Joanne Yawitch

Joanne Yawitch Heads up the Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit in the South African Presidency. She is a Commissioner of both the Presidential Climate Commission and the National Planning Commission.

She is the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Business Initiative (NBI). Prior to this, she was the Deputy Director General for Climate Changin in the Department of Environmental Affairs.

Joanne worked for the Gauteng Department of Environment from 1997 to 2004 and prior to that, was Special Adviser to the then Minister of Land Affairs from 1994 to 1997.

Joanne is the former Chair of the Board of Directors of South African National Parks (SANParks). She is also a Board Member of the South African Forestry Company (SAFCOL) and Chairs its Social and Ethics Committee.