Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Lance Shulz from AIDC:
Lance Schultz has been appointed MD of the AIDC Eastern Cape.
The appointment of a MD at the AIDC Eastern Cape, an agency of Provincial government, commissioned to assist industry become more globally competitive, is the final step in the full de-coupling of the two AIDC regional entities.
Schultz, who served as Manager: Supply Chain & Supplier Development at the AIDC for 12 years officially fills the MD role which has been vacant since the AIDC Eastern Cape, fully owned by the ECDC, became a separate legal entity to its sister company, the AIDC Gauteng, from which it decoupled in 2012.
Schultz points out however that the two entities remain connected through a close working relationship.
“The AIDC Eastern Cape, will never forget its history and initial mandate to serve the priorities of government by assisting the Eastern Cape automotive sector become more globally competitive.”
“The objectives of government and industry are not mutually exclusive and the AIDC plays a key link between the two. When industry is productive and sustainable, then socio-economic and job growth takes place,” he said.
Schultz has more than 20 years of experience in the automotive sector, having also worked for Mercedes Benz South Africa for a decade, responsible for lean manufacturing projects and aspects of new model introductions.
He has managed major supplier development projects in the automotive industry, including establishing the Nelson Mandela Bay Logistics Park in Uitenhage.
His departments at the AIDC Eastern Cape, have made a significant contribution to the strength of the automotive supply chain with shopfloor improvement programmes that in the last financial year saved participating suppliers more than R10m in annual savings and created or retained more than 160 jobs.
He was schooled in Cape Town and is married with two teenage children, holds a MBA and a B. Tech Degree (Operations Man.) from the NMMU and a B.Sc. Honours (Industrial Eng.) from Pretoria University.
He is the regional Chairperson for the SA Chartered Institute of Logistics and also serves as an Advisory Board Member for the NMMU Management Faculty.
He is currently completing his Six Sigma Masters Black Belt and is an accredited TPM facilitator through Councill of Indian Industries/TPM Club India and a UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) benchmarking advisor.
“The CEO’s appointment enables the AIDC Eastern Cape to accelerate its subsidised programmes and services, with new focus and commitment,” Schultz said.
“The immediate focus areas of the AIDC Eastern Cape are Sustainability, Transformation and Operational Excellence in industry,” Schultz said.
Submitted by: Deon Engelke on behalf of AIDC.
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