Management of NP&A Group
Managing Director is Nick Porée – B. Com. MCIT CILTSA, PMIMH (SA), who has been Research Project Manager and transport consultant engaged in transport economic and business research in Southern Africa for over 30 years.
He worked with the Research Unit for Transport and Physical Distribution Studies (RTPS) at Rand Afrikaans University and CSIR–National Institute for Transport and Road Research [NITRR], as well as various consultancy firms as a sub-contracted project manager, transport economist/expert in transport research projects.
He authored much of the initial course material for the National Diploma Courses in Road Transport Management and wrote and lectured for many years.
He developed the methodology and managed the implementation of the National Freight Transport Data Bank.
Past projects include the management of the Freight Section of the National Transport Master Plan project for SA: DOT and more recently as Transport Consultant to the SADC-COMESA-EAC Tripartite Alliance on the subject of Liberalisation and Harmonisation of road transport regulation in the Southern African Region. He was consultant for the NFLS and RFS projects to DOT in RSA.
Has been Project Manager or Transport Economist-expert in multimodal research projects in Southern Africa for World Bank, SADC, COMESA, Tripartite, USaid, Dfid, TMSA, parastatals, financial institutions and a number of government departments at all levels in South Africa.
Private sector consultancy work has included involvement in management, systems, economic and financial projects for a wide range of companies.
Administration Director of NP&A Group is Rekha Sookream, (MD of BayWay Consultants) who is a graduate of the National Diploma in Road Transport Management at University of Johannesburg.
Past project involvement includes creation of the provincial Freight Transport databanks, weighbridge management, road freight surveys, numerous research projects, and Transport Liberalisation studies in ESA.
She has extensive experience in project management, data control, web site input and verification procedures, manpower planning, budgeting and project accounting.
She currently provides the project management and Secretariat to the KZN Freight Task Group, which meets quarterly in Durban to provide an important liaison between industry and Provincial government.
She also manages membership, data recording, input and analysis for the SA Freight Transport Institute (SAFTI) and consultation for FESARTA.
Expert Associates
Alistair Christison is transport and logistics expert with extensive experience both international and domestic supply chain systems. His expertise includes intimate knowledge of the use of railways in logistics and the management of industrial logistics to match manufacturing and supply chain objectives. Past experience includes logistics evaluation projects in Gauteng, Durban, East Africa and several regional centres.
Dave Watts is a regional expert in customs and intermodal trade logistics. As immediate past president of SAAFF, he is fully aware of the import/export logistics chains and systems in all South African ports and is an expert in the implications of logistical system design.
Michael Fitzmaurice has extensive experience in the movement of goods from South Africa into the various Member States of the SADC region. His experience includes extensive analysis and evaluation of transport systems throughout Southern Africa.
Aubrey Moyo is a management training expert with long time experience in the fields of driver training, transport policy development in HR issues and has practical experience of the management of weighbridges and transport research projects.
Alta Swanepoel is South Africa’s leading transport legislation expert with many years of advisory service to the South African Authorities and to industry regarding the application of transport legislation.
Brian Jeary is an expert in South African transport legislation, with extensive practical experience in the management of roadworthiness testing centres, overloading control weighbridges and the enforcement activities in road freight transport.
David McFarlane is a qualified civil engineer with extensive experience of traffic modelling and urban transport planning. His past experience includes the eThekwini Logistics Study and many industrial design and evaluation exercises aimed at creating effective transport solutions.