With more than 34 years of professional expertise in Management service of global leaders in the Mining, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas industries, with a total of 42 years experience in the Technical field, Chris van Zyl is exceptionally qualified, with international experience gained across Africa (Nigeria, Angola, Zimbabwe and South Africa), South America (Brazil) and Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore). A proven mentor and leader of high-performance multifunctional teams across diverse cultures and geographies, Chris is a technical Subject Matter Expert in the commissioning, maintenance and troubleshooting in instrument electrical and control technologies, systems review and process optimization – with a commendable record of reengineering cost-saving lean operations throughout his long tenures with blue-chip multinational corporations. His broad engineering exposure across onshore and offshore resource extraction and processing operations has earned Chris critical skills and hands-on insights into the integration, streamlining and modernization of multiple different developments and facilities.