SAACE appoints youngest ever president
28 November 2007
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The South African Association of Consulting Engineers (SAACE) recently inaugurated its youngest president ever at its AGM held recently. Felix Fongoqa takes up the role at a time when the construction industry is showing strong growth in the context of a healthy and expanding economy. But this does not come without its challenges; with capacity utilisation running at close to 100%, considerable attention needs to be given to obtaining the necessary skills as consulting engineering companies are experiencing difficulties in obtaining skills in all categories including engineers, technologists and technicians, whether in the PDI category or not.
Fongoqa, CEO of ILISO Consulting, graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a BSc Engineering degree in 1988 and a Graduate Diploma in Engineering in 1990. He has over the years worked for many highly reputable consulting engineering firms in the country. After moving to Gauteng in 2002 he served on various committees of SAACE in different capacities including the Young Professional's Forum (YPF); Membership; Disciplinary; School of Consulting Engineering; Transformation; Marketing and Communications; and Finance and Staff. Fongoqa's key engineering expertise is in the fields of water engineering and municipal infrastructure.
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