Thabani Ngilande

Thabani (Thabo) Ngilande serves as the Director and General Counsel for South and Sub-Saharan Africa at 3M since October 2016. Prior to this role, Thabo held the position of Senior Legal Counsel at The Coca-Cola Company from July 2014 to October 2016. Thabo's experience also includes serving as Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Researcher at The Competition Commission South Africa for a brief period in 2014, and as a Legal Analyst specializing in Competition Law at The Competition Tribunal of South Africa from March 2011 to February 2014. Earlier legal training was completed as a Candidate Attorney at Hogan Lovells from January 2009 to January 2011, and as a Law Researcher to Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo at the Constitutional Court of South Africa in 2008. Thabo's educational background includes studies at the University of Pretoria, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Fort Hare, and the University of South Africa.