Carl Kleynhans

General Manager, Phoenix Contact South Africa

Carl Kleynhans is General Manager of Phoenix Contact South Africa, in the role since November 2019.

Phoenix Contact South Africa is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Phoenix Contact connection technology group and has operated in the country for more than 55 years. Kleynhans runs the local legal entity, which also looks after sub-Saharan Africa.

In the job

  1. Phoenix Contact appointed Kleynhans as General Manager for South Africa. Source

  2. Phoenix Contact South Africa marked 55 years in the country and the group's 100 years globally, stressing its own local presence over agents. Source

Career before

  1. to about 2013Country president, Schneider Electric South Africa
  2. Head of an industrial business park development, Mozambique

Sources

  1. phoenixcontact.com
  2. cbn.co.za
  3. crown.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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