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Executive Function

The DAC is an industry driven initiative, drawing on the leadership and expertise of individuals from a broad range of automotive member firms and using it to identify and address a wide variety of challenges confronting the automotive industry.

The activities of the DAC are managed by an Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is responsible for determining the strategic direction and overseeing the finances of the public-private partnership, while the core focus areas or programmes and identified interventions are directed by Technical Steering Committees (TSC's) of industry representatives that meet on a regular basis.

In addition to the strategic and financial management of the DAC, the Executive Committee is also responsible for the following:

  • Annual performance review of the DAC and progress of the local automotive industry
  • The Annual General Meeting
  • The DAC Resource Centre
  • Interaction and cooperation with institutions in support of effectively and efficiently attaining DAC objectives
A list of the contents of the Resource Centre is available to members on request, including material on lean manufacturing, codes and standards, legislation and bylaws, policies and incentives, trends and statistics and archived DAC material.

Executive Committee Members

The current Executive Committee members are listed below:

Zamo Xaba
HR Director
Kaymac Group
Chairperson of Executive Committee &
Chairperson of Skills Development TSC
Andrew Turner
Managing Director
Ramsay Engineering
Deputy Chairperson of Executive Committee & Chairperson of Localisation TSC
Selvin Konar
Director: Supply Chain
Smiths Manufacturing
Chairperson of Infrastructure TSC
Dolly Msomi
HR Executive
Feltex Automotive
 Chairperson of Transformation TSC
Alex Holmes
Commercial Director
BEHR SA
Chairperson of Growth TSC
Bruce Muggeridge
General Manager
Feltex Fehrer
Chairperson of Manufacturing Excellence TSC
Shunnon Tulsiram
Head: Economic Development
eThekwini Municipality 
 eThekwini Municipality Representative
Steve van der Ham
Department Manager
Toyota Boshoku SA
Nominated Industry Representative
Ted Waldburger
Director
BEHR SA
Nominated Industry Representative
Sarv Pillay
Manager Supplier Development - Purchasing
Toyota SA 
Nominated Industry Representative
Theunis Rootman
General Manager TSAM Purchasing Toyota SA
 Nominated Industry Representative
Douglas Comrie
 Managing Director
Benchmarking & Manufacturing Analysts 
 Non-Voting Chief Facilitator
Prof Justin Barnes
Chairman
Benchmarking & Manufacturing Analysts 
Non-Voting Facilitator
Graeme Minter-Brown
Executive
Benchmarking & Manufacturing Analysts 
Non-Voting Facilitator
 
This process is facilitated by an independent team from Benchmarking & Manufacturing Analysts SA (Pty) Ltd (B&M Analysts), the same company that facilitates the South African Automotive Benchmarking Club (SAABC).