Teddy Daka appointed as sole-CEO at Zutari

30/03/2022

Appointment follows a productive year in which co-CEOs, Gustav Rohde and Teddy Daka, worked closely to ensure a seamless transition in leadership.

The two experienced executives will continue their 15-year working relationship to the benefit of Zutari, with Dr. Rohde stepping into the role of Deputy Chief Executive. With a 20-year tenure leading the company in Africa, Dr. Rohde is well placed to take responsibility for new business ventures, strategy, and culture. Daka, as CEO, will lead the company while driving Zutari’s growth initiatives and leading its digital transformation and focused client management programme.

The new CEO, supported by Dr. Rohde, is positioning the company for growth.

Recent structural changes and other initiative will increase the focus on market and client needs and enable Zutari to add increasing value by delivering future-fit solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems.

At Zutari, we believe in co-creating an engineered impact enable environments, communities and economies to thrive.

Zutari is an infrastructure advisory, design, and engineering consultancy. In the past 90 years, we’ve formed a deep-rooted relationship with Africa, the Middle East, and its people. Staying in business for almost a century is a testament to our agility and resilience.

Our broad collective of in-house, industry-recognised engineering consultants and trusted advisors provide seamless and integrated delivery of infrastructure projects. These solutionists combine their technical mastery, creative intelligence, and digital smarts to reframe traditional engineering for a new world.

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Teddy Daka appointed as sole-CEO at Zutari

Appointment follows a productive year in which co-CEOs, Gustav Rohde and Teddy Daka, worked closely to ensure a seamless transition in leadership.

At Zutari, we believe in co-creating an engineered impact enable environments, communities and economies to thrive.

Get in touch!

Transport Month 2025: Making Our Roads the Engine of South Africa’s Recovery

Clearing the air on municipal odour control – via Infrastructure News

Unlocking social infrastructure funding in South Africa starts by getting the basics right