Comair Limited appoints non-executive director

REGIONAL airline, Comair Limited, has announced the appointment of Khutso Mampeule as non-executive director on its board, commencing on November 1, 2003. Piet van Hoven, managing director of Comair Limited said: “Khutso brings a wealth of airline and commercial experience to the Comair Limited group and we are truly excited to have him on board to share his valuable expertise.” Mampeule completed his tertiary education in the United States where he obtained a BA degree with Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1990. This was followed by an MSc degree from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1993 and finally, he achieved an MBA from the University of Phoenix, Arizona in 1994. As the current ceo of Old Mutual Employee Benefits, he is responsible for the overall management (strategic, financial, operational and marketing) of the business, which has assets of approximately R70bn. Mampeule is also a member of the Old Mutual South Africa executive committee. Prior to Old Mutual, Khutso spent almost seven years in various senior executive positions in Transnet, the last of which was as ceo of South African Express Airways. (Miguel de Sousa)