MBAWC appoints new executive director

11 Feb 2015

The Master Builders Association of the Western Cape (MBAWC) has announced that Allen Bodill has been appointed as their new executive director, effective from 1 March 2015. He replaces Rob Johnson, who passed away suddenly last year.

Allen Bodill

"He was selected for his extensive experience in the domestic, commercial, industrial and public sectors of the Cape Peninsula construction industry," says Willem Vorster, who has been serving as the MBAWC's acting executive director while a permanent replacement was sought.

"He is also a highly competent strategic leader, who is adept at financial and budget management, human resource and stakeholder relationship management, labour relations and collective bargaining. He is also well-versed in construction dispute-resolution and adjudication, resource and procurement management, as well as organisational marketing. In addition, Allen is knowledgeable about dealing with construction contractual and legal issues."

Academic qualifications

A former MBAWC president and CEO of Allen Bodill Construction, Bodill matriculated from Wynberg Boys High School in 1974, after which he attained a National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Cape Technikon. At the same time, he trained as a pupil mechanical engineer at Globe Engineering Works Industrial Division in Cape Town, which at the time was amongst the largest jobbing-engineering companies in South Africa.

His career continued to progress at Globe Engineering Works, with him serving as an engineering project manager and later as the engineering manager in charge of industrial projects at Globe Engineering's Ocean Road complex, adjacent to the Sturrock Dry Dock.

He also furthered his education with a Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Management and Maintenance Engineering, as well as a BTech Degree in Civil Engineering, a Government Certificate of Competency in Mechanical Engineering and an MSc Project Management Degree from the University of Cape Town. He supplemented his studies with coursework in Construction Adjudication and Contract Law.

In 1983 Bodill established and became the CEO of Allen Bodill Construction. The company initially focussed its efforts on the building of luxury houses, but later diversified its offering to include the construction of industrial, commercial and public buildings.