Chief Executive Officer: Pension Funds Adjudicator
Mr Lebogang Mogashoa was appointed the Pension Funds Adjudicator, effective 08 December 2025. He is a seasoned retirement funds and governance executive with extensive experience in pension fund regulation, governance, alternative dispute resolution, and commercial law.
An admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa, he brings more than 17 years of extensive experience in pension funds law, governance, management, and fund administration. Mr Mogashoa holds an LLB from the University of Limpopo, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law with specialisation in Commercial and Business Law, a Master of Management in Governance and Management from the University of the Witwatersrand, and an LLM in Mercantile Law (cum laude) from the University of Pretoria. His academic background is further complemented by an Executive Development Programme obtained from the University of Stellenbosch.
Prior to his appointment as Pension Funds Adjudicator, Mr Mogashoa served as Deputy Principal Executive Officer and Company Secretary of the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund, where he led the corporate governance function and supported the Principal Officer in executing statutory responsibilities.
Mr Mogashoa has held senior roles at the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator, progressing from Legal Intern to Senior Assistant Adjudicator, and authored several landmark determinations, some of which were upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeal. He has also served as Senior Corporate Legal Counsel at South African Tourism and as a member of the Management Committee of the South African Tourism Board Pension Fund under the Old Mutual Superfund.
An admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa, he brings more than 17 years of extensive experience in pension funds law, governance, management, and fund administration. Mr Mogashoa holds an LLB from the University of Limpopo, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law with specialisation in Commercial and Business Law, a Master of Management in Governance and Management from the University of the Witwatersrand, and an LLM in Mercantile Law (cum laude) from the University of Pretoria. His academic background is further complemented by an Executive Development Programme obtained from the University of Stellenbosch.
Prior to his appointment as Pension Funds Adjudicator, Mr Mogashoa served as Deputy Principal Executive Officer and Company Secretary of the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund, where he led the corporate governance function and supported the Principal Officer in executing statutory responsibilities.
Mr Mogashoa has held senior roles at the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator, progressing from Legal Intern to Senior Assistant Adjudicator, and authored several landmark determinations, some of which were upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeal. He has also served as Senior Corporate Legal Counsel at South African Tourism and as a member of the Management Committee of the South African Tourism Board Pension Fund under the Old Mutual Superfund.
