Chris Naidoo (Managing Director of Impexpo)

Chris Naidoo

Managing Director of Impexpo

Chris Naidoo, Managing Director of Impexpo Trading & Projects Pty Ltd, offering a Quality Management Consultancy to industry.
Started his career as an apprentice Fitter & Turner with ESKOM in August 1981 with seventeen years of dedicated service having moved up the ranks from a tradesman to senior QA/QC Technician.

He has gained forty years of industrial experience in the Electro-Mechanical, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing & Production, Mining, Fabrication & Construction industry sectors encompassing the innate skills of QC, QA and Quality Management with expert knowledge in Project Quality Management.

Joined Denel in 1999 and started his QA Management career in 2001. Later joined JOY Mining Machinery and thereafter accepted a rewarding career with Anglo American Kumba Iron Ore in 2009 to head up their Quality Project Management discipline at the Head Office in Centurion.

He then accepted a SHEQ & OPEX Divisional Head role at ABB South Africa in Modderfontein. SAAB Grintek Defense offered him a contract position for which he successfully achieved a 14 CFR Part 145 FAA Certification upon first audit by the FAA (USA) auditors. Currently contracted to Global Command & control Technologies to implement and get certified to ISO 9001:2015 since 2019.

During his tenure he has obtained and managed the following certifications:
ISO 9001, 14001, 18001, 17025, 1561-0/1, IEC 60079-0-1 & SACAA DMPT II license.

A certified SAATCA Senior QMS Auditor and Sustainable Development Lead Auditor are some of his distinguished accolades to name a few.

He has hands-on approach in leveraging best practices to lead business improvement teams for greater success in challenging and changing business environments.