A qualified accountant, currently serves as Executive Director and Chief executive officer of Zimborders. Prior to this, Francois, served as one of the two Executive Directors of Raubex Group for 10 years in the positions of Commercial Director, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Francois, was jointly responsible for the building of the group from a provincial road builder to the largest road and bridges infrastructure group in SADC, where Raubex now employs more than 7000 people. Francois was responsible for the public listing of the Raubex Group on the Johannesburg Stock exchange.
Prior to his involvement at Raubex, Francois, served as CEO of the JIC Mining & Construction (PTY) Ltd, then the largest mining construction company in S.A. and was further the driving influence in the creation of the Matlapeng group in S.A. which became one of the country’s most successful empowerment investment vehicles.Francois has exceptional experience and a proven track record regarding the requirements, needs and shortfalls of building infrastructure in Africa.
