Apointments

Dr Tanya Abrahamse
has been
appointed chair
of the South
African Tourism
board. An
existing board member
since the new board was
announced last year,
she replaces Vincent
Zwelibanzi Mntambo,
who has left the board.
Abrahamse is also ceo of
the South African National
Biodiversity Institute. Her
previous positions include:
executive director of the
TBCSA; deputy directorgeneral
of the Department
of Environmental Affairs
and Tourism; and chief
director of President Nelson
Mandela’s office.
■ Ivana Naidoo has been
appointed regional marketing
communications manager
at the Minor Hotels regional
office in Johannesburg. She
takes over from Michele
Abraham, who has left to
pursue other ventures. Ivana
was previously with Ogilvy
Public Relations, where she
was senior public relations
account manager