Andres Vera
Managing Director, SKF South Africa
Andres Vera is Managing Director of SKF South Africa, in the role since February 2026.
SKF South Africa is the Southern African arm of the Swedish bearings and rotating equipment group. Vera joined SKF as a trainee in Peru and previously ran its seals factory in Guadalajara, Mexico.
In the job
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SKF South Africa announced Vera as managing director, effective 2 February 2026, and he set out a five-year plan to position SKF as the continent's leading partner for intelligent and clean rotation. Source
Career before
- Trainee, then sales roles including Sales Manager for Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay, SKF
- Sales Director, Northern LATAM, then Operations Director, Drilling Services, Southern LATAM, a US-based mining services company
- Managing Director, Andean Region, SKF
- Country Manager, Argentina, SKF
- Factory Manager, SKF seals manufacturing facility, Guadalajara, Mexico
Education
Mechanical engineer; MBA, Master of Philosophy and a Doctorate in Business and Strategy
Sources
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