Directors

Oupa Magashula
A seasoned Business Executive with over 26 years’ experience, Oupa has been employed by Telkom, Nampak, Sun International, SA Breweries and many others. Oupa’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree in Oceanography and Chemistry.
Oupa’s areas of expertise include Human Resources, Strategic Leadership, Tax administration, Industrial Relations, Financial Management and Administration. Oupa joined CZ Electronics in 2013 and currently holds the position of Executive Chairman. Oupa is actively engaged in the future growth plans for the company, taking a hands-on approach to the development of sales channels for existing and new products.

Walter Stander

Charel Cronje
Executive Management

Wayne van der Walt
Wayne’s career began with Altech Industrial Electronics, where he worked as a technician in the commercial and automotive production environment. Since, Wayne has worked in multiple electronics-related industries for more than three decades. He has a wealth of experience in design, manufacturing, testing, sales, marketing, project management and executive management and holds a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a BTech Digital Degree.
Before joining CZ Electronics in 2019, Wayne held various management positions in which he was responsible for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the geophysics exploration company, Compagnie Générale de Géophysique (CGG), for a decade. During that time, he was also exposed to the Australian and East Pacific markets. Wayne currently fulfils the role of Chief Executive Officer for CZ Electronics.

Mauritz Lombaard

Kishan Sarjoo

Tarun Jeram
Tarun is passionate about developing people, solving problems and continuously developing new ideas. He is a creative thinker with a B.Eng Honours degree in Electronics from the University of Pretoria. Tarun has over 15 years of experience in quality management in the diverse electronics manufacturing industry.
He joined the CZ Electronics team in 2016, in the position of Quality and HSE Manager, and is responsible for overseeing the Quality Control team, ISO systems, HSE compliance, reporting and supplier quality.

Cheryl Kalkapersad
With a history in supply chain management, Cheryl has worked in the property, motor, cell phone, security and electronics industries over the past 20 years. As our Head of Supply Chain since 2021, she brings a wealth of knowledge to the CZ family, which she uses to strategically streamline our Procurement, Warehousing and Distribution functions.
Over the course of her career, Cheryl has built and supervised a number of teams from the ground up and believes in inspiring and motivating people to be the best version of themselves. She holds a Higher National Diploma in Business Logistics through UNISA and has achieved multiple awards including Manager of the Year and Service Excellence.

Stephanes Van Dyk
Stephanes joined CZ Electronics in 2021 as our Senior Financial Manager and brings extensive experience to the table. With over 20 years working in large international engineering and FMCG companies, he is well versed in areas that include financial control, cost and management accounting, auditing, business consolidations, financial analysis and strategic project and change management.
As a top business turn-around strategist, we are delighted to see him lead our financial team in best practices towards the growth and financial health of our organisation and consider him an invaluable contributor to our ever-evolving ethos.