Howden
Compressor in Johannesburg

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It is a market-driven company with a strong focus on its customers and is within the Howden Group of companies. Major industries supplied include power generation, petrochemical, mining, construction, refrigeration, water treatment and general industry. Howden Africa is committed to identifying and controlling the effect our operations have on our environment. Therefore all of our product design and manufacturing processes are scrutinised for their environmental friendliness. We are based at manufacturing facilities located in Booysens (Johannesburg) and Struandale (Port Elizabeth). Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Group’s principal products and services can be split into two main areas. Howden endeavours to comply with all requirements for corporate governance in the Listings Requirements of JSE Limited, South Africa. Mr Brander joined Howden in 1983 and has undertaken a diverse range of roles and projects allowing him to be involved in a wide range of technologies, from fans to wind turbines to tunnel boring machines, robotics and compressors, progressing from design and development to engineering management, project management and general management. Mr Brown has had various senior financial roles across his 27-year career at Howden. Ms Malebye has worked in senior and executive positions at blue chip engineering companies such as Sasol, TFR-Spoornet, Armscor, and subsidiaries of international and listed companies such as Babcock Africa and PB Africa. She is a valuable contributor to growth strategy, stakeholder engagement and asset management. Currently, she is also a Director and co-founder of Ditiropele, an engineering company and CEO of Dickinsons Industrial Services. He is an accomplished audit partner, non-executive director and curator, equipped with a commanding track record over the past 14 years of bringing sound judgement and a strong commercial perspective to business in unlisted markets, listed markets and state owned entities. Mrs Vigouroux moved to the CFO role from a financial director role within the Fans and Heat Exchangers division of Howden. She brings with her extensive knowledge of the construction and engineering industry and a key operational understanding of the Howden business.She has specific expertise in financial control, systems implementation, strategic management and financial management and reporting. He has in excess of 39 years experience in the mining industry and is the chief executive officer of Tranter Resources. He serves on the investment committee of Acrux Resources and is a Fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa and registered with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) as a professional scientist. Mr Thomson has significant experience running a global heavy fan and heater business and has extensive end-to-end knowledge of procurement, manufacturing and service processes of the Howden core range fans and heaters. He has significant product knowledge and its application in the power and mining industries.