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Email: info@pptech.co.za

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Tel: + 27 11 262 9100
Fax: +27 11 262 9177

Email: info@pptech.co.za

Physical Address:
Jacaranda Place, Woodmead Business Park, 145 Western Service Road, Woodlands, 2191

Postal Address:
P.O. BOX 1232, Kelvin, 2054

 

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Directors


Dave Rogans
Education: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Commerce
Key Qualifications:

Dave has 25+ years experience in conceptual & detailed design, engineering, commercial costing, commissioning and trouble shooting of process plant in the areas of heat and mass transfer, specialising in evaporation and crystallization equipment. Much of this experience was gained in the field of waste water volume minimization and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) applications. The pinnacle of this experience was the development of processes where the recovery of value adding by-products from effluents is achieved.

As director of Process Plant Technology (Pty) Ltd, Dave in conjunction with co-founder and partner, Stuart Bradbury are able to offer high level input into most evaporator / crystalliser applications encountered in the chemical processing, petrochemical, fertilizer, food, and water treatment industries, with specific expertise in ZLD and water recovery from difficult applications.



Stuart Bradbury
Education: Bachelor of Science in
Chemical Engineering
Key Qualifications:
Stuart Bradbury qualified with BSc in chemical engineering in 1965 at the Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.
He has over 40 years’ experience in the design, sales and construction of a wide range of chemical and mineral processing plants. He made a special study of evaporation and crystallisation plants and he has been involved in the design and construction of over 150 turnkey installations in South Africa, neighbouring countries and Australia.

Stuart Bradbury is co-founder and director of Process Plant Technology (Pty) Ltd, a company focused on developing and implementing evaporator and crystalliser technology through the construction of turn-key installations, generally in conjunction with larger contracting enterprises.



Johan Liebenberg
Education: Bachelor of Engineering -
Mechanical
Key Qualifications:
Johan Liebenberg has a B Eng degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pretoria and is registered with ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa) and IEAust (Institution of Engineers Australia) as a Professional Engineer.

Johan has 20+ years’ experience in the design and management of multi-disciplinary engineering projects and is the Operations Director of Process Plant Technology (Pty) Ltd.


Wimpie van der Merwe
Education: MEng
Chemical Engineering
Key Qualifications:
Wimpie holds a Masters’ Degree in Chemical Engineering and has more than 25 years’ experience in development, design and operation of complex industrial water systems. Prior to joining PROXA / PPTech, he spent 15 years in the water treatment & environmental industry in where he was responsible for application and technology development relating to membrane systems. He continues to focus on developing break-through solutions for key clients, whilst guiding the Group’s overall technical focus.


Elie Sakhat
Education: MEng Civil Engineering
CEDEP INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
Key Qualifications:
Elie Sakhat holds a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering (ESIB) and went through the CEDEP General Management Program (INSEAD)
Elie assumed, within large multinationals (Suez, Lyonnaise des Eaux, Dumez), various design, projects and operations management positions in France, South Africa and the Middle East for more than 20 years prior to joining PROXA as the Chief Executive Officer in 2008.
Since 1994, Elie has been exclusively working in the water treatment sector initially in the domestic water delivery to urban agglomerations such as Bordeaux in France, and has focused in the last 10 years on industrial water treatment mainly in the petrochemicals, mining, power generation and heavy industry sectors.


Patrick Ayoub
Education: MBA, University of Hartford, Connecticut,
USA General Management Program, CEDEP INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
Key Qualifications:

Patrick Ayoub holds an MBA from the University of Hartford Connecticut and went through the INSEAD-CEDEP General Management Program.

After 5 years in commercial banking with Credit Suisse, Patrick held several finance positions at United Technologies Otis Elevators and ENGIE / SUEZ. Patrick joined ENGIE / SUEZ in 1994 and has been since in the water industry.

After 15 years in South Africa as CEO of WSSA (2000-2010) and executive chairman of PROXA since 2008, Patrick is also focusing on the international development of the PROXA group (PROXA Middle East, Proxa Australia).