of operational and senior leadership supply chain roles including Supply Chain Development Consultant at South African Breweries, General Manager at DHL Exel, Head of Planning and Logistics at Kellogg’s and Supply Chain Director at Mondelez. Taelo joined bpSA as the Head of Commercial Optimization and Logistics, and later took over the role of leading the bpSA organisation. Her academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemical Technology from the University of Natal, a Masters in Environmental Engineering from Cambridge University and an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science. In addition, she is a certified director with the Institute of Directors (IoDSA).
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Authentic, ethical leadership
Taelo embodies essential leadership qualities, earning widespread recognition for her integrity, empathy, humility, resilience, positivity, and vision. Her genuine concern for people and dedication to fostering transformation, and more specifically gender diversity, is evident. She is committed to her ethos of “uplifting other women and grooming better men“, which aligns with her passion for promoting equality in the workplace.