Trevor Balzer

Mr Trevor Balzer was appointed chief operations officer in July 2007. He is a registered professional engineer and holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the then Natal University. Mr Balzer is a Fellow of the South African Institute of Civil Engineers and a Fellow of the South African Academy of Engineering. From 1995 to 2001 he served as chief director for the Eastern Cape region of the former Department of Water Affairs and Forestry.

One of his responsibilities was to establish the Eastern Cape regional office of the Water Department, which included the integration of the water-related staff and functions of the pre-1994 administrative components of Ciskei, Transkei and South Africa into the new regional office. In 2001,

Mr Balzer moved to the national Department of Water Affairs as the national programme manager: National Transfers. His professional career also included serving for two years as special adviser to the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry.