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Directors
Linda Kempster
Executive Director
Joining Hydraform in 1995 and tasked with setting up and implementing
administration, finance and HR processes, Linda was promoted to
financial director in 2001 and to group operations and finance director
in 2012. Linda holds a CIS qualification and is an associate member of
the internationally recognised Chartered Institute of Secretaries. Over
the years she has been instrumental in establishing a solid corporate
governance framework for Hydraform and has overseen, monitored and
ensured compliance at every step along the way.
Linda has a passion for the principle of continuous improvement and is
clear in her objective to establish quality, safety and financial operational
standards to produce a positive impact on the overall performance of the
organisation. She is responsible for improving Hydraform’s performance
by enhancing business operation systems, organisational procedures,
flow of information inside and outside the company, management
strategy/planning and business processes. She manages and oversees
daily operations in finance and HR, ensuring streamlined operations,
reduced operating costs and improved profitability.
Nazlie Dickson
Executive Director
With nearly a decade and a half of service, Nazlie is a relative
latecomer to Hydraform who brought a much-needed marketing
viewpoint to what can sometimes be the rather staid business of
engineering and construction. Holding a BA degree in communication
and diplomas in management, international trade and exports, her
value was appreciated and she was appointed director of the main
trading company, Hydraform International, in 2009 and subsequently
became a director of the holding company in 2011, taking on the
Sales and Marketing portfolio.
Nazlie has worked with clients from all over Africa, extending from
Sudan to Zimbabwe, in the process learning that no two clients
have the same set of problems or needs. The experience has also
underscored the company belief that future success is contingent
upon listening to the needs of customers because that leads to
development of products customers actually want. Another part of
the philosophy espoused by Hydraform’s marketing team relates to
the importance of always remaining available to support customers,
wherever they may be on the continent or planet.
Bronwen de Fin
Non-executive Director
A practising attorney, notary and managing director of her own
practice, Bronwen brings more than a decade of post-admission
experience to the board and her speciality of Commercial Law and
Civil Litigation has proven extremely valuable on occasion. Importantly,
she also has a strong grasp of business by virtue of her BB (Rhodes)
and MBL (Unisa) degrees, which complement her LLB (Rhodes) and
results in pragmatic and holistic legal advice.
Bronwen has served as a non-executive director on the board
of Hydraform since 2011. Her association with this international
organisation and its transcontinental dynamics is one that generates
immense pride and a sense of shared accomplishment. This is
particularly true of the unique manner in which the company delivers
on its objective to be a force in building the African continent while
simultaneously empowering its people.