Stanley Steenkamp

As the Managing Director of AVK Valves Southern Africa, I am responsible for driving the company’s strategic growth, operational excellence, and market leadership in the water and industrial sectors. This role oversees manufacturing efficiency, sales expansion, financial performance, and customer satisfaction while ensuring compliance and sustainability. I lead a high-performing team, fostering innovation, and strengthen stakeholder relationships to maintain AVK’s reputation as a trusted provider of high-quality valve and automation solutions.

I held full P&L leadership for the Water, Waste, and Energy divisions, focusing on B2B and B2G customers. I was responsible for developing strategic initiatives to drive organic growth within key market segments such as Mining, Food & Beverage, and Heavy Industry. My responsibilities included executing the strategic plan through collaboration and hands-on leadership of an agile and experienced local management team of executives within the region. I had regional responsibility for eight legal entities, covering activities ranging from the blending and sale of specialty chemicals, municipal water reuse and PPP leadership, industrial projects, and O&M portfolios to hazardous waste landfill management. My value proposition to industry centered on delivering integrated Total Water, Waste, and Energy Management solutions that reduced the total cost of ownership while optimizing customer operations and achieving sustainable results.

VP and General manager for Ecolab and Nalco in the region, focusing on Industrial Services to major industries such as F&B, Petrochemical, and Mining. My role an responsibility included the manufacture, supply of speciality chemicals to diverse industries, focusing on solution based services to our customers. O&M Contracts, SLA's, Audits. Plant optimization with the use of speciality chemicals to improve the the customers total cost of ownership.

Managing Director for Sulzer UK manufacturing the high complexity package solutions in Oil &Gas, Water and Heavy industries Globally. I was also appointed as the Operations Director for the Complex Oil & Gas Business Unit. My customer base extended globally from the Gulf of Mexico to APAC as well as Nordic regions, dealing with the manufacturing, sale and service of complex Capital Plant and Equipment . Extensive experience dealing with both NEC and FIDIC international construction contract systems.

Full P&L responsibility for leading the Sub Saharan Africa business from South Africa. I was also appointed as the Managing Director for Sulzer Hydro mining, dealing with the capital equipment supply and services for the mining Industry.

General Manager for the Services Division with Divisional P&L accountability, responsible for the strategic execution for all Refurbishment, Service, Site activities and warranties for Sub Saharan Africa. Products ranging from general End suction units, Slurry applications in mining to high complexity Multistage units on Metal Processing applications.

• Managed national service and aftermarket business for KSB South Africa, overseeing all after sales topics to support the KSB brand. • Developed strategies to grow service business, leading to increased revenue and customer satisfaction. • Implemented P&L responsibility from a national perspective, ensuring profitability and operational efficiency.