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Loueen Blunden

Loueen Blunden (GEMBA’21) has 20-plus years of experience in the telecommunications and infrastructure industry in diverse project and operations management roles. She joined American Tower Corporation (ATC) in 2017 as Executive Head of Capital Projects and currently serves as the company's Chief Operating Officer in South Africa, responsible for the firm’s national service delivery and operations. The company provides mobile broadband connectivity across South Africa for over 7,000 tenants.

ATC is globally headquartered in Boston (USA), with operations in 25 countries and over 6,000 employees. Elsewhere on the African continent, it is also present in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria and Uganda, delivering energy solutions via sustainable solar and lithium-ion battery technology.

Stephan Jooste

Stephan (PMD 2023) is a specialist in the advisory field and has extensive experience in business cases, public-private partnerships (PPPs) and project finance transactions. He has been leading Zutari’s Advisory Business (Management and Sustainability) for the last 5 years, leading a team of close to 200 professionals across diverse disciplines including sustainability, asset management, consulting, and project management.

Stephan obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from the Stanford University, USA, in 2010, with his research focusing on infrastructure PPPs. He also obtained a Master of Engineering in Technology Management in 2005 and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in 2001, both from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, after completing his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) in 2000. Stephan also obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Technology Management from the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in 2002. He is registered as a professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and is a member of the Engineering Project Organization Society (EPOS). In Fall 2023, he completed IESE's Program for Management Development.

In July 2016 he received the award for "Top Professional Planner in the Private Sector" at the South African Planning Institute (SAPI) Awards.

Sibusiso Mbonambi

Sibusiso, a graduate of the MBA class of 2023, now holds the role of Managing Director at Cosworth Capital. Leading South Africa's pioneering traditional search fund, where he is actively searching for a South African SME with substantial potential for growth to acquire and grow.

Cosworth has the support and commitment of South African and international investors with a diverse skillset comprised of business operators, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and investment professionals.

Previously, Sibusiso worked as a management consultant at global leading strategy firm Bain & Company and has experience across a range of industries and capabilities, primarily focused on driving large-scale performance improvement efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. He also holds Bachelor of Commerce in Economics & Statistics from the University of Cape Town and is an Allan Gray Fellow and an IESE Leader in Africa Scholar.