Mr Dachs unveiled as new GMA’s Chief Executive

Department of Roads and Transport 2020/01/29 - 23:00



By Sipho Tshabalala

Mr William Dachs was unveiled as the new chief executive officer of the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA). The announcement was made by the Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Road Infrastructure Jacob Mamabolo.

The MEC stressed the Provincial Government’s “confidence in Mr Dachs abilities to lead the GMA to maintain and further the Agency’s excellent levels of governance, transformation and vision for improved mobility coupled with socio-economic development’.

Mr Dachs is a Professional Engineer registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Law. He has worked at the National Treasury and at the World Bank developing skills in infrastructure finance. Prior to joining National Treasury, Mr Dachs worked for ten years as a consulting civil engineer in transport and water related projects in the country.

He served as the Agency’s Chief Operating Officer since 2014 and has prior to that as its Senior Executive Manager: Technical Services.

His appointment is effective 01 February 2020 during which he will shadow outgoing CEO Mr Jack van der Merwe for a month to facilitate smooth transition.    

MEC Mamabolo also announced the retirement of Mr Jack van der Merwe effective 29 February 2020 after serving for twenty years as Gautrain Project Leader and Chief Executive of the GMA. He established the agency’s fundamentals of good governance – including eight clean audits.

The MEC heaped praise on Mr van der Merwe remarking that “he has earned the Gauteng Provincial Government’s unqualified gratitude”.

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