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Alvaro de Oña



Chief Operating Officer and Head of Media, shecco

Alvaro is a shareholder and co-founder of shecco as an independent entity. He was instrumental in the early success of shecco’s communication platforms (R744.com, hydrocarbons21.com, ammonia21.com) and market research services. With a background in social sciences and international relations, he has spent the last six years working at the European Commission as an Human Resources expert, overseeing several change projects and helping to set up two new Agencies of the EU from scratch. As of March 2016, Alvaro is back at shecco to help its further international development and lead the media team in its efforts to share relevant stories, news and updates on the global transition towards natural refrigerants.

Wynand Groenewald



Head of Engineering, Commercial Refrigeration Services

Wynand Groenewald holds a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, his thesis ‘a Techno-economical analysis of a CO2 heat pump’ being the first thesis on the subject CO2 in Africa. He joined his current company Commercial Refrigeration Services in 2010 and played an integral part in the development of Africa’s first CO2 refrigeration systems and other related CO2 products. Currently he holds the position as Head of Engineering at his company, where his team strives daily to reach higher frontiers within the development and implementation of natural refrigerants.

Alex Kuzma



Head of Engineering Services, Woolworths

Alex Kuzma has a BSc in Metallurgical Engineering and heads up the Engineering Services Department at Woolworths (Pty) Ltd, a South African based retailer with Head Offices in Cape Town. 
Woolworths embarked on their “Good Business Journey” over 10 years ago in order to strategically position themselves at the forefront of sustainability and transformation in the global marketplace.  
Refrigeration design and performance play a key role in delivering on the challenging targets related to energy efficiency and carbon emissions. Investment in natural refrigerants and energy savings technologies are a huge part of the Good Business Journey strategy.

Grant Laidlaw



Owner, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy (ACRA)

Grant Laidlaw is the owner of the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy (ACRA) in Edenvale.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and an associate degree in educational administration.
He has a National Technical Diploma and completed an apprenticeship with Transnet.
He has dual-trades status: refrigeration and electrical. He has been involved with SAIRAC for 17 years and has been a Johannesburg committee member for the past eight (chairman in 2011 and 2012).
Currently, he is the treasurer (Johannesburg council) as well as president (national council) of SAIRAC.

Kenneth Bank Madsen



Business Development Manager, Advansor

Kenneth Madsen is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering of IHÅ in Denmark. Between 2001-2008, he worked at the Danish Technological Institute at the heat pump and refrigeration section, with a focus on Food Retail. He has held held various positions at Danfoss before joining Advansor as business development manager in 2018. 

Obed Meringo Baloyi



Chief Director of Chemicals Management, Environmental Affairs Department of South Africa

Mr. Obed Meringo Baloyi is Chief Director of Chemicals Management at the Environmental Affairs Department of South Africa since October 2012.
He previously served as Director of Waste Policy and Information Management at the Department, and led the development of the Waste Act, National Waste Management Strategy, Policy on the provision of Basic Waste Services and Domestic Waste Collection Standards.
He also led the development of Ozone Depleting Substances and the PCB regulations. He was instrumental in the negotiations of the Kigali amendment of the Montreal Protocol.

Malcolm Moore



Project and Risk Management, In2food Group

Having qualified as an Accountant, Malcolm served in the Textile Industry for 12 years before moving to the Food Industry in 1993. He has held senior operational and financial positions in the industry, with specific experience in Bakery, Meat, Fruit and Vegetable, Prepared Meals and Snack product processing.
Malcolm joined the In2food Group in 2009 as the Group Financial Manager and in 2016 his focus moved to Group Risk and Project Management.
Apart from a number of smaller projects, the majority of his time and attention is taken up with the construction of the new, 22000 square metre state-of–the-art facility in Bonaero Park, Johannesburg, which is due for completion by December 2018.