Cape Town tourism looks ahead with new board
Cape Town Routes Unlimited
Industry knowledge and experience feature prominently on Cape Town Routes Unlimited’s new board, as revealed by Western Cape MEC for Finance and Tourism Lynne Brown. The Board, which will be chaired by Cape Town International Airport general manager George Uriesi, is also strong on regional representation.
His deputy is Stellenbosch-based Susan Birch, the chief executive of Wines of South Africa, who has extensive experience marketing the country and South African brands internationally.
Other board members are:
* Nils Heckscher, the managing director of the Winchester Mansions Hotel and chair of FEDHASA Cape
* Esa Yacoob, director and owner of Cape Tourism Investments, one of the largest black-owned tourism companies
* Alison Coughlan, owner of Overberg-based company, Out Post Africa, who has considerable regional marketing experience
* Monwabisi Kalawe, a former Cape Town International Airport general manager and chair of the Cape Town Routes Unlimited board, who is currently the chief executive of Denel Munitions
* Tony Ehrenreich, the provincial secretary of COSATU, who also served on the previous board
* Peter Bacon, former Sun International chief executive.
The two South African Local Government Association members are Steven de Vries from Eden and Enid Plaatjies from the West Coast.
The Board includes three ex-officio members. They are Mansoor Mohamed from the City of Cape Town, Labeeqah Schuurman from the Provincial Government of the Western Cape, and Calvyn Gilfellan, in his capacity as the acting CEO of Cape Town Routes Unlimited.
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Industry knowledge and experience feature prominently on Cape Town Routes Unlimited’s new board, as revealed by Western Cape MEC for Finance and Tourism Lynne Brown. The Board, which will be chaired by Cape Town International Airport general manager George Uriesi, is also strong on regional representation.
His deputy is Stellenbosch-based Susan Birch, the chief executive of Wines of South Africa, who has extensive experience marketing the country and South African brands internationally.
Other board members are:
* Nils Heckscher, the managing director of the Winchester Mansions Hotel and chair of FEDHASA Cape
* Esa Yacoob, director and owner of Cape Tourism Investments, one of the largest black-owned tourism companies
* Alison Coughlan, owner of Overberg-based company, Out Post Africa, who has considerable regional marketing experience
* Monwabisi Kalawe, a former Cape Town International Airport general manager and chair of the Cape Town Routes Unlimited board, who is currently the chief executive of Denel Munitions
* Tony Ehrenreich, the provincial secretary of COSATU, who also served on the previous board
* Peter Bacon, former Sun International chief executive.
The two South African Local Government Association members are Steven de Vries from Eden and Enid Plaatjies from the West Coast.
The Board includes three ex-officio members. They are Mansoor Mohamed from the City of Cape Town, Labeeqah Schuurman from the Provincial Government of the Western Cape, and Calvyn Gilfellan, in his capacity as the acting CEO of Cape Town Routes Unlimited.
Article from http://www.traveldailynews.com/
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