Hamlet Morule

Strategic corporate affairs and public-sector executive with extensive experience spanning government, technology, mining, energy, stakeholder relations, regulatory affairs, legal advisory services, transformation, communications and board governance. Hamlet has held senior leadership roles across South African provincial government, IBM, Microsoft South Africa, Wesizwe Platinum Limited and bp Southern Africa, with a career distinguished by executive accountability, policy engagement and cross-sector stakeholder leadership. He brings a strong blend of legal, governance, communications and external affairs expertise, supported by advanced academic qualifications in law, development and project planning, and executive management.

Executive Head: Communications & External Affairs at BP SOUTHERN AFRICA (2021-06 – Present)

• Developing and managing strategies to ensure Companywide BBBEE compliance.
• Government Relations at the level of Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Director Generals, Deputy Director Generals and heads of Departments in the Provinces.
• Government Policy Monitoring to ensure that the interests of the company and Broader Industry are protected.
• Government Legislation Monitoring to ensure that the interests of the company and Broader Industry are protected.
• Supporting Business Teams with ethical business opportunities in public sector. Advice on appropriate entry points for pitching and ethical forms of lobbying.
• Representation in Industry bodies.
• Member of the bp Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee of the Board of Directors
• Management of external PR Agencies
• bpSA Spokesperson.

Executive: Corporate Affairs at WESIZWE PLATINUM LIMITED (2012-01 – 2021-05)

• Sourcing and review of Legal opinions.
• Review and/or preparation of contracts
• Management of all external legal resources (Attorneys and Advocates)
• Risk and Compliance Management
• Compliance with the Mining Charter
• Stakeholder Relations/External Affairs
• Corporate Communications

Government Affairs Director at MICROSOFT SA (2010-10 – 2011-12)

• Part of the Microsoft SA Board of Directors.
• All stakeholder management per bpSA details

Governmental Programs Executive at IBM Sub-Saharan Africa (2008-01 – 2010-09)

• All stakeholder management per bpSA details.
• The role was identical to the Microsoft role, but also covered West Africa and East Africa at the stage fully fledged regions were being established. South African based Executives were expected to assist though their roles based in SA.

Head of Department (Deputy Director General) at Department of Social Development (Northwest) (2004-11 – 2007-12)

Key responsibilities included playing a role of a Chief Executive or Accounting Officer and ensuring the following:

• Implementation of Strategic and Operational plans of the Departments.
• Maintenance of effective, efficient and transparent systems of financial risk management and internal control
• An appropriate procurement and provisioning system, which is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective.
• Effective, Efficient, economical and transparent use of the resources of the department.

Head of Department (Superintendent General) at Department of Environment Conservation and Economic Affairs (Free State) (2004-08 – 2004-10)

As per HOD Social Development

Head of Department (Deputy Director General) at Department of Public Safety, Security and Liaison (2002-01 – 2004-07)

As per HOD Social development

Director: Projects Dev & Management at Department of Economic Development and Tourism (2000-06 – 2002-01)

• Conceptualization, development and oversight of community-based projects

Deputy Director at Department of Safety and Security (1994-05 – 1998-07)

• Civilian oversight over the South African Police Services

Military Officer at African National Congress (1989-07 – 1994-05)

• Military Officer

Teller at Standard Bank (1985-02 – 1988-10)

• Administration and cash handling

Magister Legum in Law – University of the Free State (2014)

Master of Science in Development and Project Planning – University of Bradford (1999)

Senior Executive Program in Executive Management – Harvard Business School (2003)

Bachelor of Law in Law – University of the Northwest (1997)

Program in Development Management – University of the Witwatersrand

Matric – Barolong High School (1984)