Pretoria - Mpho Makwana has been appointed chairman of the Eskom board, said the Department of Public Enterprises.
In November last year, he was appointed as the interim chairman.
Meanwhile, Eskom also announced that Brian Dames has been appointed the power utility's chief executive with effect from 1 July.
Dames, who joined Eskom in 1987, is currently Eskom's Chief Officer, Generation Business.
He was appointed to Eskom's executive management committee (EXCO) in September 2004 after serving Eskom in various management positions.
He joined the utility in 1987 as a Graduate-in-training. He has extensive experience in electricity business, and holds a BSc (Hons), an MBA, and a Graduate Diploma in Utility Management.
"The filling of these two vacancies brings to an end months of speculation, and means that Eskom can now return its full attention to its core business," said the department.
