Team

Rudolf holds a National Diploma in Marketing Management and was employed as Regional Manager of the Colas Group after completing his studies in 1989. Rudolf joined Raubex in 1997 as Managing Director of the then newly formed Roadmac Surfacing, which under his management grew into the leading road surfacing company in South Africa. Rudolf has more than 20 years’ experience in road surfacing and the bitumen industry. He was appointed as CEO of the Group effective 1 March 2010. Effective 31 July 2022, Rudolf retired as CEO and assumed the position as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman from 1 August 2022 with a focus on business strategy and M&A. With the resignation of Freddie Kenney, Les Maxwell was appointed as Acting Chairman with Rudolf being appointed permanent Chairman effective 6 December 2022.

Sam joined Raubex in July 2007 as the Financial Manager of Raubex Construction (Pty) Ltd and has grown through the financial ranks of the Group, where he was appointed as the Financial Manager of the Roads and Earthworks Division in May 2015, before being appointed as the Group Financial Manager in March 2020. Sam is an experienced Chartered Accountant and holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of the Free State. Sam completed his articles with Havenga Rossouw Viljoen in Bloemfontein in 2004, following which he was appointed as a partner at GJ Maasz & Kie before joining Raubex. Sam was appointed Financial Director of Raubex effective 1 June 2021.

Felicia joined Raubex as an Independent Non-Executive Director in February 2011. She has extensive knowledge and experience in the field of governance, including internal audit, external audit and risk management. Felicia was appointed as Executive Director responsible for Governance, Risk and Compliance for the Group effective 1 March 2017. She previously served as Group Chief Audit Executive at Denel SOC Ltd, Director of Risk and Assurance at City Power Johannesburg SOC Ltd, Head of Internal Audit at the Independent Development Trust (IDT) and as a partner and director at SizweNtsalubaGobodo VSP. Felicia also held a directorship position within the Institute of Internal Auditors of South Africa (IIASA) where she served on the Audit Committee and Public Sector Committee, in addition to various roles in both the public and private sector. Felicia served on the Board of the Institute of Directors South Africa from 2018 to 2021. Felicia was the Group’s Executive Director responsible for Governance, Risk and Compliance until her appointment as CEO effective 1 August 2022.

Bryan joined Raubex as an Independent Non-Executive Director in February 2011. He is an independent financial consultant and has served on the boards of numerous listed and unlisted companies. Bryan was also a partner at PwC for 13 years where he managed the national tax practice and gained considerable experience in the areas of property matters, financial structuring, leveraged buyouts, international taxation and listings.

Setshego joined Raubex as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective 1 June 2017. She has over 30 years’ professional experience in financial management, procurement and strategic planning. Most recently, she served in senior financial management and procurement positions at Fluor South Africa (Pty) Ltd for 10 years, prior to which she was the CFO at the National Nuclear Regulator. She also held financial management roles at BMW South Africa and Sasol Ltd. Setshego also served as a Non-Executive Director on the board of Pikitup Johannesburg (SOC) Ltd and as member of the Group Remuneration Panel of the City of Johannesburg. She currently serves as Non-Executive Director of TRS Staffing Solutions, a global engineering recruitment agency. As a result of Rudolf Fourie being CEO of Raubex prior to his appointment as Chairman of the Board, Setshego was appointed Lead Independent Non-Executive Director effective 6 December 2022.

Grace joined Raubex as Group Company Secretary and Legal Advisor effective 16 October 2017. Grace was admitted as an attorney in 1998 and as a notary and conveyancer in 2000 and has more than 15 years’ experience as a Company Secretary and Legal Advisor in the JSE listed environment.

Jaco joined Raubex in 2013 and has been the Managing Director of Roadmac Surfacing since. Jaco is a registered Pr.CM with SACPCMP.

Dieter joined Roadmac Cape 20 years ago under the leadership of Charlie Buckland. On the retirement of Charlie in 2013, Dieter was promoted to MD of Roadmac Cape, a role he has fulfilled with excellence since. Dieter is a registered Pr.CM with SACPCMP.

Braam joined Raubex in 1994 and has been with Raubex for 28 years. In this time he fulfilled various senior management positions within and outside South Africa. Braam is a Professional registered Civil Engineer and holds an MBA.

Dirk joined Raubex in July 2012, where he was instrumental in the establishment of Raubex Infra (Pty) Ltd. Dirk was appointed as Divisional Head of the Infrastructure Division and has served on Exco from May 2017. Prior to this, Dirk was co-founder of Meyker Construction in 1995, which was later acquired by Sanyati Construction. Dirk is a professional construction manager registered with SACPCMP with over 20 years’ experience in the construction industry, the majority of which was gained in supervisory, managerial and executive positions. Dirk was appointed as COO effective 1 August 2022.

Sandile has extensive experience within the Raubex group in operational and senior roles as Contracts Manager and later as Operations Director with B&E. He also served as the CEO of Syiaka Specialised Services and was appointed as the Managing Director of Raumix Aggregates in June 2021. He has been with the group for over 17 years. He holds a Mining Engineering diploma obtained from Wits Technikon (now University of Johannesburg), a Mine Managers Certificate and a post graduate management development diploma obtained from the University of Pretoria.

Nosisa has been an Executive Partner: Clients and Markets, Board member and Head of Forensic at KPMG SA. Nosisa successfully led various high-profile investigations in both private and public sectors, resulting in multi-million Rand recoveries. She has deep skills across governance, risk management, ethics, sales and brand reputation management. Nosisa is a nation builder known for cultural intelligence and providing exemplary back-boned ethical and trusted leadership. Nosisa is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) and an experienced executive and business leader. She holds 17 years’ experience as a partner and nine years as a board member at KPMG and has also completed Graduate of Leadership Programmes at the London and Stellenbosch Business Schools. She also serves on the board of the African Renaissance Capital, a fund established to fund the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, an institution dedicated to the economic, political and cultural development of Africa. Most recently, Nosisa was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of MTN Ghana. Nosisa was appointed Non-Executive Director at Raubex effective 6 December 2022.

Modi joined Raubex as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 29 May 2023. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Johannesburg’s School of Accounting. Modi commenced her career at ABSA Group Ltd, where she completed her articles and later worked as an Internal Auditor within the Commercial Banking division. She then moved to the National Empowerment Fund and later to the Development Bank of South Africa where she worked in the private equity and investment banking division as a senior investment and portfolio officer. Modi has held a number of Non-Executive Directorship positions at various public and private organisations, including listed companies such as Acsion Ltd and PSG Group Ltd. She has also served on a number of Audit Committees as Chairperson. She was also recently appointed as Vice-Chairperson of the University of Johannesburg’s Pension and Provident Fund.

Zweli joined Raubex as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 24 January 2025. Zweli is an experienced executive with a career spanning over 25 years in the mining industry. He brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning to develop and implement robust medium and long-term business plans that drive sustainable growth, operational excellence to ensure the achievement of business plans across key areas including production, costs, quality, health and safety, people development and succession planning. He is also well versed in business improvement to initiate and execute projects that drive growth. His experience also includes project execution and stakeholder management.

After completing the Management Trainee Program at AngloGold Ashanti, Zweli went on to hold senior mine operations roles at various reputable mining companies including Goldfields, Anglo American Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater, with his most recent executive position being Regional General Manager: Operations at Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited until his early retirement in May 2024. Much earlier in his career he also gathered experience in the Department of Mineral Resources as a Mining Inspector in the Directorate of Mine Health and Safety.

AJ began his career with Raubex in 1994, starting at the ground level and gaining experience in various positions within the Group. He has since held numerous senior management roles, both within and outside South Africa. In March 2021, AJ was appointed as Managing Director of Raubex KZN. Effective 1 March 2025, he succeeded Braam Kriek as the Divisional Head of Infrastructure.

Louis holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering (B. Eng (Civil)) and brings more than 30 years of executive leadership experience within the construction industry. He previously served in the Group from 1992 until his early retirement on 1 July 2022, during which time he held various senior roles, culminating in his position as Divisional Managing Director of the Roads and Earthworks Division. Louis is also the son of Koos Raubenheimer, the founder of Raubex.