Electricity + Control November 2018

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Cummins announces appointment of new MD

the ground up, the New Entities Execu- tion and Facilities Management function in January 2014, which included the first Cummins Project Management Office in support of the region. Her professional ex- perience garnered at a global level, togeth- er with wisdom gained working in Africa and within local teams have equipped her with a deep understanding of the industry both locally and internationally. Commenting on her new role, she said: “I am honoured and humbled to take up the challenge of my new role. I’ll be working together with my dynamic team to create effective and efficient partner- ships to continue to grow our position in the marketplace and further enhance the business performance during this exciting time of growth on the African continent. It is my vision to add value, innovation and excellent propositions for our customers through our highly visible and credible Cummins brand.” Ms Njoroge enjoys interacting with diverse and multitalented stakeholders and is passionate about problem solving and bringing different perspectives to the table. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and Business Administration from Winona State University and an MBA from Ball State University in the United States of America. She is also a 2013 Global Leader- ship Development Program graduate and a 2015 High Performance Team graduate

and has attained Six Sigma Green Belt and Sponsor Certifications. She was born and raised in Kenya, and is particularly excited about giving back to the African continent. During her personal time, she is an ardent traveller, thrill sports enthusiast and enjoys entertaining. Cummins Southern Africa is well posi- tioned to achieve its ambitions and deliv- er the highest levels of legendary sales, service and support to its customers with Ms Njoroge’s demonstrated track record of leadership and performance enhance- ments. Under her guidance and with her strong understanding of the industry, the company is well set to achieve its goals. Enquiries: Siboni Tsabedze. Email. Senetisiwe.tsabedze@cummins.com

Cummins Southern Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Racheal Njoroge as Managing Director for Cum- mins Southern Africa as of 1 September 2018. Ms Njoroge is responsible for the leadership, operations and strategic direc- tion for Cummins’ distribution business in South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozam- bique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Ms Njoroge has enjoyed a 12-year jour- ney at Cummins and has been a pivotal member of the Cummins Southern Afri- ca executive leadership team since 2017. Most recently, she successfully managed the operations division as its Operations Director and was responsible for leading a centralised function, delivering on op- erational efficiency improvements and compliance, whilst also leading the Cross Border entities of Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namib- ia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe as General Manager. Ms Njoroge joined Cummins as a summer intern in Columbus, Indiana in 2006, and was quickly promoted to Business Systems Analyst. In 2009, her strong leadership and strategy orientation earned her the role of global IT Strategy and Planning Leader also based in Colum- bus, USA. In 2011, she relocated to South Africa as the Africa IT Leader where she built the IT organisation as a key business enabler. She moved on to establish, from

SMEC Africa at Future Energy East Africa Conference SMEC Africa participated in the Future Energy East Africa Conference held in Nairo- bi’s Kenyatta International Conference Centre from 12-13 September. The conference is the largest such regional event and provides a platform for pub- lic and private stakeholders to engage in discussions around the future of the East African energy sector. The conference was attended by over 1 600 visitors and boasted 68 exhibitors. Future Energy East Africa has been running for 20 years and was attended by visitors from South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Kenya. “Future Energy was a strategic event for us to attend”, stated Dinesh Bhaga, SMEC South Africa Business Development Manager -- Power & Energy. “At least a third of visitors we met with were not previously known to us. We have made many valuable contacts which will help us unlock multi-disciplinary consulting opportunities for SMEC in the renewable and traditional power generation sectors”. Enquiries: Dinesh Bhaga.Tel. +27 (0) 11 369 0600 or email dinesh.bhaga@smec.com

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