Francois Gouws

Francois Gouws serves as the Managing Director of TRILITY Pty Ltd since June 2009, leading the company in providing comprehensive water, wastewater, reuse, and bio-solids solutions throughout Australia and New Zealand. With over 20 years of experience in the water sector, Francois has also held key positions including Design and Construction Director at TRILITY, where responsibilities included the turnaround of challenging projects during a change of ownership, and Alliance Manager/Senior Project Manager at CH2M. Prior experience includes serving as Design & Build Director at Veolia, directing the Design and Build business across Africa, and Project Engineer at Chemserve Trio, managing industrial water treatment projects in South Africa and the USA. Academic qualifications include a BSc (Hons) from the University of Pretoria, a BCom in Business Management from the University of South Africa, an MBA from Torrens University Australia, and completion of the Company Directors Course from the Australian Institute of Company Directors, alongside a Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Tshwane University of Technology.