Eduardo Werninghaus

Chief Executive Officer, WEG Africa, WEG Africa

Eduardo Werninghaus is Chief Executive Officer, WEG Africa of WEG Africa, in the role since 2022.

WEG Africa, formerly Zest WEG, is the South African subsidiary of Brazil's WEG Group and makes gensets, transformers, electrical panels and motors for the African market. Werninghaus is a grandson of WEG co-founder Geraldo Werninghaus.

In the job

  1. Werninghaus took over from Juliano Vargas as chief executive of Zest WEG, then the owner of six manufacturing facilities in Gauteng and Cape Town. Source

  2. The Zest WEG business rebranded as WEG and exhibited its solar, wind, steam and battery storage range at Electra Mining Africa. Source

Career before

  1. WEG Group, including WEG's US subsidiary (more than 15 years)

Sources

  1. engineeringnews.co.za
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. nsctotal.com.br

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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