MATSIETSI FRANCINA MOSOEU
Principal Officer
Ms Mosoeu joined SAMWUMED in November 2019 as Principal Officer.
She has a diverse leadership background in both the private and public sectors.
She served as Principal Officer for MEDiPOS Medical Scheme for 16 years. She has also worked for the Department of Correctional Services as Head and Senior Manager of Social Services.
Ms Mosoeu has a BA Honours in Social Sciences from UNISA and is currently busy with her dissertation for a master’s degree in business leadership from the same institution. She has also attended a variety of Trustee Development Programmes.
ZUKISANI SAMSAM
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Zukisani Samsam joined SAMWUMED in 2022 after working as an Executive and a Consultant in various private and public organisations in Finance and Risk Management.
Mr Samsam started his career at PWC. He has worked for Eskom, Standard Bank, De Beers, ABSA and DG Murray Trust and held various positions including managerial and director.
He has also served on various boards, audit, risk and investment committees of public entities and Medical Aid Schemes.
His qualifications include a BCom, BCom (Hons) in accounting (university of Natal) and Chartered Accountant (SA) with a master’s in finance from the University of Pretoria.
Philippa Escreet
Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Ms Philippa Escreet joined SAMWUMED with a clinical and business background. She qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy in 1992 and completed an MBA through UCT and London Business School in 2007. She has more than 30 years of healthcare experience in clinical and senior managerial roles.
Ms Escreet’s previous work experience includes being a Health and Wellness Consultant for corporate clients, the COO of Wellness Odyssey – an AfroCentric Group subsidiary that delivered nursing services to client schemes; an In-house Fund Manager for Discovery Health where she participated in the take-on of three new closed client schemes; and a Deputy Director in Strategic Planning at the Western Cape Department of Health where she collaborated with colleagues to produce the Departmental Risk Register, Annual Performance Plan, Annual Report and Healthcare 2030 strategy.
She is passionate about empowering individuals to manage their health and improving access to quality healthcare services.
JAAP KÜGEL
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Jaap Kügel joined SAMWUMED in 2021 after working for the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) in various capacities including Chief Information Officer (CIO). He has extensive experience in Information Technology (IT) Management.
Mr Kügel is highly skilled in establishing green fields IT and organisational units with server and end-user computing platforms, networking and communications infrastructure.
He has extensive experience in establishing IT governance structures based on the DPSA CGEIT and the COBIT IT Management frameworks. He has drafted comprehensive IT policies and procedures with supporting automated workflows.
Mr Kügel has been responsible for conceptualising business requirements for several custom applications and their project management.
He has served on several Governance and Management Committees including the Executive Management Committee of CMS and was also appointed Chair of the IT Advisory Group (ITAG) of the medical schemes industry, responsible for coordinating all IT-related developments and standards.
He is passionate about education and started his career as a teacher. He briefly lectured at the Tshwane University of Technology between 2020 and 2021.
His qualifications include a master’s degree in technology in Business Information Systems (Cum Laude), BA Honours in Political Science from the University of Pretoria, BA in Political Science from the University of Pretoria and a Higher Education Diploma (HED) from the University of Pretoria.
His professional certifications include:
- Federal Teacher’s Council: Professionally Qualified Teacher
- Computer Technology Industry Association: Certified Document Imaging Architect (CDIA+)
- Institute of Chartered IT Professionals (ICITP) – IT Certified Professional
- ISACA – Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
He is also a member of the Chartered CIO Council of South Africa.
ABIGAIL LE ROUX
Compliance Officer
Abigail joined SAMWUMED in 2019 as a Compliance Officer.
She has many years of experience in legal and compliance management. Ms Le Roux honed her expertise leading teams in some of South Africa’s reputable organisations including, Novare Holdings (Pty) Limited, MMI Holdings Ltd and Sanlam Collective Investments.
Before joining SAMWUMED, Ms Le Roux provided legal and compliance advice in South Africa, the African continent and Asia.
Ms Le Roux has a BA Law Degree (LLB) from the University of the Western Cape and is an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. She is also a member of the Compliance Institute of Southern Africa (CISA) and the Cape Law Society (Non-Practising Attorney).
In 2020 she completed a Certificate in Senior Management Development from Stellenbosch University.
UNATHI SINGAPI
Finance Manager
Unathi Singapi joined SAMWUMED in 2014 as a Management Accountant. In March 2017 she was promoted to Finance Controller and in the same year promoted to Finance Manager.
Her career has spanned numerous well-known firms such as Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) and Ernst and Young – where she gained valuable experience in financial management, application of IFRS standards and SA Tax legislation working on clients such as Transnet, Canterbury, Green Cross Manufacturing (AVI Limited), South African Heritage Resource Agency and British American Tobacco.
Ms Singapi has a BA Technology (BTech) Degree in Cost and Management Accounting from Port Elizabeth Technicon, a Certificate in Taxation from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and a Certificate in Senior Management Development from Stellenbosch University.
PORTIA POZISA NTSALUBA
Communications and Marketing Manager
Portia Ntsaluba joined SAMWUMED in February 2013 as a Communications Officer and moved up the Scheme’s ranks. She is currently responsible for communications and marketing.
Before joining SAMWUMED, Ms Ntsaluba worked for various PR and Advertising agencies including Atmosphere Communications, Ripe Design Advertising and Spark PR an international PR firm.
Ms Ntsaluba has a BA Technology (BTech) degree in Public Relations Management from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). She has several Certificates including Project Management from CPUT, Basic Principles of PR and Business Practice – both from Varsity College and a Certificate in Senior Management Development from Stellenbosch University.
NTOMBIZONKE KOPIE
Operations Manager
Ntombizonke joined SAMWUMED in March 2016 as a Benefits Controller before becoming Call Centre Manager. Her current role is that of Operations Manager.
Ms Kopie has many years of experience in the health sector. She has worked for health organisations such as Newmed Medical Aid, Old Mutual Healthcare, Momentum and Metropolitan Health (GEMS Business Unit), holding positions such as Team Leader, Operations Manager and Claims Support Call Centre Manager.
Ms Kopie has a BA Social Science degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Organisation and Management from the University of Cape Town (UCT). She also has a Senior Management Development Certificate from Stellenbosch University.
ARNO MOOLMAN
Information Systems Manager
Arno Moolman joined SAMWUMED in August 2019.
His career in the ICT industry spans over three decades.
Mr Moolman has worked for several organisations in different roles including: – Foschini and Old Mutual as Senior Systems Engineer, Fuzecloud as Data Centre Operations Manager, RCS BNP Paribas as Service Delivery Manager, Metropolitan as a Data Centre Migration Consultant and the Western Cape Government as Project Manager.
Before joining SAMWUMED, Mr Moolman worked as a Release Manager for Business Intelligence at Sanlam.
Mr Moolman has a Diploma in Information Systems & Programming and IT Management from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and completed a CIO Management Program at WITS University. His other qualifications include Novell CNA Netware Administrator, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer MCSE, ITIL Foundation, COBIT IT Governance, SAP HANA & Solution Manager, Cyber Security Reference Strategies & Amazon AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials.
MARCHÉ JASON
Facilities Manager
Ms Jason joined SAMWUMED as Facilities manager in 2021.
She has 10 years of experience in Facilities Management and has worked for organisations such as Sygnia Asset Management and Prescient overseeing multiple large sites. She is proficient in multiple disciplines including project management, OHS compliance, system management, maintenance, hard and soft services and backup infrastructure.
Ms Jason is an Accredited Facilities Professional through the South African Facilities Management Association (SAFMA). She is also a member of several professional bodies including, the City of Cape Town Energy Efficient Forum, and the Fire Protection Association (FPA).
She is certified in the following: Diploma in Business Management, First Aid Level 3, Fire Fighting and Evacuation, Advanced OHS Compliance Management, Project Management UCT, OHS – UCT (part of Alumni 2016), Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and Covid compliance management.
KIRSTEN ISAACS
Premiums Manager
Kirsten Isaacs has over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. As the Scheme’s Premiums Manager, she is responsible for Membership, Premiums and Debt Management.
Her career started at First National Bank (FNB) as a teller and later she was promoted to a Controller position. In 2006, Ms. Isaacs worked for Virgin Active SA. She joined SAMWUMED as a Reconciliation Clerk in the Premiums Department and went on to hold positions such as
Her roles within the Scheme have allowed her to gain valuable industry experience dealing with various role players within the local government sector.
Ms. Isaacs has a certificate in Bookkeeping and Financial Accounting from Varsity College and completed the Management Development Programme (MDP) from Stellenbosch University.
AUBREY MAREDI
Sales and Service Manager
Aubrey Maredi joined SAMWUMED on September 01, 2023, as a Sales and Service Manager.
Mr Maredi has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
Before joining SAMWUMED, he was the Head of Alternative Distribution Channels at Momentum Health Solutions. He previously held various sales and distribution positions at Discovery and Liberty.
Aubrey is passionate about stakeholder relations and has been extensively involved in broker development and union engagements.
His qualifications include an Honours Degree in Marketing Management from the IMM Graduate School, a Banking Diploma from the Institute of Bankers South Africa, and a Management Advancement Programme (MAP) certificate from the WITS Business School.
Mokesh Singh
Cyber Security Manager
Mokesh Singh launched his IT career in 1999 while pursuing A+ and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certifications. Over the years, he has earned ISO certification in IT audit and numerous technology-specific credentials.
His extensive experience includes supporting over 50 of South Africa’s Top 100 JSE-listed corporate companies directly and through managed service providers (MSPs). In these roles, he has successfully led teams and implemented new technologies securely, cost-effectively, and with a focus on risk mitigation.
Mr Singh joined SAMWUMED in 2024 as a Cyber Security Manager. He is eager to focus on cybersecurity and contribute to the Scheme’s growth.
Waheed Ryklief
Human Capital Manager
Waheed Ryklief joined the Scheme as a Human Capital Manager in September 2024. He is a seasoned HR professional with over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
Before joining SAMWUMED, he was Senior Manager of HC Business Partners at Afrocentric Group. He was also an Employee Relations Consultant and a full-time Shop Steward. During his time as a Shop Steward, he was elected Regional Treasurer for one of South Africa’s largest service unions.
Mr Ryklief has an LLM (Master of Laws) in Labour Law, a Certificate in Leadership Development Programme for Senior Managers, and a Certificate in Customer Service Management.
