At Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) 64th Annual General Meeting held at the CESA Seminar in Johannesburg on 7th November, Neresh Pather from Mott MacDonald Africa was inaugurated as President of CESA for the next two years, succeeding Lynne Pretorius. Sugen Pillay, MD of Zitholele Consulting was elected Deputy President of CESA for the same period.
Pather, a Statutory Director of Mott MacDonald Africa, currently heads up the Transportation Sector in their Africa Business Unit. He holds a BSc. Engineering (Civil) degree and a MSc. Engineering degree in Transportation and has led many transport and strategic infrastructure projects within the company. He has over 24 years’ experience in the industry. Prior to joining Mott MacDonald, Pather was the “CEO of PD Naidoo & Associates Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd” for 12 years.
Pather paid tribute to outgoing CESA President, Lynne Pretorius, thanking her for her contribution to CESA, for her commitment, sacrifice and hard work in dealing with some hard-hitting issues. “I am truly humbled by the privilege bestowed on me to lead our industry and I hope that CESA will be able to renew and reinvent itself to increase our relevance to our clients and especially to our young professionals who will ultimately take over the leadership of the industry. Our work on the Transformation of the Industry will definitely continue as we seek to broaden this in the years ahead, to ensure that CESA becomes more inclusive, relevant and able to put the industry at the forefront through ‘Effective Ethical Leadership”, he proclaimed.
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