PERMANENT EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS AT PRASA

Mr. Hishaam Emeran, has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive
Officer: PRASA Technical. Mr. Emeran is our homegrown talent that has risen
through the ranks at PRASA. He is a seasoned transport specialist with 25 years’
experience, ten of which were obtained in the private sector in transportation and
consulting. The other fifteen years were gained in the public sector.
Mr. Emeran has been acting in the role and acquitted himself exceptionally, which
gives me great pleasure to see him taking on the role on a permanent basis. His
vast leadership experience in transportation planning, engineering and
management, and his strong relations with leading engineering and transportation
stakeholders across the industry will stand PRASA in good stead.
Mr. Emeran is regarded as a thought leader in that he has contributed to various
transportation conference publications, and is a guest lecturer on rail transportation
at the University of Cape Town. He has great passion for transforming South
Africa’s integrated public transportation system in support of economic and societal
development.
HISHAAM EMERAN
Chief Executive Officer - PRASA Technical
Mr. Emeran holds a Master’s in Philosophy in Transport Studies obtained from the
University of Cape Town; A Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering
Transportation obtained from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and a
National Diploma in Civil Engineering from Cape Peninsula University of
Technology