Veolia Water Technologies South Africa’s Namibian partner, Aqua Services & Engineering (ASE), has announced the appointment of Luther Rukira as Managing Director, who takes the helm from retiring MD Chris Stöck, effective 01 February 2015.  

Well-qualified for the task at hand, Rukira, who has his MSc. Hydrology and BSc. Mathematical Sciences, comes with extensive experience in water supply operations and maintenance management, particularly with respect to water abstraction, treatment and distribution. His former position as Deputy Director – Rural Water Supply South, with the Namibian Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development, as well as more recent management positions with the Namibia Water Corporation – including General Manager: Water Supply, stand him in good stead to lead the private Namibian water treatment company.  

Keynote projects in which Rukira has played a key role include contributing to the development of Namibia’s National Water Policy and Legislation; coordinating the development of a company-wide asset management system as his personal initiative at Namibia Water Corporation; and several trans-boundary water resources management projects on the Kunene and Orange River Basins.  

Rukira, who is married and has four children, when questioned on the short-term future of ASE, says that over the next two years he envisages the company growing in the EPC arena, additional growth in the number of chemical contracts and operation and maintenance contracts.  

Aqua Services & Engineering (Pty) Ltd (ASE) was established in 1993 as a company to support the local water treatment industry. This mainly includes the supply of turnkey water and wastewater treatment installations, water treatment equipment (components), chemicals and a fully-fledged instrumentation section. The company merged with Veolia Water Technologies South Africa on 1st June 2008.

Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 179,000 employees* worldwide, the Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them. In 2014, the Veolia group supplied 96 million people with drinking water and 60 million people with wastewater service, produced 52 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 31 million metric tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of €24.4 billion* in 2014. www.veolia.com (*) 2014 pro-forma figures, including Dalkia International (100%) and excluding Dalkia France

Contact

Dr Gunter Rencken, Managing Director Veolia Water Technologies, South AfricaTel: 011 663 3600Email: info.southafrica@veolia.comWebsite: www.veoliawaterst.co.za