Leon Viljoen is the ABB Managing Director for Southern Africa since February 2013. He was a member of the Altron Young Presidents Club and a member of the Powertech Leadership Programme (PLP) until the age of 40. In his current position at ABB he is responsible for executing the ABB vision and strategy within Southern Africa. Leon boasts 26 years of experience within the power and technology industry and more than 16 years in senior management positions. He started his career in 1986 at Brown Boveri Technologies as a project manager. He worked his way through the ranks moving into a sales and marketing function before becoming a senior manager within the Powertech Group in 2000. In 2002 he was appointed as Managing Director and then Chief Executive of Powertech in 2006. He then became Chief Operating Officer of Powertech in 2012. Leon holds a B.Eng (Electric and Electronic) from RAU and an MBA from Henley Management College in the UK. He brings indepth knowledge of the power and energy sectors of Southern Africa, with extensive experience in managing large groups of diverse employees and complex operations.