SAAE Fellows
SAAE Fellow

DE BEER, J A (Jan)
BSc Eng (Civil), MBL, AMPRetired CEO, Eskom Enterprises.
- Civil engineering background but through focus on project management gravitated to large multi-discipline projects.
- Project manager Duvha and Majuba power stations and later total Eskom capital expansion programme of 20000MW.
- Served on the Civil Engineering Advisory Council.
- Started Eskom’s national Electrification programme and represented Eskom on National Electrification Forum.
- Eskom Executive Director (Technology) responsible for R & D, technical health of the organisation, environmental management and introduction of new technologies such as PBMR.
- First CEO Eskom Enterprises; leading commercialisation of Eskom’s non-core business and establishment of international presence, mainly in Africa and Orient.
- Since 2003 working as international consultant in power generation and distribution. Non-executive director of, and advisor to, multi-national companies.
- Currently mainly working on Mmamabula coal fired power station project in Botswana as technical advisor to CIC Energy Corporation.