Kobus Meiring graduated from the University of Stellenbosch as a mechanical engineer, before joining Denel Aviation in 1988, where he later joined the Rooivalk helicopter and ACE turbo-prop programmes, eventually managing the on-board systems development for both of these projects. In 1996, Kobus became manager of the Helicopter Development Department. It was during this year that Denel Aviation was awarded ISO 9002 certification and Rooivalk received the Denel Chairman’s Award. Kobus was appointed Rooivalk Programme Manager in 1997 and the first production aircraft was handed over to the South African Air Force in 1999.
Kobus then moved to Cape Town where he was appointed as Project Manager of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) Project. SALT was completed on budget and in time and inaugurated by President Mbeki in November 2005. Upon completion of the SALT project, he co-founded Optimal Energy in 2005 with Mike Lomberg, Jian Swiegers and Gerhard Swart.
Kobus then moved to Cape Town where he was appointed as Project Manager of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) Project. SALT was completed on budget and in time and inaugurated by President Mbeki in November 2005. Upon completion of the SALT project, he co-founded Optimal Energy in 2005 with Mike Lomberg, Jian Swiegers and Gerhard Swart.