Leadership Teams

Hein assumed the position of General Manager in 2016. He has direct responsibility for projects in development, construction and operations including taking the lead on Mainstream’s Africa initiatives late in 2016.

Since Hein joined Mainstream, his roles have included project and business development through to construction. Having worked in renewable energy since 2008, Hein has vast knowledge and experience in the industry.

Hein trained as a mechanical engineer and built a successful career in delivering complex projects and new business initiatives leading multi-disciplinary teams of professionals. His experience covers rewarding enterprises in the automotive, rail, marine and energy industries. He has been one of the pioneers of the South African renewable energy industry and a board member of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) from 2014 to 2018.

Chris joined Mainstream Renewable Power in 2015 as Grid Manager, South Africa being promoted through various roles up to his current role as Group Technical Advisor.

He previously worked for the System Operator (Eskom) for a period of 25 years where he specialised in Power System Generation, Operation and Control. Chris is a member of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and a member of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE).

He has presented a number of papers on power systems, generation and quality of supply at national and international conferences. He has also been Chairman and Panel Member on various conferences and represented the SA Grid Operator at the BRICS Renewable Summit in Berlin.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Technology (Power Systems).

Titania assumed the responsibility of General Manager of Mainstream Asset Management South Africa (MAMSA) in June 2021.

Titania is responsible for leading MAMSA in successfully operating 610MW of wind farm projects and implementing Economic Development according to the requirements of the project Boards and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.

Since Titania joined Mainstream in April 2019, she led the Economic Development and Socio-Economic Development function for South Africa.

Titania’s 27 years’ experience includes operations management, community and governmental stakeholder engagement, transformation, enterprise development, supplier development, socio economic development, sustainability, GRI, SRI, Carbon Disclosure Project, UNGC company reporting, implementation of human rights principles, project management, process and chemical plant engineering, marketing relations, product quality, health, safety and environmental management, risk management, human resource management and industrial relations.

She holds a MTech degree in Business Administration and a BTech degree in Chemical Engineering. She is a member of the Institute of Directors in South Africa.

Lindsay joined the Mainstream team in October 2018.  Her core function is supporting all employees in the South African business to ensure HR best practice. Previously, she consulted to Mainstream as a Recruitment Manager from 2012 to 2018. 

Lindsay has over 18 years’ experience in the recruitment and executive search consulting profession and developed core skills in interviewing, assessments, business consulting, research and project management. 

She holds a Certificate in Human Resource Management from the University of Cape Town and a Diploma in Public Relations and Business Communication from Damelin College, Cape Town. 

Lindsay is currently studying a Social Sciences degree, majoring in Psychology and HR at the South African College of Applied Psychology. 

Matthew joined Mainstream in 2021 as Head of Commercial, Africa. In this role, Matthew led the commercial function to secure PPA’s for wind and solar PV projects, involving tendering, structuring, negotiation, due diligence and ultimately close. In 2023, Matt was promoted to Head of Growth, Africa, continuing to lead the Commercial team into the next phase of Mainstream’s strategy of growing our presence in the private market, and energy trading.

Before Mainstream, Matthew worked at Eaglestone Capital Advisory, a project finance advisory boutique. During this period, Matthew advised several power and infrastructure clients on several corporate and project finance transactions across Africa. Previously, he was employed by Macquarie Capital Johannesburg, as part of the infrastructure sector team specialising in financial modelling, transaction and debt and equity procurement advisory.

Matthew is a Chartered Accountant, and a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants; having completed his articles at KPMG Johannesburg in the financial services sector, bank audit.

Candice joined Mainstream in April 2014 as Financial Accountant responsible for managing the finances of the Round 3 projects through the construction phase from financial close into operations.

She was promoted to Finance Manager in April 2020 during which time she looked after the full finance function of the Round 4 projects, assisting with the financial close process and taking them through construction to commercial operation in late 2020. 

She started her career in London working for a Music Publishing Company followed by an internal finance role at PricewaterhouseCoopers before relocating back to South Africa and joining Mainstream. 

Candice studied a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Financial Accounting at the University of Stellenbosch and gained her CIMA qualification in 2011.

Christo joined Mainstream as Construction Programme Manager in 2018, his current role being Head of Construction, South Africa.

Having previously worked with SMEC, Christo had consulted to Mainstream as Site Manager on the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm (138MW) and Noupoort Wind Farm (80MW) construction projects from 2012 to 2016. After this, he acted as Project Manager on the Loeriesfontein 2 Wind Farm (138MW) construction project. As Programme Manager Christo lead the Construction team during the construction pahases of the Kangnas Wind Farm (140MW) and Perdekraal East Wind Farm (110MW) projects.

Christo holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from University of Stellenbosch and is also a registered Project Management Professional with PMI.

Eugéne heads up the development function for Africa. He manages the project portfolio and is responsible for the complete project development lifecycle from pre-feasibility to start of construction.

Eugéne joined Mainstream in 2011 and has worked in project development roles during that times. He has extensive experience with roles relating to planning, environmental and project management in the private and public sector since 1995, including ten years with Mayo County Council in Ireland as Executive Planner.

Eugene has a B.Art et Scien. Degree in Town and Regional Planning.

Avra joined Mainstream in December 2022. She is a lawyer with over 20 years’ experience in both the public and the private sectors in energy, infrastructure, procurement, sustainable development, banking/finance, corporate and commercial law.

After completing her law degree, she completed her articles at Bowmans in Johannesburg. Her career includes in-house legal counsel for Absa Bank, Legal Manager at Primedia (Ster-Kinekor), specialist Legal Advisor at the IPP Office, energy advisor to the National Treasury Cities Support Programme and key strategic advisor to Operation Vulindlela; and Component Manager for Power Sector Reform at the GIZ. Working with key stakeholders, Avra has a track record in successfully designing, contributing to, advocating for, and implementing strategic projects and reforms in the energy sector.

In addition to being an admitted attorney, she holds an MBA and a diploma in International Relations.