Mango top job still open

DESPITE widespread media
reports earlier this month
that Skywise’s former
co-chairperson, Javed
Malik, was in the running
for the position of ceo of
Mango, the airline says
it is still in the process
of making a permanent
appointment.
Mango head of
communications, Hein
Kaiser, says the airline has
yet to officially begin the
search for a new ceo. “The
process will commence as
soon as it is advertised,
thus it would be premature
for Mango to engage
formally with any candidate
[at this time].”
However, in a statement
dated September 14,
Skywise said Javed “has
been [approached] for a
ceo position at another
African carrier, which he is
currently considering.”
Javed told TNW that he
had been in discussions
with Mango about taking
the ceo job. He and
colleague, Tabassum Qadir,
resigned as chairpersons
of Skywise earlier this
month.
There is currently no list
of possible ceo candidates
says Hein. “Nic Vlok will
remain as acting ceo
until the board appoints a
permanent chief executive.”
Hein could not provide a
date as to when the airline
planned to announce its
new ceo. The position
became vacant on July 31
when founding ceo, Nico
Bezuidenhout, departed
Mango to join pan-African
airline, fastjet.
Meanwhile, Skywise
still plans to resume
operations after it was
grounded in December
last year for failing to pay
several airport fees. In a
statement, the airline said
it had already appointed
a new acting ceo and
chairman, and planned
to assemble a new
management team to lead
the airline.