GAST – South Africa - Announces New CTO

GAST – South Africa - Announces New CTO

GAST South Africa is pleased to announce the appointment of their new CTO, Francois du Plessis.

GAST South Africa has recently appointed a new Chief Technology Officer who is at the forefront of autonomy and artificial intelligence within the industry. Our clients come first and utilising technology that can provide our customers with cost effective, high quality and safe products is what sets GAST apart.

Francois brings a wealth of experience spanning over 31 years, in several areas.  Francois is an accomplished and diversified Executive Level Technology Expert with specialization in ICT [18 years], ICT Management [5 years], ICT Executive / Senior Management level [8 years], and Project/Programme Management [8 years]. Who additionally has a proven track record of streamlining business outcomes and enabling a sustainable value across the organisation.

GAST Global CEO and President Mr. Kevin Gast said, “Advancing our product offerings globally and in particular our African & South Africa operations with new advanced and cutting-edge solutions purely built to serve our customers better, Francois brings a great wealth of knowledge in these fields particularly A.I. & UAV technologies and we look forward that these initiatives benefit our clients.”

Francois possesses the forward-thinking mind-set needed to stay ahead of technology in the construction and civil engineering industries and to build strategic partnerships that focus on stakeholder value.

About GAST

GAST is a leading Specialist Contractor in the Construction and Civil engineering fields, that has been powering the growth and innovation in these industries since 1961, in particular focusing on Waterproofing, Painting, Geosynthetics, Construction, Civil & Consulting.

Headquartered in Ireland, GAST has global operations in the USA, Cyprus, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Canada, Dubai and Australia.

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