July 25, 2008

SASSDA appoints Mr Raaff as new MD

Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association recently announced that it had appointed Mr Tim Raaff as its new MD, replacing Mr Michael Campbell, who resigned in March 2008 after nearly two years in the leadership position.

Mr Raaff said that "Over the last 2 years, SASSDA has had tremendous success in not only profiling the stainless steel industry locally and abroad, but also made significant strides in developing training initiatives. I look forward to adding my experience to the wealth of knowledge and skills already in the organization."

Mr Raaff has held previous managing directorships at industrial systems and services provider for the pulp and paper, hydropower, and steel industries, Andritz, as well as products and services provider for the oil and natural gas industry, Baker Hughes. He has over 35 years of experience in the mining and engineering fields.

SASSDA provides a platform for a growing base of nearly 600 members to collectively promote local growth and development of stainless steel and the export of stainless steel products from South Africa.