Appointments

■ Go2Africa has
appointed new md,
Nicolette Poulos.
Nicky brings a
wealth of business
management
skills to the role after 16
years in banking, insurance
and wealth management,
including 11 years as
a trusted adviser on
business strategy, customer
experience and service
excellence.
■ Catia Viegas
has been
appointed the new
gm at Tsogo Sun’s
54 on Bath. Catia
has moved from
Garden Court Morningside
where was the gm. Prior to
that, she was the deputy
gm of the Southern Sun
Montecasino. She is also
a former restaurateur and
previously owned a Mugg
and Bean franchise.
■ Gregory
Gautier has been
appointed the new
executive chef
at Southern Sun
Hyde Park, having
previously worked at the OR
Tambo InterContinental.
■ Deborah
Pillay has been
appointed gm of
sales at Tsogo
Sun. Deborah
has a wealth of
experience in operations
and revenue management
and has a proven track
record in building good
relationships with clients.
She is now responsible
for strategy and overall
revenue growth in the
corporate segment and also
for heading up a specialist
team led by Tracy Montano
focusing on significantly
growing Tsogo’s government
and commercial business.
■ Barend Olivier,
currently deputy
gm at Southern
Sun Pretoria, will
take over the role
of gm at Garden
Court Kimberley
with effect from March 1.
Barend studied Hospitality
Management at the Central
University of Technology in
Bloemfontein and started
his career at the Hilton
Durban.
He then joined the Tsogo
Sun Group at Umhlanga
Sands from where he moved
to the Sabi River Sun,
Southern Sun Bloemfontein
and eventually Southern Sun
Pretoria.