Ash Resources, South Africa’s leading manufacturer and supplier of fly ash products, has appointed Mayibongwe Geqeza as its new Financial Manager and member of the company’s Exco, with effect from 1 December 2014. He takes over from Debbie Fox who, after nine years with Ash Resources, has returned to Lafarge South Africa on a special IT project.
Geqeza has been with Lafarge Industries South Africa for over six years, starting as an Internal Auditor and, for the last three and a half years, as Financial Accountant.
He is a Chartered Accountant, obtaining his B Com Honours, Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Natal. “I am excited at this opportunity to spread my wings in the Lafarge Group and take on more responsibility,” Geqeza says.
“In the same way that I encourage my staff, no matter how big the challenge, I aim to achieve the best in everything I do.”
Married with three young sons, Geqeza is a lover of a wide range of sports: these days it is mainly as a supporter of Kaizer Chiefs, the Stormers, and the Warriors!
ABOUT ASH RESOURCES
Ash Resources is South Africa’s leading manufacturer and supplier of fly ash products. With a proud track record of quality and innovation, the company has pioneered the development of fly ash as a major sustainable material for the construction industry.
The company is playing an important ‘green engineering’ role in South Africa’s cementitious building materials by reducing process and energy input carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as well as reducing the consumption of non-renewable natural resources.
During the last twelve years, the use of Ash Resources’ products by the local cement, readymix and construction industries has saved over 17,5 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
An ISO 9001-2008 listed company with five plants widely spread in four provinces, Ash Resources is rated as a top tier supplier for delivery service performance by major cement manufacturers.
A production capacity in excess of 3,5 million tons per annum enables the company to offer customers unique assurances on volume and continuity of quality fly ash supply for any size project.
In addition to continually developing innovative product solutions that contribute to more efficient and higher performance concrete, Ash Resources’ vision for this important ‘green’ resource embraces a wide range of other market sectors such as mining and roads.
Ash Resources has been verified as a Level 3 BEE Contributor.
Additional information is available on the website at: www.ashresources.co.za
