Thongwane Namane

Thongwane Namane serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Space Diamond Space Resources since July 2021 and is a current Committee Member of the Space Societies Committee at the International Astronautical Federation. Additionally, Namane holds the position of Director: Commercial at SCS Aerospace Group, where involvement began in June 2022, following a previous role as Director: Head of Commercial Finance and Partnerships from July 2019 to February 2021. Prior experience includes serving as Chief Risk Officer and Key Individual at MCapital Invest, and various roles at Sanlam and Sanlam Investments, including Key Account Executive and Financial Risk Advisor. Namane's expertise encompasses finance in the commercial space sector and risk management.