Ms Kelly Phelps
Kelly Phelps, an alumna of the University of Cape Town, is currently an independent criminal justice consultant working with legal teams and research organisations. She is also the CEO of a civil society think tank. Between 2007 and 2023 she was a senior lecturer in public law at the University of Cape Town.
Mr Mark Oppenheimer
Mark Oppenheimer graduated from UCT in 2007 and has been a practicing advocate and member of the Johannesburg Bar for 15 years. He has appeared in the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court in a series of cases that seek to determine the boundary between freedom of expression and genuine hate speech.
Mr Pura Mgolombane
Mr Pura Mgolombane was appointed as the executive director of student affairs with effect from 1 February 2021. He is responsible for overseeing the provision of support and development services to the UCT student body.
With over 20 years of experience working with students, Mr Mgolombane is an ideal person to lead such an integral department.
The executive director oversees:
Mr Vincent Mohau Motholo
The position of chief financial officer (CFO) is new to the University of Cape Town (UCT) and was previously titled the executive director for finance. The landscape of higher education has changed over the years, and now the Office of the Vice-Chancellor (VC) provides information on the financial position of the institution whilst negotiating government subsidies and balancing the complexities of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme as well as enrolments.
Ms Ujala Satgoor
Ms Ujala Satgoor was appointed the Executive Director: Libraries, effective from 1 January 2019.
Ms Satgoor brings with her years of experience in the higher education environment. She has previous experience as the director of library services at Rhodes University, and as the deputy director of library services at the University of Pretoria.
Ms Sarah Archer
Ms Sarah Archer has been appointed as the executive director of the Development and Alumni Department (DAD) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) as of 1 May 2022.
Mr Richard van Huyssteen
Richard van Huyssteen has been the Executive Director: Information and Communication Technology Services (ICTS) since 1 November 2018.
Mr Marlon Parker
Marlon Parker is deeply committed to community, technology, and innovation, which has shaped his career and led to the creation of RLabs, a social enterprise that has reached over 65 million people in 24 countries.