FEATURE BY SINAZO MKOKO
Gautrain outgoing CEO - William Dachs
Maintaining Gautrain Management Agency’s standards of excellence, innovation and good governance
G
auteng MEC for Transport and Logistics Kedibone DialeTlabela has announced that the current Gautrain CEO, William Dachs, will step down at the end of his tenure in January 2024.
governance. We were also fortunate to have someone of his calibre and experience lead the GMA when the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the entire world,” she said.
William Dachs was appointed Chief Executive in February 2020, taking over from Jack Van Der Merwe who retired. Prior to this, William served as Gautrain Management Agency’s Chief Operating Officer since 2014 and has worked as an Executive Manager in the technical services unit.
She added that they were also fortunate to have had someone of Williams’ calibre and experience to lead the GMA when the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the entire world.
Hon. Diale-Tlabela expressed her gratitude to William for his solid and impeccable leadership. “He has maintained GMA’s standards of excellence, innovation, and good
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A professional engineer with degrees in civil engineering and law, William was one of the founding members of the Public-Private Partnership Unit at the South African National Treasury and has led the unit, working on several large infrastructure PPP projects in various sectors, including renewable energy, health, transport, and logistics.
