Abubaker Varachhia

Abu qualified as a Quantity Surveyor at the University of Cape Town.  He has been a director of LDM Quantity Surveyors since 1990.  LDM has been involved with some of the largest and most prestigious construction contracts in South Africa.

He currently also serves as a non-executive director of SA REIT Limited and has held numerous other special appointments throughout his career.  These include, amongst others, vice-president of the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession, Chairman of the Black Technical and Allied Careers Organisation, Chairperson of the Build Environment Advisory Committee for the 2004 Olympic Bid and non-executive director of Spearhead Property Holdings (Pty) Limited.