BUSINESS
MBA ( Finance and Strategy ) from Indiana University in the US , and a Certificate in Mining Studies from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver .
Racheal Njoroge is the director of operations and joined Cummins in the US in 2006 . She is currently the general manager for cross-border entities , covering Lesotho , Madagascar , Malawi , Mauritius , Mozambique , Namibia , Swaziland , and Zimbabwe . She is also responsible for leading the centralised function that delivers improvements and compliance in supply chain , dealer development , commercial projects , and service and support function excellence . Njoroge holds a bachelor ’ s degree in management information systems and business administration from Winona State University , and an MBA from Ball State University .
Orlando Ferrao joined Cummins Angola as general manager in 2016 with a special focus on sales and technical personnel . In January 2018 , he joined Cummins Southern Africa as general manager , bringing with him a wealth of experience , including managing programmes ranging from customer relationship improvement and quality improvement , to process automation , asset optimisation , and continuous safety improvements . Ferrao holds various qualifications in electrical and mechanical engineering and began his career as an engineering manager outside Cummins before working his way into general management .
Robin Kuriakose is the power generation leader for Cummins Southern Africa and has extensive Africa-wide experience , having previously worked in Uganda , Tanzania , and Mozambique in other industries . Kuriakose joined Cummins in 2013 as marketing strategy and planning manager before taking the lead in the components business for power generation in Africa in 2015 and 2016 . He holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town and a bachelor ’ s degree in actuarial science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal .
André Kuhn joined Cummins in 2013 as the South Africa mining manager prior to taking on the role of general manager South Africa in 2015 . He is a seasoned industry professional with extensive knowledge of the South African business environment , supported by solid experience and relationships within key mining markets . Kuhn has been the mining leader for Cummins Southern Africa since 2017 , with a focus on mining business development .
Victor Masuku is responsible for the leadership and execution of all accounting and finance activities for Cummins Southern Africa as finance leader . He joined Cummins in 2007 and has held various finance roles within the emission solutions and filtration business units . Masuku holds a bachelor ’ s degree in cost and management accounting from the Vaal University of Technology and completed the Cummins Management Development Programme at Maccauvlei Learning Academy . He is currently studying towards a Chartered Management Accountant ( CIMA ).
Mining
The general feeling at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in February was one of optimism — and that was before the resignation of then-President Jacob Zuma and the election of current President Cyril Ramaphosa . Speaking about the potential impact of the changes to South Africa ’ s political landscape on the mining sector , André Kuhn , mining lead for Cummins Southern Africa , said : “ The atmosphere at the Mining Indaba was very positive , and if you look at South Africa ’ s neighbouring countries and listen to their sentiment , they are all indicating that they are open for business . This puts quite a bit of pressure on the South African government to resolve the whole issue surrounding the Mining Charter and to make it more investor friendly . It was quite pleasing to hear President Ramaphosa engage and say that one of his key focus areas is exactly that : to revitalise the mining sector .
“ What is even more gratifying is that this is not a one-sided declaration ; the sentiment is echoed by business . The Chamber of Mines has indicated that they have withdrawn their court action against the Department of Mineral Resources , meaning that we have a combined resolution from both government and business to resolve this matter and get mining back on track ,” he added . “ The CEO of Anglo American recently said they are very excited because they want to be part of the change , and I think that is the prevailing sentiment in South Africa at the moment : that mining companies — and their support structures — are open to being part of the change .”
Kuhn also took the opportunity to announce the development and roll-out of an advanced fault-finding electronic support tool that identifies the origin of technical glitches and the parts required to repair them . There is currently a large focus on big data in the mining sector , particularly in the areas of telematics , condition monitoring , and preventive maintenance . The iPad device helps reduce downtime , improve efficiency ,
Cummins
The C3750 unit , powered by the 95l Cummins QSK95 engine , is the largest single-unit genset in the Cummins portfolio .
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MAY 2018