Sasol Limited, President and CEO
Energy Council of South Africa Chairperson

Education: MSc Eng (Chemical), MSc (Engineering Management), Management Programme (INSEAD), and Leading Global Businesses Programme (Harvard)

Simon Baloyi is an Executive Director on the Sasol Limited Board and is Sasol’s President and Chief Executive Officer. He assumed the role on 1 April 2024. Simon is a seasoned business executive with more than 20 years of Sasol experience, having joined the Group in 2002 as a Sasol bursar, and was first appointed to Sasol’s Group Executive Committee on 1 April 2022 as Executive Vice President (EVP): Energy Operations and Technology.

Together with his executive team, Simon is streamlining Sasol’s Group structure unpinned by a relentless focus on safety, customer-centricity, high performance and care. He is prioritising people; safe, efficient, and reliable operations; restoring baseline business performance; championing customer-centricity; and delivering on Sasol’s medium- and longer-term ambitions to position the Group for the future. Underscoring his leadership approach are his passion and support to Team Sasol (both employees and service providers), sustainable business practices and delivering shared value.

Throughout his career, Simon held several senior leadership roles in maintenance, projects, technical and general management across Sasol’s South African operations, acquiring exposure to a broad range of business activities and functions. He also gained international experience during his secondment as an engineer to the United Kingdom.