Pulane Tshabalala Kingston 

Pulane Tshabalala Kingston is the Chief Executive Officer and controlling shareholder of voestalpine VAE SA, a member of the voestalpine Railway Systems group, which is the global market leader for railway turnout system solutions. 

She is qualified lawyer, entrepreneur, social activist and patron of the arts who has served on a number of Boards of companies and NGOs. 

She co-founded Sphere Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, an investment holding company which has interests primarily in the financial, technology and industrial services sectors of the economy. 

She later founded Mirai Rail Corporation which has established itself as a leading manufacturing and maintenance services solutions provider for rail infrastructure and rolling stock across the African continent. Mirai Rail has also positioned itself to partner with private sector players who are seeking to outsource the maintenance and operations of their rolling stock fleet, both locally and further afield. 

She has previously served in various senior executive positions at leading private sector companies in South Africa. 

Pulane is an active Patron of the Arts, where she is a Global Patron of Art Basel, the leading international art fair. She is also a member of the Global Committee of ZeitzMocca Museum in Cape Town. 

As part of her corporate social responsibility work, Pulane works with various non-profit organizations with a specific focus on the eradication of Gender Based Violence. 

She is a Fellow of the African Leadership Institute.