Death
Former SATSA ExCo
member, John Rothschild,
died in Australia towards
the end of May after a
long and painful battle
with cancer. John served
on the SATSA ExCo
for several years and
also served as ceo of
SATSA. He was a highly
respected and well liked
member of the industry.
Apppointments & resignations
Marketing manager Elonka
Reuss has resigned from
Air Mauritius, effective July
31. Elonka has decided
to pursue her passion in
freelance marketing, focusing
on promotions and event
co-ordination. Effective
August 1, Air Mauritius South
Africa is outsourcing its PR/
marketing portfolio to Glass
Slipper Communications
under the leadership of
Louise Churches.
Comair has
appointed
Kirsten King as
financial director
for the group,
effective June
9, following
Yasas Sri-Chandana’s move
to Australia in January.
Kirsten joined Comair as
the revenue accountant in
February 2011. During her
time with the group she has
gained significant exposure
to the challenges facing the
industry and managing the
accounting function in the
group.
Johan Cronjé
has been
appointed gm
of Protea Hotel
Fire and Ice! in
Menlyn to lead
the new hotel’s
start-up team. Johan joined
the Protea Hotel Fire and Ice!
Cape Town in 2007 as food
and beverage manager. He
then worked in the rooms
division before he was
appointed gm of the Cape
Town hotel in June 2010.
