Vinesh is a Director within the Operations Transformation department of PwC South Africa and has been working with clients in the Energy, Utilities, Resources and Industrial Manufacturing industries since 1995.  He is the South African leader of the Smart Manufacturing practice. His experience covers a wide range of areas, with specific expertise being obtained in Industrial Automation and Control, Manufacturing Execution Systems, and IT/OT Integration. Vinesh is a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa and a Certified Director with the Institute of Directors. He serves on the executive committee of MESA Africa and is an advisor to the board of directors of the SAIMC.

Vinesh’s key areas of expertise / focus include, but are not limited

• ESG Topics focused on Net Zero, Circularity, CBAM, CSRD


• Digital Strategy formulation


• Manufacturing Information Systems / Manufacturing Information Systems


• Asset Management


• Lean Manufacturing


• 4IR Technology Roadmap development


• Industrial Automation and Control