Merensky
Health and Safety Officer
Qualifications
Btech in Quality Management
Safety Management Qualification from UNISA
Forestry career: 3 years
My role means I am continuously striving to eradicate SHEQ related incidents in the work environment at Merensky. My research into weather conditions, machinery and chemicals and how these influence incidents at Merensky, I hope will ... Read More
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30
Aug2020
United Forest Products (Pty)Ltd
CEO
Qualifications
Bachelors of Commerce
Masters in Business Leadership
Forestry career: 10 years
Strategy formulation and execution together with the overall management of the company.
WHY I LOVE WORKING IN THE FORESTRY SECTOR
It is a very dynamic sector and offers countless opportunities for innovation and job creation.
MY ADVICE TO THOSE ... Read More
August 30, 2020Katy Louise
30
Aug2020
Frog Communications
Communications and public relations professional working with associations in the paper, paper recycling and sawmilling sector
Qualifications
National Diploma: Public relations management
Forestry career: 20 years
My days are never the same, but in general my time involves a lot of writing and editing, developing content for marketing material, press releases, presentations ... Read More
August 30, 2020Katy Louise
30
Aug2020
Merensky Hardwood
Nursery Manager
Qualifications
Forestry career: 34 years
My journey with Merensky began in 1986 when I was offered a job by Dr Lindsey Milne, as a Nursery and Tree Breeding Manager. During my 30 years of service to the organisation and industry my team and I have acheived many goals which ... Read More
August 30, 2020Katy Louise
24
Aug2020
Zwavhupoo Forestry and Development Training and Community Development
CEO
Qualifications
BTech in Forestry Nelson Mandela University
Forestry career: 5 years
My role involves forest conservation, development trainings in forest technology, community development, climate change trainings, youth empowerment in forest management and women empowerment in forestry.
WHY I LOVE WORKING IN THE FORESTRY ... Read More
August 24, 2020Katy Louise
24
Aug2020
Mpact Recycling
Communications Manager
Qualifications
B.A. (Hons) Marketing Communications
Forestry career: 7 years
I put together both the internal and external communication strategies for the Recycling group which includes both the Mpact Recycling and Remade Recycling brands; as well as looking after the post-consumer programmes centered around schools, communities, collectors, buy-back centres and our ... Read More
August 24, 2020Katy Louise
19
Aug2020
NCT Forestry
Assistant Accountant
Qualifications
B Comm Degree
Forestry career: 13 years
Supervision of bookkeeping staff and review of their work. Accounting function of allocated tree farming schemes. “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” – Sir Isaac Newton. Accomplishments, big and small have brought to ... Read More
August 19, 2020Katy Louise
19
Aug2020
NCT Forestry
District Manager Southern KwaZulu-Natal
Qualifications
B Comm Financial Management
MBA
Forestry career: 22 years
I am currently the District Manager for Southern KZN, responsible for overseeing the supply of timber in Southern KZN and order allocations.
Starting out at NCT a few years after school with no tertiary education to now, two qualifications through part ... Read More
August 19, 2020Katy Louise
19
Aug2020
NCT Forestry
Accounts Clerk and Admin Department
Qualifications
B Comm Business Management and Marketing
Practical course in Bookkeeping
Currently studying Accountancy via SACOB
Forestry career: 8 years
In the eight years employed at NCT, I have developed into different roles, I could never be held down by one job title – I assisted as much ... Read More
August 19, 2020Katy Louise
19
Aug2020
MTO Group
Silviculture and Harvesting Operations Manager and Estate Management of the De Kaap Plantation.
Qualifications
National Diploma in Forestry
Forestry career: 4 years
I oversee the development, implementation, management and control annual operational plans (APO). Additionally, I am responsible for developing the budget for the plantation to achieve long and short-term goals ... Read More
August 19, 2020Katy Louise