Board & Members

Directors

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Phathi Masimirembwa

Phathi was appointed as Managing Director in October 2022. She joined the company in March 2019 to manage various mentoring programmes in the public sector and also served as a mentor for many candidates. Phathi holds a Master of Business Administration Degree, BEng (Hons) from the National University of Science and Technology (Zimbabwe), is registered as a Pr Tech Eng and is an ECSA reviewer.

Kibiti Ntshumaelo

Kibiti was appointed as a Director in 2018 and appointed as the Chair in February 2020. SAICE-PDP is fortunate to benefit from his extensive experience in numerous Managing Director and Board roles. Kibiti provided mentoring support on a previous SAICE-PDP candidacy programme and has a personal appreciation of its passion for developing professional engineering capacity.

Sekadi Phayane

Sekadi is a professionally registered engineer and as the Chief Executive Officer of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from a diverse and seasoned career in the civil engineering industry. She believes strongly that mentorship remains critical in enabling and fostering relationships between our senior professionals and young professionals which is a priority to ensure continuity in terms of service delivery within our country. Sekadi’s vision aligns with the mentorship efforts of SAICE-PDP.

Steven Kaplan

During his tenure as SAICE’s Acting CEO from September 2018 to March 2020, Steven was appointed as a Director in January 2019 until December 2020. Steven was instrumental is forging a collaborative relationship between SAICE and SAICE-PDP and has a keen interest on supporting career growth of graduates and mentoring candidates towards professional registration. Due to his support of SAICE-PDPs initiatives and active role as a SAICE-PDP mentor, he was once again appointed as a Director in September 2024.  

Neil Macleod

Neil is the longest standing Director, appointed in September 2009. With his wealth of experience in municipal engineering, particularly Water Services, his extensive network and ability to think strategically, Neil has offered insight and direction in many challenging situations.

Members

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Mehboob Babamia

Mehboob has been an invaluable member since 2007. With his eye for detail, he has identified inconsistencies or omissions in key documents and offered strategic input. His municipal experience in roads and stormwater has been valuable to municipal support teams.

Errol Kerst

Errol has been a member and SAICE-PDP stalwart since 2012. He is passionate about mentoring and upholding the professionalism of the civil engineering environment. Errol mentored a number of candidates as well as mature individuals on the various LGSETA candidacy programmes. He also served as SAICE president in 2018.

Simon Mqamelo

Based in Mthatha, Simon shares firsthand the challenges faces by rural communities, poorly capacitated municipalities in the province, and has supported SAICE-PDP in many Eastern Cape projects.