NMBT headed by top new Chairs
02 December 2010
Their election comes a week after the election of a sterling new NMBT board, consisting of a diverse group of top Nelson Mandela Bay leaders.
“As a collective, the new board’s responsibility is to ensure that we help market and improve the face and impression of Nelson Mandela Bay as a top tourism destination, while also recognising the achievements and foundations laid by the previous board,” said Mtati.
Assuring NMBT’s members of the board’s aim to take the institution to a higher level, Mtati said the board would not work alone but would also engage with critical stakeholders in the industry as well as in the metro, in an effort to strengthen partnerships.
“Our responsibility is also to provide support to NMBT’s CEO Mandlakazi Skefile and her management team in their efforts to market the city,” said Mtati.
“Under the strong leadership of Mr Mtati and Mr Ngakane, the board’s superb collection of minds will add great value to our city’s efforts to market and promote the destination, as well as strengthen the tourism industry in the city,” said Mandlakazi Skefile, NMBT chief executive.
The new board consists of: Port Elizabeth Airport manager Azad Cassim; Bradley Levack, director of Djembe Heritage Initiatives; Mike Callaghan, secretary of the Nelson Mandela Bay tourist guide association; former Eastern Cape Tourism Board CEO Zola Tshefu, now owner of Lelibo Investment; Hugh Bartis, head of the Department of Tourism at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; Zoe Waters, finance and human resources manager at the Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PERCCI); Nomkhita Mona, chief executive of Uitenhage Despatch Development Initiative and former Eastern Cape Tourism Board CEO; Odwa Mtati former CEO of PERCCI and Skefile of NMBT.
“All members on the board have a passion for tourism and we as NMBT pledge to give them our full support in order to take the organisation to the next level,” said Skefile.
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