Ownership and Management

Two members out of three of the operational management of Fine organics (Pty) Ltd, are from the previously disadvantaged category, and own 83% of the issued share capital.

The company has been inspected and approved as a SMME (number 11001379) company by ESKOM who carried out a thorough investigation of our plant, documentation and quality assurance and site inspection.

The company has been accredited as a "Black owned service provider’" by the South African Mining Preferential Procurement Forum (SAMPPF)

N L Goolab - Managing Director

Nutver's initiation into the world of credit and finance began at an import and export company H K Gokal. Further credit and finance experience was gained at MIC Kaplan Shipping and Forwarding and Grovener car hire and touring company.

He joined Castrol SA (Pty) Limited in 1987 in the credit division, moving through the finance division, while qualifying as a Chartered Secretary.

Finally heading the Financial division of Castrol Africa (Pty) Limited, as well as the export division of Castrol SA. Nutver's responsibility included market and business development, within Africa. The past four years Nutver has been involved in turn-a-rounds, within two divisions of a JSE listed concern.

His extensive experience covers various industries and businesses, where his expertise of developing both strategic and marketing plans for a number of ventures, has been critical to their subsequent success.

James Thabo Lukhele CIS - Financial Director

Thabo started in the administration department of Cementation Mining in 1984. He rose to become the Contract Administrator in the Mining division of cementation and gained his Chartered Secretary certification (CIS) in 1996.

He was appointed as the Divisional Accountant of the then Cementation Chemicals and together with his co-managers was a part of the team that negotiated a Management Buy Out (MBO) of the company that was renamed Fine Organic Chemicals. Thabo is married with three children

Alan Stein BSc, NHD - Operations Director

Following his graduation Alan started a career spanning more than 35 years in technical management and analytical work with raw materials and finished products, in industries as diverse as steel, pharmaceuticals batteries and abrasives.

He obtained a National higher Diploma in Analytical Chemistry in 1985, and was certified in Concrete Technology and Construction Techniques by the City and Guilds of London in 1992. He joined the forerunner of Fine Organics Chemicals in 1989 as chemist, progressing up the ranks to join the management team that purchased the company from Cementation in 2000.

Alan is so highly regarded in the cleaning chemicals industry that he is a member of the SABS Committee for Cleaning Chemicals.