Rentia van Tonder

Rentia van Tonder is the head of power at Standard Bank CIB. Rentia joined Standard Bank in 2014, with a focus on developing and implementing opportunities for Standard Bank to be the leading funder of renewable and power projects in South Africa and the rest of Africa. She previously worked in the economic research department and mining business unit at the Industrial Development Corporation, and was seconded to the office of the minister of minerals and energy as adviser. She has been focusing on the power sector since 2010, driving towards funding and growing the sector across the continent.