Karin Curado has recently been re-appointed at Rare Holdings, this time as marketing and sales manager for Australia. She had been Rare’s commercial director for 10 years before migrating to Australia in 2008.

Karin started her working career at Rare in 1987 when it was still called Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube SA, reporting to the commercial director. She had been rapidly promoted until she was appointed to the Board as commercial director in 1999. Her name has been synonymous with pipes, valves and fittings in the petrochemical and mining industry in South Africa.

Rare Holdings is South African based and focuses on the petrochemical and mining industries, providing a comprehensive range of products and services to the fuels industry in the Southern and West African markets.