Leadership Team
Jake Govender
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jake Govender is the Chief Executive Officer of African Group Lubricants, bringing over 24 years of experience in the finished lubricants industry and holds a National Diploma in Marketing & Management. He began his career at ExxonMobil as a Lubricant Business Consultant, later spending a decade at Engen Petroleum in various roles across South Africa and other African markets. After a brief tenure at Chevron, he served as Chief Commercial Officer at Centlube. In 2019, he became an Executive Director responsible for commercial sales, and in 2023, he was appointed Sales Director, before becoming CEO of AG Lubricants in 2024.
Jake Govender
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Andrew Hartwig
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Andrew has extensive experience in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Operations Excellence, Engineering and Project Management. With +25 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas industry, designing and implementing solutions in a fast-changing dynamic environment in South Africa, Africa, Malaysian and China, India, Argentina and Italy. Qualifying with a Master’s Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at PE Technikon and a Masters Business Administration through Henley Management College in the UK.
Andrew Hartwig
Chief Operating Officer
Tessa Meyer
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Tessa Meyer
Chief Financial Officer
Zandi Sigabi
HR MANAGER
Zandi Sigabi, graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Human Resources Management from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in PE. Her career started in Recruitment 13 years ago as an Intern and her career progressed through the years to include management of Employment Relations, Learning & Development, Payroll and Benefits, Human Resources Information Systems and B-BBEE in various industries which include Consulting, Catering, Steel Manufacturing and then joined AG Lubricants in 2022 as Human Resources Manager.
Zandi Sigabi
HR MANAGER
LR Botha
STRATEGIC PROJECT MANAGMENT
Lourens Rasmus (LR) Botha received his B Tech Mechanical Engineering (1997) degree from Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein, and his MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand (2008). Further Studies include Leadership courses at Insead in France and Belgium at ExxonMobil. His experience gained over the last 25 years in the Oil & Gas (ExxonMobil) and Fluids Industry (Quaker Houghton – QH) includes Sales, Marketing, Marine, Aviation, IT, Projects and overall understanding of the Business. LR is currently the Strategic Project Manager at African Group Lubricants. His current role involves Projects, IT, Quaker Houghton Business & Customer Services Centre.
LR Botha
Strategic Project Management
Ernest Roux
COMMERCIAL MANAGER
Ernest Roux, has over 30 years of experience in business development and management covering various industries such as financial services, logistics and oil & energy. He began his career in the banking industry in business banking and commercial asset financing, after over a decade he then moved into the logistics and freight industry concentrating on business development. For the past 13 years Ernest has been working in the lubricants industry applying his knowledge and skills across the African region, he worked at Puma Energy for 11 years in various roles from supply chain to commercial and performance management. In February 2023 Ernest joined African Group Lubricants as the Contracts Manager and now holds the role of Commercial Manager.
Ernest Roux
Commercial Manager