Meet The Team

Allan Werth - CEO

With almost five decades in South Africa’s electronics and e‑waste sector, Allan Werth offers producers unparalleled technical, operational, and regulatory expertise. His career spans pioneering PCB design at Marconi, leading electronics divisions and design automation firms, and founding one of the country’s first ISO 14000‑certified e‑waste companies. Allan later headed Sims Recycling Solutions South Africa, building the region’s most experienced electronics recycling team. When Sims exited the global market, he transitioned the operation into RecycleX and went on to establish ATS to help producers navigate the rising complexity of Electronics EPR. Today, Allan leads a consultancy with a combined 50 years of real‑world recycling and compliance experience—supporting producers with practical guidance and supplying fully producer‑owned EPR plans that put control, transparency, and accountability back in their hands.Click to select the Text Element.

Hellen - General Manager

Hellen started her career in e-waste at African Sky in Gauteng. Originally appointed as Environmental Manager, one of her notable achievements was securing the first ISO 14000 certification at African Sky. When the company moved to KwaZulu-Natal she was promoted to General Manager. In addition to being responsible for RecycleX’s compliance requirements, Hellen runs the day-to-day operations as well as the logistics requirements which involves moving material from various African countries to the Ballito site.
Hellen has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Strategic Management at Coventry University in the UK and is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute. She is a founder member of the RecycleX operation, tracing back to its roots as African Sky. Hellen has 20 years’ experience in the e-waste recycling industry and excels at people management. Hellen now brings her skill set to the ATS EPR consultancy arena and assist electronics producers with implementing and manging their EPR plans.
In her spare time, Hellen enjoys arts, crafts, PC gaming, snorkelling and powerlifting.

Dennis Werth - Producer Integration Consultant

Dennis has spent two decades at the forefront of South Africa’s electronics recycling and informal-sector development landscape. As one of the earliest process specialists at WeCare, he played a central role in designing and manufacturing the original WeCare container system, his entry point into pioneering ITAD and informal-sector integration models.
Over the years, Dennis has developed and tested practical mechanisms to bring informal e‑waste recyclers into alignment with emerging EPR legislation. Many of these initiatives served as early proof‑of‑concept programs that informed national implementation approaches.
With EPR legislation now in force and producers carrying defined compliance obligations, Dennis applies his deep operational knowledge to support producers implementing their own EPR plans under the ATS framework. He specialises in direct engagement with informal e‑waste collectors, ensuring they are trained, compensated, and meaningfully included in producer‑run EPR systems.
Outside of work, Dennis is an avid surf and deep‑sea fisherman and maintains a passion for heavyweight training to stay fit and focused.

Terrence Werth - Systems & Technology Architect

Terrence is a seasoned systems architect with more than two decades of experience in electronics recycling, technology integration, and process design. Originally trained as a design draughtsman on the Sasol Wax project, he entered the e‑waste sector in 2003 and has since become a specialist in developing local processing capability and technology‑driven EPR solutions.
During his time at WeCare, Terrence led the development of a bankable feasibility study for a South African e‑waste processing plant, drawing on extensive insights from the Sims global recycling network. His work included international site visits to study advanced electronics and plastics processing systems. At RecycleX, he imported and customised a high‑volume e‑waste shredder for South African operating conditions, while also providing local technical support for the system.
At ATS, Terrence applies his deep processing and systems knowledge to the development and implementation of the DARE traceability and tracking platform. He continues to drive producer‑specific customisation of the DARE software and is currently working with Lee to evaluate the integration of AI into the system. His technical expertise also supports ATS producers in allocating EPR spend to local Tier 1 recyclers building domestic processing capacity.
Outside of work, Terrence enjoys training, gaming, and advancing his programming skills.

Sonja Werth -Producer Liaison & Multimedia Coordinator

Sonja blends creative expertise with hands‑on programme experience to support producers and strengthen ATS’s multimedia presence. With a background in graphic design and marketing for Sims, RecycleX, WeCare, and now ATS, she brings a refined visual eye and a deep understanding of the recycling and EPR landscape.
She played a key role in the rollout of the WeCare container programme, a proof‑of‑concept initiative empowering previously disadvantaged participants, and now applies that insight to ATS’s producer consultancy, particularly in shaping the inclusion of the informal sector within the broader EPR system.
When she’s not guiding producers through the world of EPR or crafting multimedia content, Sonja can be found immersed in board games, graphic novels, good music, and quality time with her pets..

Jason Petzer- Producer Integration Consultant

Raised in KwaZulu-Natal, Jason completed his tertiary education at Stellenbosch University, where he obtained a degree in Environment and Development. Now based in Cape Town, he has spent the past four years working within South Africa’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) sector, gaining experience across multiple parts of the EPR value chain.
His background includes hands-on involvement on the recycling and operational side of EPR, as well as advisory and consulting roles, including a year supporting a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO). As part of ATS Consulting, Jason brings a practical, compliance-focused perspective to EPR implementation and is eager to see where this next chapter of his professional journey leads.
Outside of work, he enjoys hiking, being outdoors, and staying active with tennis and padel. Element.

Rob - Producer Integration Consultant (PIC)

Rob brings a rare mix of tech know‑how, people skills, and “let’s‑get‑this‑done” energy to the ATS team. Before joining ATS, he levelled up through roles like Regional Manager at BT Games, Asset Manager and Asset Sales at WeCare, and ITAD Manager at RecycleX, building a toolkit of communication, organisation, problem-solving, and decision-making superpowers along the way.
At ATS, Rob is one of three Producer Integration Consultants, using his IT background to help producers build strong, compliant EPR plans. He keeps a close eye on monthly EPR performance, making sure targets stay on track, and works with the national electronic recycling network to ensure producers get their rightful recycled weights.
When he’s not guiding producers through the world of EPR, Rob is happily immersed in board games, graphic novels, good music, and quality time with his pets.

Lee Logan - Systems & Technology Architect

Lee is a former Senior Systems and Network Architect at BT (British Telecom Global Services) with more than 30 years of experience across virtualization, cloud, datacentre architecture, databases, full web‑stack development, networking, security, and systems integration. He has deployed and supported large‑scale server environments across Linux, Unix, BSD, Microsoft and other platforms, and has extensive networking expertise with technologies from Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, Arista, Aruba and multiple SDN ecosystems. His security background spans enterprise firewalls and IDS/IPS systems from both leading appliance vendors and advanced software‑based platforms.
Lee joined ATS from the RecycleX IT environment as a hardware and software integration engineer, where he implemented the computing architecture for the ATS server environment and the DARE relational database. He now works with the ATS technology team to embed AI into the ATS EPR solution, driving the intelligent automation and data‑modelling capabilities that power producer EPR plans.
In his spare time Lee does video production, filming, editing and storytelling.

Wade - Finance Manager

Wade completed a B Comm at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1991 after serving his Articles at Deloitte. He has extensive experience leading finance teams across the manufacturing, retail, logistics, distribution, paper and pulp, FMCG, hospitality and waste‑management sectors.
His portfolio has also included IT, logistics, warehousing, and production planning, and he maintains a strong commitment to staff development. Over the past three years, Wade served as Finance Manager at Recyclex, where he played a central role in transitioning the company’s traditional recycling business model into the ATS consulting‑driven EPR business model. Through this work he developed deep, practical expertise in the complexities of EPR payments, cost structures, and regulatory financial modelling. In addition to managing day‑to‑day company finances, he now supports producer financial managers in designing workable, sustainable financial models for producer‑owned EPR plans.
Wade joined the group in 2022. He enjoys gaming, reading science fiction and fantasy.

Buddy - Chief Morale Officer & Unofficial Head of Client De‑Stress Operations

Buddy is a three‑year‑old mixed‑breed professional good boy who takes his role at the ATS office very seriously, mainly greeting visitors, monitoring snack movements, and offering strategic emotional support to producers who arrive looking like their EPR obligations have personally wronged them.
Producers often walk through our doors tense, overwhelmed, and convinced their EPR challenges are unsolvable. Buddy’s warm welcome, tail‑wag diplomacy, and insistence on being patted immediately tend to lower stress levels faster than any regulatory briefing ever could.
Once the humans have talked through their compliance concerns and discovered that ATS actually does have a clear path forward, they leave with lighter shoulders, practical solutions, and, thanks to Buddy, a noticeably improved EPR outlook.
He accepts payment in treats.

The ATS Team

Allan

Hellen

Wade

Terrence

Lee

Rob

Dennis

Jason

Sonja

Buddy