Overview | Team
OUR PEOPLE
Bev Dickerson
Chief Executive Officer
Bev is a Professional Chemical Engineer with over 40 years of project management and design experience in the hydrocarbon infrastructure industry. He has worked in over 20 countries, represented the Director of Pipelines and Terminals Division Middle East Hub for a major international engineering company and trained multiple diverse project teams.
Tom Cowan
Managing Director
Tom is a Professional Mechanical Engineer with a completed MBA degree. He has 10 years of project management experience, specializing in hydrocarbon pipelines and storage terminals. He was previously involved in several successful start-up companies within the oil and gas industry and is leading major hydrocarbon projects throughout Africa.
Carlien Pretorius
Manager of Engineering
Carlien is a Professional Chemical Engineer with 15 years of engineering design experience in Hydrocarbon and Chemical projects. She has managed and lead all stages of projects including Conceptual and Feasibility studies, Basic Engineering, FEED, Detailed Engineering, Construction, Commissioning and Start-up phases.
Diaan Roode
Manager of Projects
Diaan is a qualified Chemical Engineer and Project Manager with 10 years of experience leading various infrastructure projects for large petrochemical companies. His previous experience includes designing pharmaceutical processing plants and managing projects in the aerospace and aviation industries, but Diaan prefers the challenges offered working with hydrocarbons.
Ebrahim Patel
Director EPCM Bonisana
Ebrahim is an experienced Mechanical Engineer with over 10 years industrial and facilities management experience in the manufacturing and commercial industries. He has implemented a range of projects particularly in the steel and automotive manufacturing industries. B. Eng (Mechanical) University of Johannesburg.
Nicole Patel
Director EPCM Bonisana
Nicole has more than 15 years of experience in the Human Resources and Finance environments. She had implemented various HR processes and compliance procedures for various organizations, including one of the “Big Four” auditing firms.
