Team Leader: Phil Whitehead

        Phil Whitehead (PHF)

        Bulawayo

        Zimbabwe, Africa

        Divisional Managing Director 

        Civil Engineer 

        C.Eng, BSc(Civil Engineering)(Hons), M.I.C.E., M.Zwe.I.E., M.C.S.Z.

        Age 43. Married.

        E-Mail: Phil Whitehead 

I was born on 13 May 1956 in Zimbabwe's second biggest city, the city of Bulawayo. After completing my secondary education at Gifford High School I was granted a City of Bulawayo cadetship to attend the University of Zimbabwe to read a Civil Engineering (Honours) degree.

On completion of university I did one year National Service in the Air Force of Zimbabwe attaining the rank of sergeant.

I returned to Bulawayo to work for the local Municipality and built several bridges and left after holding the posts of Bridge and Structural Engineer and Traffic Engineer.  I spent some time with an international computer company ICL, before joining Datlabs - a local Pharmaceutical company.  I was able to develop their tabletting, wets and computer systems before being employed by a local Fastener manufacturer - BMA Fasteners.  Again I was able to develop their manufacturing techniques and computer systems.

In 1999 I was transferred within the holding company to be the Divisional Managing Director of one of the three operating Divisions of the Building and Construction Materials Division of the public company TH Zimbabwe.  The company under my control, Turnall Fibre Cement, employs 1050 people on two sites - Bulawayo and Harare, and manufactures fibre cement roof sheets and pipes.

 I am married to Sandy who is my strong right arm.  We have four children - Wendy (17) - spending a year in Australia on Rotary Youth Exchange;  Mark (14) - a budding sportsman who has represented the country in triathalon and is a national swimmer; and twin girls Kristin and Lauren (7).   We have shared the privileges of serving our local Rotary club, Bulawayo South, as President and Sandy and I were conferred with Paul Harris Fellowships for our contributions in that year.

My interests include long distance road running (completed 7 consecutive Comrades Marathons - 90km), Rotary (serve on District Youth Exchange committee), am a local preacher in the Methodist Church and chair the professional interview panel of Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers. I am also the National Chairman of Evangelism Explosion (Zimbabwe)

I enjoy the outdoors and water ski and abseil when I have the opportunity.  I have an avid interest in developing people and production and computer systems.  You can find out more about my family at www.geocities.com/phil_w_zim or the Rotary club of Bulawayo South at www.rotary.co.zw/byosouth .


Back to Main Page