Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies has announced the appointment of Jacobus Claassens to the position of Country Manager at Bosch Rexroth Ghana Limited.

After obtaining his national diploma in mechanical engineering (DME), Claassens worked in the chrome mining industry. He was then appointed to a managerial position at the Sadiola Gold Mine in Mali. Since then, Claassens has held a number of roles at mines across Africa, in a variety of mining sectors (gold, copper, manganese, iron, coal and chrome). With extensive knowledge of mobile mining equipment and management experience, Claassens brings a wealth of expertise to his new role at Bosch Rexroth Ghana Limited. He reports to regional manager, Alex Booth and will be responsible for Bosch Rexroth Ghana operations. “We extend a warm welcome to Jacobus, and wish him every success in his new role,” says Booth.

Contact Gillian Allin, Bosch Rexroth South Africa Group of Companies, Phone 011 979-4630, gillian.allin@boschrexroth.co.za, www.boschrexroth.africa