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Mahle officially opens Gauteng office

Feb 15, 2017 Mahle

Mahle officially opens Gauteng office


Mahle invited a group of key industry members, clients and media to a function at their new offices in Centurion on Tuesday the 14th February. The ceremony was intended to officially open the new offices, and warehouse in Gauteng, as a central point of contact for their many locally headquartered clients.

“The Port Elizabeth operation still continues to run as per usual ” explained Richard Clarke, head of Mahle Aftermarket sub-Saharan Africa, “But we needed a presence in Johannesburg, to act as a central point of contact for a number of our customers”. Georges Mourad, Mahle’s head of EMEA, also used the occasion to thank Chris Stanbridge for his contribution to the brand's success, and the company’s re-entry into direct distribution in South Africa. Clarke presented him with a specially box-mounted Proteas shirt to commemorate his departure from full time involvement in the company. Mourad and Clarke then cut the ceremonial ribbon and declared the office "open for business".

While Clarke will be continue to be based in PE, Henk Pretorius and Muhammed Sayed will run the Gauteng operation. Look out for the full story and brand focus on Mahle Aftermarket in the March / April edition of Autoforum.

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