Appointments

■ Club Travel
md, Wally
Gaynor, has
announced the
appointment
of three new
directors to the
board of Club
Travel Corporate.
Mohammed
Jogee (top)
is director
of sales and
marketing, Lindi
Chiya (centre)
is director
of account
management
and Sharon
Nash (below)
is the director
of travel
operations.
■ The Southern Africa
Tourism Services Association
(Satsa) has announced its
new committee for 2016-
2017. Collin Thaver is the
new committee chairman and
Collette van Aswegen the
new vice-chair. Committee
members include Tony Romer
Lee, Kirsten Manning and
Theresa Emerick. Co-opted
members include Judy
Mannering, Illana Clayton,
Alvin Kushner, Helen
Baker and Alushca Ritchie
(secretary). Special operations
(ad hoc) members are
Charmaine Beukes and Pelle
Landstedt.
■ Melanie van
Heerden has
been appointed
to the executive
committee of
the City Lodge
Hotel Group
effective July
1. She has been the group
company secretary and legal
adviser since 2004 (with a
short break in service during
that time), ensuring that the
group complies with a variety
of legislative and corporate
governance issues. She is
also responsible for ensuring
that decisions, actions and
proceedings at all formal
meetings of the company are
accurately recorded.
■ Sigal Geva has
been appointed
coo of Premier
Hotels & Resorts.
She has 12
years’ experience
with the group,
overseeing its marketing
and HR departments and
playing a key role in strategy
development. In her new
position she will co-ordinate
executive functions across the
hotel chain. She has grown
and developed the company’s
permanent staff complement,
structured the employment
equity and skills development
plans of the group’s portfolio
and implementing BBBEE
verification. Sigal is also md
of the Academic College of
South Africa, managed by
Premier, which offers training
in the hospitality industry and
employment to students who
have achieved their certificate
or diploma.
■ Sthembiso
Dlamini is set
to resume her
duties as coo
of SA Tourism,
having spent
time as acting
ceo following
the departure of Thulani
Nzima toward the end of last
year. SA Tourism is currently
interviewing candidates for
the ceo position, for which
Sthembiso has not applied.
As coo, Sthembiso is driving
two projects for SA Tourism:
an organisational review
with consultants Ernst &
Young due for completion in
December; and the ‘five in
five’ plan to increase tourist
arrivals by five million, using
five key strategies (investment
model; understanding of the
trade landscape; stakeholder
engagement; operational
efficiency; and an energised
team).
■ Africa220
Destination
Management
has appointed
Vincent Omondi
operations
manager
Southern
Africa. He is responsible
for contracting Africa220’s
non-accommodation content,
including transport; tour
guiding services; excursions
and escorted tours; day-to-day
operational requirements; and
shorex for cruise ships.