Sasol Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Simon Baloyi as the president and executive director of the Company with effect from 1 April 2024. Simon will succeed Mr. Fleetwood Grobler, the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Sasol Limited. Fleetwood will continue to serve in an executive advisor role until 31 December 2024, to ensure a smooth and structured handover.

The Board embarked on a comprehensive recruitment programme to identify a successor to Fleetwood. Internal and external candidates were considered and the process sought to identify the best leader for the role to ensure the candidate would be best positioned to most effectively serve the Company's interests going forward.  Simon Baloyi is currently employed as the Executive Vice President, Energy Operations and Technology at Sasol. He has proven technical and operational skills and holds Master's degrees in Engineering Management and in Chemical Engineering. He has served in various management positions since joining the Sasol Group in 2002.