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Andrew Langham

Andrew Langham (B Com)
Chairman

Andrew has joined the executive leadership team at Murray & Roberts from 1 February 2007 and is located at Corporate Office.

Andrew worked at Murray & Roberts between 1994 and 1998 as divisional financial director in the Contractors Group. He was active with our engineering services, mining and marine contracting operations both locally and internationally.

Andrew was appointed financial director of Avis Southern Africa in 1998, which also included operations in Scandinavia and Australia. Andrew was appointed Group Financial Director of Barloworld Motors in 2004.

Andrew spent his early career before Murray & Roberts as group finance manager of a Cape Town based national construction company.

 
 
 

Terry Rensen

Terence (Terry) William Rensen FCA, CA(SA), FCMA
Non-Executive Director

Terry joined Murray & Roberts in 2002 as Executive Chairman of Consani Engineering. Since then he has provided corporate executive leadership to Consani and UCW and continues in a corporate role with these operations, particularly in further development of the UCW Partnership.

Terry gained significant international business experience over a number of years while holding senior executive positions in the industrial and engineering sector, including Finance Director, and later Chief Executive, of listed engineering group NEI Africa. 

 
 

Vaneshree Naidoo BSc(Hons) Eng ( Mech)
Managing Director

Vaneshree started her career in Murray & Roberts on an engineering bursary and joined Genrec in 1997 after qualifying with a BSc (Hons) (Mech Eng).

Following a few years of involvement in heavy steel fabrication projects, in 1999 Vaneshree was awarded an 18 month scholarship for advance production engineering and management training including practical work in Germany, where she became proficient in the German language.

On her return, in September 2000 Vaneshree was assistant project manager on the Muskeg River Oil Sands structural steel supply contract and subsequently project engineer on the Mozal II potshell fabrication project.

During September 2002, Vaneshree transferred to Murray & Roberts Concessions where she has played a key role in many aspects of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link project from bidding through to financial close in January 2007. She has also been an active member of other concession bids and investment management processes.

Vaneshreee represents Murray & Roberts as a board member of the following concession project companies:
  • N4 Bakwena Platinum Highway

  • N3 Toll Road

  • Entilini Concession (acquired through Concor)

She was appointed Managing Director of Murray & Roberts Concessions as of July 2007.  

 
 

Caswell Makama

Caswell Makama BSc (Agriculture)
Executive Director

Caswell rejoined the Group in 2005 as a senior executive in Murray & Roberts Limited. In his previous period of employment he was managing director of Murray & Roberts Properties.

Caswell has been chairperson of Onderstepoort Biological Products and advisor to the Ministers of Public Enterprises and Public Works, and is chairperson of the Free State Investment Promotion Agency. He has played a key role in the transformation of the construction industry leading tot he formation of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). He has also been involved in a Parliamentary Leadership Development programme through the Africa Leadership Development Institute.

Caswell was appointed an Executive Director of Murray & Roberts Concessions in October 2007.  

 
 

Li Long Huang

Li Long Huang BAcc CA (SA)
Financial Manager

Li Long is a Chartered Accountant by profession. She completed articles at PWC in 2006 and stayed on as an audit manager for a year.

She joined Murray & Roberts Concessions in March 2008 as a Financial Manager.

 
 

Nic Meyer

Nicolas (Nic) Meyer MSc (Building) MPM PMSA
Manager - Commercial Projects

Nic is a professional manager and executive in the construction industry. His competencies grew out of management of building and process plant projects, general project management and concession projects.

Nic was transferred to Murray & Roberts Concessions from Concor Concessions, retaining his position as general manager of the Chapman's Peak Drive Concession and participation in PPP projects.
 
 

Ron Parker

Ron Parker PrEng MBA BSc(Hons) CEng MICE FSAICE AAArb
Manager - Commercial Projects

Ron is a Civil Engineer by profession. Ron joined Murray & Roberts in 1976 after working for Bechtel. Ron was trained initially by George Wimpey in the United Kingdom.

Ron's expertise and knowledge are focused on:

  • Contracts and contractual relationships, rights and obligations
  • Risk identification, analysis, allocation, transfer, management
  • Insurances – risk transfer, contractual and insurance claims
  • Major complex projects especially design-build and SPR.

Ron transferred to Murray & Roberts Concessions in 2002 and spent five years on the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link project from inception to financial close, as Bid Coordinator for the Bombela Bid Consortium.

He represents Murray & Roberts on the board of NTRV and NTRC, the concessionaire involved in the N1 Bela-Bela (Warmbaths) to Polokwane (Pietersburg) toll road. 

 
 

Yunus Karodia

Yunus Karodia BCom (CA(SA))

Yunus Karodia was Financial Manager of Murray & Roberts Concessions until his promotion to the dual roles of Murray & Roberts Group Financial Manager and Company Secretary in 2007.

Yunus is a trustee of the Letsema Vulindela Black executive Trust.

He represents Murray & Roberts on the boards of the N3 Toll Road and N4 Bakwena Platinum Highway.

 
 

Lucy Legodi

Lucy Legodi
Executive Secretary

Lucy joined Murray & Roberts Concessions in 2008. She graduated from Kelly Greenoaks with a Secretarial Diploma, went further to Damelin Business College where she completed the Business Management and Administration Diploma and later went to Birnam Business College where she acquired a Diploma in Public Relations.

Amongst the companies that she worked for are JH Minets (today’s Glenrand MIB), Independent Examinations Board, Transnet, Fedics Food Services and South African Breweries.

Lucy is the Executive Secretary for Murray & Roberts Concessions and is the first point of contact for all enquiries.