Careers

Ofentse Thebenare

Specialist: Customer Data/Information Management: Post Investment Management Services

Ofentse holds an Honours Degree in Economics from the University of Johannesburg. He is not new to the Land Bank as he has previously worked as an Intern in 2017.

After his internship, Ofentse worked for Land Bank on two other occasions on contract, as a Portfolio Monitoring Specialist and as an Agricultural Economics & Advisory Administrator, respectively.

Ofentse wants to further his education in the field of Economics, possibly obtaining a master’s in economics and go as far as obtaining a PhD in Economics. Ofentse will be joining his former colleagues in Customer Data on a permanent basis.

Willem Lombard

General Manager: Corporate Strategy & Innovation

Willem holds a BCom Honours Degree in Marketing Management from the University of Pretoria and was granted membership to the Golden Key International Honour Society (top 15% of his class). He gained solid line management experience over the past 18 years; from Shift manager to Depot Manager at The South African Breweries and Project Manager to Director at OIM Group.

His entrepreneurial nature also inspired him to explore a start-up business or two over the years. He worked on Strategy execution and Performance improvement projects for nine years as Consultant at OIM Group, across various sectors in Southern Africa, at close to 30 companies.

He joined Land Bank in 2016 as Business Coordinator in the Strategy, Policy and Marketing division. During 2017 with the structural changes implemented, he transferred to Commercial Development and Business Banking division as a Business Support Manager.

Mpho Mufamadi

Senior Specialist: Forensic - Internal Audit

Mpho is not new to the Land Bank, he was appointed on 15 November 2019 as an FTC and has now been appointed permanently effective, 01 April 2021.

He holds a BCom Accounting Degree from the University of Venda and he has more than eight years in auditing with over five years specialising in forensic investigations. Mpho has been exposed to both private and public sectors, with client experiences from Eskom, SAPS, National Lotteries, Gauteng Treasury, Edu-loan etc. He also has vast experience in public sector regulatory frameworks such as PFMA, MFMA, MSA, CPA, PRECCA, Treasury Regulations to name a few. He has been involved as a lead investigator in numerous investigations which yielded positive outcomes. Mpho is a Microsoft champion and also proficient in various auditing and investigation tools.