Implementation Of The New SAIA Constitution – Elections Of Office Bearers
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members who participated in the approval process for the adoption of the New Constitution. In line with the dictates of the New Constitution, the elections for the positions of Vice President and Deputy Treasurer required the participation of the general SAIA Membership. To that end, we would like to thank our members who actively participated in this voting process which resulted in the new office bearers being in place with effect from the 1st September 2015.
Kindly note that the following members were elected to serve in the Board and associated Committees;
Board Members
| Name | Position | Region |
| 1. Sindile Ngonyama | President | |
| 2. Kevin Bingham | Vice President | – |
| 3. Andy Hart | Treasurer | – |
| 4. Jan Ras | Deputy Treasurer | – |
| 5. AJ Corbett | Board Member | SAIA Border-Kei |
| 6. Andrew Cunningham | Board Member | ClfA a Region of SAIA |
| 7. Neill Kievit | Board Member | SAIA Eastern Cape |
| 8. Neil Van Zyl | Board Member | SAIA Free State |
| 9. Daniel Van Der Merwe | Board Member | GlfA (SAIA) |
| 10. Ruben Reddy | Board Member | SAIA KZNIA |
| 11. Koos Viser | Board Member | SAIA Limpopo |
| 12. Gerhard Jooste | Board Member | SAIA Mpumalanga |
| 13. Johan Lategan | Board Member | SAIA Northern Cape |
| 14. Brian Smith | Board Member | SAIA North West |
| 15. Faan Nel | Board Member | PIA a Region of SAIA |
| Simmy Peerutin | Chair: Practice Committee | – |
| Fanuel Motsephe | Chair: Transformation Committee | – |
| Obert Chakarisa | Chief Executive Officer | – |
Management Committee Members (ManCom)
| Name | Position |
| 1. Sindile Ngonyama | President |
| 2. Kevin Bingham | Vice President |
| 3. Andy Hart | Treasurer |
| 4. Jan Ras | Deputy Treasurer |
| 5. Obert Chakarisa | Chief Executive Officer |
Finance Committee Members (FinCom)
| Name | Position |
| 1. Andy Hart | Treasurer |
| 2. Jan Ras | Deputy Treasurer |
| 3. Obert Chakarisa | Chief Executive Officer |
| 4. Esther Van Tonder | Executive Manager: Finance & HR |
Practice Committee Members (PraCom)
| Name | Position |
| 1. Simmy Peerutin | Chairperson |
| 2. Andre Cunningham | Core Member |
| 3. Michael Bester | Core Member |
| 4. Neill Kievit | Core Member |
| 5. Marcus Holmes | Core Member |
| 6. Cecilia Janse van Rensburg | Core Member |
| 7. Manus Heunis | Core Member |
| 8. Gert Bolt | Core Member |
| 9. Bryan Wallis | Executive Manager: Practice & Stakeholder |
Transformation Committee Members (TransCom)
| Name | Position |
| 1. Fanuel Motsepe | Chairperson |
| 2. Kevin Bingham | Member |
| 3. Buhle Mathole | Member |
| 4. Lone Poulsen | Member |
| 5. Linda Mampuru | Member |
| 6. Nina Saunders | Member |
| 7. Penny Sebe | Executive Manager: Transformation |
We have no doubt that the Board and various committee have dedicated members who will be instrumental in SAIA turning the corner in terms of being effective and advancing the interests of both our members and the architectural profession at large.
Kind regards
Obert Chakarisa
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
