About AECI
Senior managers

Senior managers

Gary Cundill   Gary Cundill (43)
BSc Eng (Chem), BEng Hons (Water), GDE (Civil)

Gary is Group Technical and Safety, Health and Environment Manager. He has worked in the chemicals, steel and explosives industries, and joined the Group in 2001. His background lies in technical development and in project and operations management.

     
John Mahlase   John Mahlase (50)
BAdmin (Hons)

John is the AECI Group’s Human Resources Manager. Prior to assuming this portfolio, he was Human Resources Manager at Chemserve, which company he joined as a Human Resources Consultant in 1997. John has an Honours degree in industrial psychology and an Advanced Diploma in labour law.

     
Nomini Rapoo   Nomini Rapoo (47)
BCom (Law), LLB

Nomini joined AECI as Company Secretary on 1 June 2011.  In addition to her law degrees, she has qualifications and extensive experience across of broad spectrum of disciplines including risk and compliance management, internal audit, legal services and company secretariat functions.  She is an Admitted Attorney of the High Court.

     
Iwan Schutte   Iwan Schutte (38)
CA(SA), CIA

Iwan is Group Internal Audit Manager. Prior to being appointed to this position, he was Divisional Internal Audit Manager responsible for the specialty chemicals cluster. He joined AECI in 2004.

     
Trevor Starke   Trevor Starke (42)
CA(SA)

Trevor is Group Treasurer with overall responsibility for treasury functions, corporate centre accounting, payroll and office management. He joined AECI in 1997 and worked in Group Accounting before joining the Treasury in 1999.

     
Graham Thompson   Graham Thompson (35)
CA(SA)

Graham is AECI’s Group Financial Manager, with overall responsibility for the Group’s finance and tax functions. He joined AECI in 2005 as Group Accountant having previously worked as an Audit Manager in an auditing firm.

     
Louis van der Walt   Louis van der Walt (56)
Bluris, LLB, CFP

Louis has been Manager of AECI’s Retirement Funds since 1999. He joined AECI as a Legal Advisor in 1991, having worked in similar capacities elsewhere. Louis is an Advocate of the High Court and a Certified Financial Planner.