Prudence Ogunlade, PhD, is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in performance management and continuous improvement, currently serving as General Manager at Transnet SOC Ltd since September 2020. Earlier roles include Executive Manager in the Office of the Group Chief Strategy and Planning Officer and Executive Manager in the Office of the COO at Transnet Freight Rail. Prudence has also worked as a Senior Manager in Long-term Planning and a Consultant at FeverTree Consulting, as well as a Senior Business Analyst at the Industrial Development Corporation of SA Ltd. and a Senior Scientist at Sasol. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Chemistry from Rhodes University, an MBA from the University of East London, and various leadership programs from Wits Business School and the University of Wales, Cardiff.