A former SacOil CEO and interim Group Five head Thabo Kgogo has died at the age of 45 due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reports, a petroleum engineer by training, Kgogo obtained a BSc in chemical engineering from the University of Cape Town, and his masters and doctorate in petroleum engineering from Imperial College, University of London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thabo Kgogo worked at PetroSA as a reservoir engineer and principal engineer, before his appointment in 2010 as a vice-president of its operations division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2014 he was named CEO of SacOil, the oil and gas company, where he spent four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After his departure from SacOil, since renamed Efora Energy, Kgogo spent a stint as a non-executive board member of construction company Group Five, and subsequently served the as interim CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kgogo contracted Covid-19 two weeks ago, which led to him being hospitalised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quoting a family statement business live reported that he sadly lost his brave fight against Covid-19 on the evening of Friday, July 30, 2021. Kgogo’s funeral is scheduled August 7 at Mahikeng, his hometown. He is survived by his wife, Gladys, and three children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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