Mr James Matingi Ngobeni

Founder and Managing Director of Ngobeng Engineering and Planning (Pty) Ltd (est. 2012), a multidisciplinary town planning, project management and engineering firm based in Johannesburg, built on Matingi and Associates (est. 1995), which he founded and led for seventeen years. His portfolio includes master planning Johannesburg International Airport, now O.R. Tambo International, from 1996 to 2009, directing the Cape Town Integrated Public Transport Study, leading the Schools and Clinics Water and Sanitation Programme across all nine provinces, and CBD revitalisation frameworks for Germiston and Krugersdorp. He is a Professional Planner registered with SACPLAN and serves as the Chairman of the SABTACO Board of Directors. Previous key positions held include Independent Non-Executive Director of Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO), a JSE-listed construction group (2007–2017), Board Member of MAMMOET Southern Africa and Rand Airport, and Co-Chairperson of the Construction Sector Charter Council.