Brett Atkins is the Production Director at Clear Strategy Company, the South African partner of GiPA. Together with GiPA President, Eric Devos and Clear Strategy Company MD, Martin Hendriksen, they are going to discuss the key figures of South Africa’s Automotive Industry and how this has been impacted by Covid-19. Brett has been involved in [...]

Martin studied mechanical engineering under a mining industry bursary and moved quickly into the industrial and business to business market research environment in 1991.  He was involved in researching the automotive aftermarket from early on and co-authored “The South African Market For Vehicle Replacement Parts” in the 1990’s.  In 1997, Martin founded Clear Strategy Company [...]

Lucian has been involved in the refinish paint industry for 26 years. His career in the industry started as a paint laboratory technician. This role was followed up by involvement in technical support, training and various sales positions throughout Africa. Lucian is currently the National Sales leader at Axalta Coating Systems South Africa. To see [...]

Tom Avon is currently responsible for repair performance and strategy for Admiral Group UK, the largest private motor insurer. Coming from a background in engineering and design, his experience in smart factory process control and large scale projects is something that’s brought into financial services. At Admiral, Tom has developed a track record in supplier [...]

Robert has extensive 360 degree collision industry experience in apprentice, technician, management, director and business owner level roles in both blue chip corporate and private companies, during which time he has supplied, grown, invested in, acquired and transformed bodyshops. Robert’s three-year term in multi-brand distribution includes opening new branches and doubling the geographic footprint of [...]