Leadership

Executive Committee Membership

The HCRDA is a firm-led initiative, drawing on the leadership and expertise of individuals from a broad and representative range of member firms and stakeholders who use it to identify and address a wide variety of challenges confronting the area.

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The Executive Committee is made up of senior executives from member firms and representatives from the community, eThekwini Municipality and important stakeholders. Its composition and mandate are determined by the HCRDA Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI). EXCO members of 2023 are listed below. These members were confirmed at the annual General Council of Member’s on 31 January 2025.

Scott Bader

Matthew Major, Commercial Director

Fibretex Nonwovens

Sandesh Singh, Operations Executive

Buckman Laboratories

Mukesh Ramatar, Plant Manager

EMC

Etienne Olivier, Owner

Merlog Foods

Russell Hanger, Managing Director

SAFAL Steel

Willem van Heerden, Business Unit Head

Mr Price Group

Werner Pelser, Logistics Director

Pieter Jordaan, Country Head

SRF Flexipak

Liam Paterson, Plant Manager

Rainbow Chickens

Responsibilities

The Executive Committee’s responsibilities are primarily:

  • Insights to guide effective strategy

  • Oversight of delivery

  • Evaluating activity impact

Operations

The HCRDA strategy is delivered through five workstreams. Direct responsibility for each workstream is assigned to a firm representative who sits on the Executive Committee. They meet quarterly with interested members to feed back on progress and solicit inputs as to the Workstream strategy, delivery and impacts.

A subset of Executive Committee members assume Director responsibilities for the HCRDA Not for Profit Company (NPC). The EXCO meets bi-monthly and all members are welcome to attend.

An annual General Council of Members is a further opportunity for the Executive Committee, supported by the CEO, to feed back on progress, solicit inputs from members and review the governance of the entity.