Dr Mteto Nyati is a South African corporate executive, who has held various top positions in some of the largest companies, both local and multinational corporates. He joined Altron in April 2017 as its CEO after holding the same position at MTN South Africa and hailed for its turnaround. The professional mechanical engineer is also the recipient of several awards and a published author with his book “Betting on a Darkie”. He is currently the Chairperson of Eskom and Chairman of Business and technology consulting company, BSG. He spoke to Gugs about his upbringing, on the importance of awakening the giant in others while giving credit where its due, the importance of being a problem solver and the length it will take to turn around Eskom.