The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) on Monday announced the appointment of Dr Bridget Ssamula as CEO, taking over from Edmund Nxumalo, whose term as interim CEO comes to an end on October 31.

Ssamula’s appointment with ECSA follows her career with AECOM. Since 2013, she has progressed from executive, aviation and rail market sector lead for AECOM in South Africa to MD of Uganda and East Africa and currently senior director for AECOM USA key accounts and cities.