Our Board & Members
SAICE-PDP is a nonprofit company championing engineering excellence.
We empower engineers in South Africa and beyond with targeted training and development programs.
Directors
The company Board of Directors, consisting of SAICE members and stakeholders, oversees the governance and strategic direction of SAICE-PDP.
The Managing Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations while the Board offers direction and support of our objectives and is in close collaboration and alignment with SAICE’s initiatives.
Phathi Masimirembwa
Managing Director
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
Director – Chair
Kibiti was appointed as a Director in 2018 and appointed as the Chair in February 2020. SAICE-PDP are fortunate to benefit from Kibiti’s extensive experience in numerous Managing Director and Board roles and with a demonstrated history of working in the civil engineering industry. Aligned with SAICE-PDPs purpose, Kibiti is a committed mentor and provides opportunities within his company for recent graduates to gain varied experience and develop competencies towards eventually registering as professionals. 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-Shakhane
Director
Sekadi is a professionally registered engineer with over two decades of experience in the field of transportation planning and engineering. As the Chief Executive Officer of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), she brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from a diverse and seasoned career in the civil engineering industry. Sekadi believes strongly that mentorship remains critical in enabling and fostering relationships between our seasoned and senior professional 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 and a collaborative relationship can only benefit the built environment at large.
Neil Macleod
Director
With his wealth of experience in municipal engineering, particularly Water Services, his extensive network and his ability to think strategically, Neil has offered insight and direction in many challenging situations. Neil is the longest-standing Director who was appointed in September 2009.
Steven Kaplan
Director
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.
Members
Mehboob Babamia
Member
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.
Simon Mqamelo
Member
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.
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