Dr Julian Naidoo is the Chief of Party and is responsible for the overall implementation and governance of the TIMS Programme.  Julian has extensive experience in the health sector, managing complex and multi-country programmes.  He has worked in several settings including government, the private sector, development partners and academia. Julian holds several academic qualifications including masters and doctorate degrees in economics with concentrations in econometrics and health economics.  Before joining the TIMS programme, he managed a number of commercial enterprises and was the health sector lead partner for one of the big four consulting firms.  Through this innovative programme, he hopes to make a meaningful regional impact on TB in the mining sector and to improve the lives of key affected populations.

Dr Riedawaan Pillay is the Deputy Chief-of-Party of the TIMS programme. He has worked for a large diversified mining group as Vice President of Health Safety and Environment. He also worked as an independent consultant (to mining industry) on health policy, strategy and process. Riedawaan is a medical doctor with postgraduate qualifications in Occupational Health and Business Management. In 2002 he was the Occupational Medicine practitioner of the year (NOSA). Riedawaan has developed and implemented an exposure reduction strategy for a global mining company, he has also chaired the International Manganese Institute (IMnI) Health and Safety committee. For Riedawaan TIMS is an opportunity change from a narrow focus of a single company’s health programme to a broader focus on changing the course of a public health crisis. He says that the TB prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa remains at epidemic proportions for more than a 100 years. The TIMS programme is an opportunity to make a dent in that and change the future of mine workers.

Lovemore Tinarwo is a Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator on the TIMS programme. He has over 17 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Sector and Health programs in Southern and West Africa. He co-authored a Monitoring and Evaluation Manual.  Lovemore held Senior Management positions with International Non-Governmental organisations that include The African Capacity Building Foundation, Catholic Relief Services Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources and Zimbabwe Trust. He also worked for The Embassy of Canada in Harare, Zimbabwe. He holds a Master of Public Management degree, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration from Potsdam University, Germany. From the University of Zimbabwe, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management. Presently, Lovemore is also a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa. He will strive that all decisions by the TIMS program will be evidence based.

Mamonyooe Ramahlele is the office manager on the TIMS programme. Before joining the team she was a Project Coordinator for the WITS Centre for Rural Health. Mamonyooe has a B-Tech Degree in Project Management and a Degree in Marketing from the Central University of Technology in Bloemfontein. She has always had an interest in project management but working on projects that deal with public health issues, most notably HIV/AIDS and TB has been the highlight of her career. For Mamonyooe TIMS is an opportunity to be part of a team that will contribute to bringing a positive health change in the lives of miners and their families.