New CEO for SA Tourism

MINISTER of Tourism Derek
Hanekom has welcomed the
appointment of Sisa Ntshona
as the ceo of South African
Tourism. The appointment
has been approved by the
Cabinet and was announced
by chairperson of the SA
Tourism Board, Dr Tanya
Abrahamse. Sisa previously
worked as an executive
manager for Africa and the
Middle East at SAA from
February 1999 until March
2004. More recently he was
responsible for enterprise
development across 12
countries in Africa at
Barclays. He is currently the
chairperson and president of
the Enterprise Development
Council of South Africa.
Derek thanked the ceo of SA
Tourism, Sthembiso Dlamini,
for acting as ceo and
keeping the organisation on
track to meet its objectives
during the appointment
process. “Sisa’s experience
in the banking and aviation
industries will be valuable
to SA Tourism, and to the
wider tourism sector. We
look forward to working with
him and his team to grow
international tourist arrivals
even further and develop
a vibrant domestic tourism
market,” says Derek.