About The Pecanhood Group
Our Vision
To be recognized as an essential partner specializing in addressing asset integrity and project management challenges in Southern Africa.
Our Mission
We help our clients succeed in ensuring safety and integrity of their assets through project management methodologies.
Pecanhood is a name derived from the pecan nut tree, a native American hickory nut tree that originates from North America. It's a popular tree nut that grows in Mexico, Australia, South Africa and other parts of the world. Pecanhood Group, get its inspiration from the pecan nut tree. A family-owned pecan nut farm is home to our head office with a number of trees planted in our orchard. It's located in Walkers Fruit Farm, South of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Pecanhood Integrity, a subsidiary, established in 2015 was inspired by the need to grow and advance Pipeline Integrity Engineering skills in Africa.
We provide Engineering consulting services, specifically Mechanical Integrity on pipelines and tanks, Project Management services, Process Safety Management support, Training and Marketing services for our partners.
Leadership Team
Neo Modise, Managing Director & Mechanical Integrity Specialist
Neo Modise has more than 26 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, with a focus on solving operationally intensive Mechanical Integrity challenges across Southern Africa. He is the founding director of Pecanhood Integrity, a consultancy specializing in asset integrity and pipeline risk management
Neo has held technical and senior management roles at Natref Oil Refinery, Sasol Gas, and Egoli Gas. He holds engineering qualifications from Vaal University of Technology, the University of Pretoria, and Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK. He received specialized training in Pipeline Integrity Management from Penspen in the UK and Gasunie in the Netherlands. Neo is a registered Professional Engineering Technologist and a member of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management Institute.
Yolanda Modise, Executive Director
The Pecanhood Integrity Executive decisions are managed by Yolanda Modise. Yolanda is qualified in Culinary Arts and also heads the Pecanhood Foods subsidiary business.
Auria Mogola, Project Engineer
Auria has more than 20 years of experience in the petrochemical and oil & gas industries across Southern Africa. He is a Project Engineer at Pecanhood Integrity, where he applies industry best practices to pipeline and asset integrity management.
Auria has held key technical and management roles at Sasol Secunda, Sasol Gas, and Egoli Gas. He received certified training from the GTI Institute in Chicago, USA, and in pipeline management software from DNV GL in the UK. He also completed executive development at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Johannesburg.
Arie Gratton, Integrity Engineer
Arie Gratton has more than 23 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, specializing in Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM) across Nigeria. He is an Associate at Pecanhood Integrity based in Nigeria, with expertise in engineering, pipeline construction, maintenance, integrity, and project management.
Ipeleng Modise, Management Intern
Ipeleng Modise is a Criminology Honours graduate from the University of Pretoria. Ipeleng has experience in quality analysis from Vodacom's National Security department.
Eletu Sikade, Accounting Intern
Eletu Sikade is driven by numbers and fueled by passion with a business management background from the University of Pretoria.
Our Shared Values
Passion
We are good at what we do and we're passionate about Safety and Integrity of Pressure equipment. We enjoy deep diving into Mechanical and structural challenges, providing analytical insights through computational assessments, to restore Integrity and Reliability of Pressure equipment assets.
Ethics
We are aware of the concept of Bribery, Fraud and Anti-competitive behaviors. We strive to do things right even when it's difficult. Our obligation is to be objective, independent and impartial at all times.
Excellence
We believe in organic growth backed with quality workmanship and credible insights. We focus on hard work, teamwork and No drama. Excellence is what we strive for.
Zero Harm
We conduct all our interactions with care for clients, partners, and the community in a professional manner with no intention of harm. Our processes are aimed at maintaining Health and Safety of individuals, the society and the environment.
Customer Satisfaction
We conduct work for clients and partners to satisfy requirements and expectations. We also value customer feedback to improve all our products and services.
Compassion
We believe in caring for the needy and creating credible opportunities for people who deserve the means. 'Umuntu ngumuntu Ngabantu' Humanity is compassion.