Construction World February 2020

CESA INAUGURATES NEW PRESIDENT A t Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) 66 th Annual General 0HHWLQJ KHOG LQ -RKDQQHVEXUJ RQ :HGQHVGD\ 1RYHPEHU

Sugen Pillay from Zitholele Consulting was inaugurated as President RI WKH RUJDQLVDWLRQ IRU WKH QH[W WZR \HDUV VXFFHHGLQJ 1HUHVK 3DWKHU +H DFFHSWHG WKH SRVLWLRQ VWDWLQJ ̸,W LV FHUWDLQO\ DQ KRQRXU DQG D SULYLOHJH WR VHUYH LQ WKLV SRVLWLRQ̹ Pillay, Managing Director of Zitholele Consulting, is registered DV D SURIHVVLRQDO HQJLQHHU ZLWK RYHU \HDUV̵ H[SHULHQFH LQ WKH design and implementation of projects that cover most facets of civil engineering; and has more recently focused on Project and Programme Management related to multi-disciplinary mega projects and infrastructure programmes. He holds a BSc. Hons in Civil Engineering as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Civil Engineering and an MBA (cum laude). Pillay paid tribute to outgoing CESA President, Neresh Pather VD\LQJ ̸7KDQN \RX WR RXU RXWJRLQJ SUHVLGHQW 1HUHVK 3DWKHU IRU JXLGLQJ XV RYHU WKH ODVW WZR \HDUV WKURXJK D UHDOO\ GLͦFXOW SHULRG RQH WKDW KDV VHHQ VLJQLͤFDQW FKDQJHV LQ WKH FRXQWU\ DQG FHUWDLQO\ LQ RXU LQGXVWU\̹ 'LVFXVVLQJ KLV XSFRPLQJ UROH DV 3UHVLGHQW RI &(6$ KH VWDWHG ̸,W LV QRW D SRVLWLRQ WKDW RQH WDNHV OLJKWO\ DQG KDYLQJ been involved at the CESA Board level for a number of years now, I continue to appreciate the key role that CESA plays in the industry. :H KDYH EHHQ WKURXJK WRXJK WLPHV DQG WKHVH GLͦFXOW DQG XQFHUWDLQ times are certainly not over yet, which further emphasises the UROH WKDW &(6$ QHHGV WR SOD\ WR ͤUVWO\ JXLGH RXU LQGXVWU\ DQG YHU\ importantly to work with our clients so that as a country we achieve the best outcomes from our spend on infrastructure.

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