Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Ncedisa Mzuzu from General Motors South Africa: General Motors South Africa (GMSA) World Facilities Group Lead, Ncedisa Mzuzu, has been promoted to Group Environmental Manager for GM Africa and recently took up her new role. Identified as a rising young leader within General Motors Company, Mzuzu, a qualified environmental engineer, has taken on the challenge to manage Environmental activities within GM Operations across … [Read more...] about Ncedisa Mzuzu
appointments
John Cameron
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, John Cameron from Ford: Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has appointed John Cameron as the new Plant Manager for the Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth, leading to an all-South African management team heading the facility. Cameron takes over the position from Satya Banda as of 1 November 2014. Banda held the position from 2012, but has returned home to India to take up a new assignment at the Chennai Assembly … [Read more...] about John Cameron
Neil Stander
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Neil Stander from Ford: Neil Stander has been promoted to Programs and Engineering Manager at Ford, having filled the role of Manufacturing Engineering Manager since 2007. He started at Ford as a trainee in 1995, and has progressed through junior and senior project engineer positions. Stander also led a team of seven South African engineers on a 19-month assignment from September 2008 at Ford's global powertrain facility in … [Read more...] about Neil Stander
Ludwe Kada
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Ludwe Kada from Ford: Ludwe Kawa is the most recent appointment at Ford, having joined the Struandale Engine Plant in November 2014 as the new Quality Manager. Kawa qualified as a motor mechanic in 1996, and has has spent the ensuing 17 years working in various fields in the local motor industry. His recent roles, including stints at several Ford supplier companies, encompassed production and quality management, six-years as … [Read more...] about Ludwe Kada
Basil Raman
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Basil Raman from Ford: Management changes at Ford have seen Basil Raman taking over the role of Operations Manager. With 25 years in the motor industry already behind his name, Raman joined Ford in 2005 as a Production Manager across the various machining and assembly lines. He was also responsible for the roll-out of the Global Ford Production System that sets standards to optimize the overall efficiency and quality of … [Read more...] about Basil Raman
Music Kitchen
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, The Music Kitchen on their 3rd Birthday. 3 years of good times, 3 years of great LIVE music, 3 years of passion! Local live music spot, The Music Kitchen, will be celebrating their 3rd Birthday on 18 October. The Music Kitchen has become one of Port Elizabeth’s premier live music spots, boasting some of SA’s favourite bands! With its laid back rustic garden setting, bonfire, delicious home style comfort food, fans and … [Read more...] about Music Kitchen
Lance Shulz
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Lance Shulz from AIDC: Lance Schultz has been appointed MD of the AIDC Eastern Cape. The appointment of a MD at the AIDC Eastern Cape, an agency of Provincial government, commissioned to assist industry become more globally competitive, is the final step in the full de-coupling of the two AIDC regional entities. Schultz, who served as Manager: Supply Chain & Supplier Development at the AIDC for 12 years officially … [Read more...] about Lance Shulz
Rossouw von Solms
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Rossouw von Solms from NMMU: INSTITUTE for ICT Advancement Institute Director Prof Rossouw von Solms has been appointed by the Institute for Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) as South Africa’s national representative to the General Assembly of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). He was recently welcomed as the new SA representative at the General Assembly meeting of the IFIP … [Read more...] about Rossouw von Solms
Babalwa Lobishe
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Babalwa Lobishe from Coega Development Corporation: Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture, Babalwa Lobishe, has risen quickly in the ranks of the municipality for someone her age, but at her core is an unwavering commitment to ethical and vision-orientated leadership. "Leadership development and training is important for young girls and women to become more … [Read more...] about Babalwa Lobishe
Thandi Norman
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Thandi Norman from Coega Development Corporation: The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) welcomed another top executive to its board with the arrival of KwaZulu-Natal based advocate Thandi Norman. Norman will lend her skills and experience in the legal fraternity to the board, which is responsible for the guidance and evolution of South Africa's premier Special Economic Zone, the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ), and … [Read more...] about Thandi Norman
Lauren Roman
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Lauren Roman from Emfuleni Corridor Tourism - ECTOUR: It is with great pleasure and unconstrained excitement that the ECTOUR team welcomes aboard the new destination promotion assistant, Lauren Roman, appointed from the 2nd of June 2014. This vibrant and diverse young lady started her career in Tourism Management at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, where she completed her National Diploma and is in the process of … [Read more...] about Lauren Roman
Kobie Potgieter
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Kobie Potgieter from Re/Max Independent: Port Elizabeth real estate broker and Re/Max Independent owner Kobie Potgieter has been named a national finalist in Africa's Most Influential Women in Business and Government awards. Potgieter is one of nine finalists in the small and medium enterprise sector, with the winner representing South Africa in the regional division of the pan-African awards in Johannesburg on July … [Read more...] about Kobie Potgieter
Jonker Fourie
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Jonker Fourie from ECTOUR: Emfuleni Corridor Tourism (ECTOUR) appointed Jonker Fourie as it's new Chief Executive Office and he took up his post in February. ECTOUR, a non-profit company, was established in 1999 as part of the Emfuleni Resorts casino bid commitment with Sun International. It acts as an umbrella body of active tourism associations from the 9 tourism regions across the Eastern Cape and its vision is to be the … [Read more...] about Jonker Fourie
Bernard Richter
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Bernard Richter from Re/Max Independent: Bernard is a top London estate agent ploughing his expertise gained abroad back into his hometown of Port Elizabeth as Re/Max Independent's newest recruit. Born and raised in PE, Bernard Richter started his career in the property industry after a shoulder injury while playing rugby abroad forced him to find alternative employment. "I was chosen for the South African rugby college … [Read more...] about Bernard Richter
Charles Stretch
Join Port Elizabeth and MyPE in congratulating Mover and Shaker, Charles Stretch from SMSPortal: The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber's Top 40 Under 40 is a showcase of the dynamic young business talent in Nelson Mandela Bay. And, 30-year-old SMSPortal MD, Charles Stretch has made the grade for the 2014 list. Beginning SMSPortal from a garage in Port Elizabeth in 2002 with James Pearce, today it is a R400m business sending 200 million text messages a month. “We had no business … [Read more...] about Charles Stretch
