Two women make Scaw history

In 2007 Deirdré Lingenfelder became the first woman in the group to be appointed to Scaw South Africa’s Executive Committee. She was employed in 2003 as environmental manager, was appointed group SHE manager designate in 2005, and then group SHE manager in 2006. She holds many qualifications and has stamped SHE in Scaw with her own personal brand of results-oriented commitment.

Deirdre has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Biological Science, and a Master of Science degree in Physiology. By year-end she will have obtained a Master of Commerce degree in  Business Management.

In 2008 Karishma Sewpersad became the first woman to be appointed to Scaw South Africa’s Board. Karishma  qualified with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Natal in 2002. She began her career as a process engineer in Xstrata Alloys’ ferrochrome production facilities in Lydenburg. After gaining experience in the Smelting operation section she took up a managerial position as a production superintendent in the Agglomeration and Pre-Reduction section of the operation. Later, she stepped into the role of technical superintendent where she was responsible for research and development work across the whole process.
 
Thereafter she entered the corporate environment, when she took up a position as marketing superintendent at Xstrata’s head offices in Rustenburg. During this time she commenced a Masters in Business Leadership (MBL) through the University of South Africa and is currently in her final year of study. After a total of four and a half years in the ferrochrome industry, she joined BHP Billiton as a commercial analyst in their Coal division.
 
Today, Karishma is a principal for Shanduka Resources and her skills will undoubtedly strengthen the value of Shanduka’s Resources based assets.