South Africa

Jacques Nel

Managing Director

Jacques oversees our operations across all territories, ensuring that the reputation of M&R is strengthened on an international scale.

Jacques has been with the Sturrock and Robson Group since 2011, where he has worked on a Group level as well as for our sister company, Liquid Automation Services. In 2015 he was appointed as General Manager of Martin and Robson South Africa, followed by a promotion to Managing Director in 2017.

His experience within the Group has given him an international outlook and exposure to a range of operations where he has delivered growth, market, and territorial expansion in challenging environments.

Dewald Potgieter

General Manager, South Africa

As Martin and Robson’s general manager, Dewald oversees our South African operations, ensuring that every customer receives top-quality product and service.

Dewald is a professional engineer and certified project management professional with 20 years’ experience within general, project, and engineering management.

He has had extensive exposure to the rail and mining industries and holds a master’s degree in engineering management and a bachelor’s degree in engineering.

Solomon Fakude

Operations Manager

Having worked through the ranks from apprentice fitter, Mechanical Technician, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Production Manager, and now Operations Manager, Solomon knows the ins and outs of a working site.

Solomon joined us in 2012, and is instrumental in keeping our South African site running, and are people motivated.

Otto Van Griethuysen

Global Supply Chain Manager

Otto has 15 years experience in the freight and logistics industry specialising in bulk movements of mining and agricultural products over multiple corridors ranging from the SADEC region to China, South America and Australia.

This paired with his strategic experience in all aspects of business pertaining to areas such as procurement, strategic growth and all commercial operations, puts him in an ideal position to ensure we find the best logistical solutions for you, even if it means thinking outside the box.

Jaco Brummer

Finance Director

Jaco is a chartered accountant, bringing with him almost 20 years of finance experience from across multiple industries and geographies.

With a background in mining services, trading and auditing, he is knowledgeable in financial planning, reporting and analysis, taxation, corporate governance and internal control.

He makes sure that we are well-positioned to navigate the complexities of doing business across multiple jurisdictions and ensuring appropriate structuring of business operations, whilst maintaining the highest levels of compliance.

Hannelie Albrecht

Management Accountant

A key part of our team since 2009, Hannelie keeps the financial operations of our South African business running neatly and smoothly.

Joshua Nkuna

SHEQ Officer

After translating a safety course for a company into Zulu in 2009 and finding a natural affinity for the subject, Joshua decided that Safety was the career path for him.

Part of the team since 2016, Joshua keeps our operations running at the highest safety standards and has 10 years of Safety Officer experience from the mechanical and industrial engineering and mining industries.

He’s skilled in Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS), OHSAS 18001, Inspection, Risk Assessment, and Safety Management Systems, and holds a Matric Certificate and a Diploma in Safety Management and a certificate in ISO 9001:2015 Standard.

Bridgette Maketa

Sales & Logistics Coordinator

Bridgette has 14 years’ experience in international freight forwarding, clearance and Logistics and holds a bachelor’s degree in Transport and Logistics.

Her role is to plan timeous deliveries as well as ensuring that customers’ expectations are always met if not exceeded.

Lize Van Rooyen

Debtors Supervisor

Lize has been with Martin and Robson since 2009. Her focus is financial administration, specifically invoicing, collections and statements. She also works with our logistics team on magnetite export tracking and administration.