CEO and MD, Siemens Energy, Southern and Eastern Africa. He has more than 20 years professional experience in both operational & leadership roles, in asset-intensive & heavy industries including consulting across Africa. His work experience covers organisations such as De Beers Mines, Saint-Gobain, DuPont and Black & Veatch. More recently he was the CEO of ThyssenKrupp Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa. He also serves on a number of boards in South Africa, notably in the renewable energy sector, and was previously on the EU business chamber board.