Directors

Chief Executive Officer Neil Wilson

Barry Owen

Chief Executive Officer, Goscor Group

Barry joined the Goscor Group in March 2017 as the head of the Goscor Earthmoving Equipment business. Soon after this, he was tasked with full responsibility of several additional Goscor businesses, including Goscor Cleaning Equipment, Goscor Compressed Air and Goscor Power Products. Barry’s background is vast and diversified. He began his career on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, before spending time in several other sectors, including steel, chemicals, franchising, wholesaling and management consulting. Apart from working in Africa, he has worked on projects and in businesses in most other continents of the world, including Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Australasia.

Barry holds an MBA degree, as well as a BSc (Medicine) Honours degree and a BSc cum laude degree in Biochemistry. He is entrepreneurial by nature and, in his spare time, he is a keen mountain biker and golfer, and an avid fan of any South African national team! He is 53 years old and is married to Debby. They live in Johannesburg and have three grown-up boys.

Managing Director Cecil Oats

Cecil Oates

Managing Director, Goscor Lift Trucks

Boasting vast experience in leadership roles both in South Africa and abroad, Cecil is well-placed to steer the Goscor Lift Trucks business to new heights. A mechanical engineering technologist by profession, Cecil also holds an MBA from Bond University.

He joined GLTC from Babcock in early 2020, where he held several leadership positions across several business disciplines, including engineering, business development and transport – for 14 years of his career. Prior to that, Cecil worked for APV, where he rose through the ranks to become MD of the company’s South African business, before he joined APV’s global team in Germany.

In some of these roles, Cecil displayed undisputed competence in turning unprofitable businesses into cash cows, and setting them on a sustainable growth path – an attribute that made him the perfect fit for the GLTC managing directorship.

Away from work, Cecil enjoys spending time with his family and friends. His great passion for motorsport is exhibited by his support for his sons’ involvement in the one-make VW Polo GTi Cup Championship. Both sons race for the Total Excellium team – always keeping him at full throttle.

Francois Otto Group Financial Director at Goscor

Francois Otto

Group Financial Director, Goscor Group

Francois holds a B Compt degree from Unisa and completed his articles at a medium-sized Audit Firm in Cape Town.

He joined an Industrial Equipment group in December 1999 as Financial Manager in Cape Town and relocated to Johannesburg during 2002 for the same group where he fulfilled Financial Manager roles locally and in the UK for a total of 10 years.

Francois joined the Goscor Group in January 2010 as the Group Financial Manager.

Directors

Director Neil Wilson

Barry Owen

Chief Executive Officer, Goscor Group

Barry joined the Goscor Group in March 2017 as the head of the Goscor Earthmoving Equipment business. Soon after this, he was tasked with full responsibility of several additional Goscor businesses, including Goscor Cleaning Equipment, Goscor Compressed Air and Goscor Power Products. Barry’s background is vast and diversified. He began his career on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, before spending time in several other sectors, including steel, chemicals, franchising, wholesaling and management consulting. Apart from working in Africa, he has worked on projects and in businesses in most other continents of the world, including Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Australasia.

Barry holds an MBA degree, as well as a BSc (Medicine) Honours degree and a BSc cum laude degree in Biochemistry. He is entrepreneurial by nature and, in his spare time, he is a keen mountain biker and golfer, and an avid fan of any South African national team! He is 53 years old and is married to Debby. They live in Johannesburg and have three grown-up boys.

Director Cecil Oats

Cecil Oates

Managing Director, Goscor Lift Trucks

Boasting vast experience in leadership roles both in South Africa and abroad, Cecil is well-placed to steer the Goscor Lift Trucks business to new heights. A mechanical engineering technologist by profession, Cecil also holds an MBA from Bond University.

He joined GLTC from Babcock in early 2020, where he held several leadership positions across several business disciplines, including engineering, business development and transport – for 14 years of his career. Prior to that, Cecil worked for APV, where he rose through the ranks to become MD of the company’s South African business, before he joined APV’s global team in Germany.

In some of these roles, Cecil displayed undisputed competence in turning unprofitable businesses into cash cows, and setting them on a sustainable growth path – an attribute that made him the perfect fit for the GLTC managing directorship.

Away from work, Cecil enjoys spending time with his family and friends. His great passion for motorsport is exhibited by his support for his sons’ involvement in the one-make VW Polo GTi Cup Championship. Both sons race for the Total Excellium team – always keeping him at full throttle.

Director Francois Otto

Francois Otto

Group Financial Director, Goscor Group

Francois holds a B Compt degree from Unisa and completed his articles at a medium-sized Audit Firm in Cape Town.

He joined an Industrial Equipment group in December 1999 as Financial Manager in Cape Town and relocated to Johannesburg during 2002 for the same group where he fulfilled Financial Manager roles locally and in the UK for a total of 10 years.

Francois joined the Goscor Group in January 2010 as the Group Financial Manager.

Meet the team

Director Cecil Oats

Cecil Oates

Managing Director

Business Development Director Patrick Barber

Colette Engelbrecht

National Sales Manager

Logistics Director Ryan Nortje

Ryan Nortje

Logistics Director

National Parts and Procurement Director Strini Naidoo

National Parts and Procurement Manager

Group Financial Manager Andrew Lai

Ian Richter

General Manager Finance

Regional Director, KZN Michael Keats

Michael Keats

Regional Director, KZN

General Manager, Cape Town Gregg Tarr

General Manager, Cape Town

General Manager, East London Mark Rennie

Mark Rennie

General Manager, East London

General Manager – Short Term Rental Tanya Nieuwenhuys

Tanya Nieuwenhuys

National Used & STR Fleet Manager

General Manager Ronald Ryan

Ronald Ryan

General Manager, JHB

Technical Manager Pieter Stoop

Pieter Stoop

Technical Manager

General Manager Thando Kumalo

Thando Khumalo

General Manager – SHEQ-Risk

General Manager Operations Support Pieter Wesseles

Arina van der Westhuizen

National Operations Manager

Key Account & Product Manager Darryl Hancock

Darryl Hancock

Product Manager