New president for Durban Chamber
The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced its new president, board and council.
NIGEL Ward, executive vice president of manufacturing and support at Toyota South Africa is the new president for the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Ward has been employed at Toyota South Africa since January 1982 and is a member of the Board of Toyota South Africa and Toyota South Africa Motors, sitting on various Toyota executive committees.
Ward’s key passion is developing the younger generations towards being the next leaders, the creation of an inclusive economy and the addition of micro-businesses into the mainstream economy.
He takes over from Musa Makhunga, managing director of HR Matters, who will now assume the honorary role of immediate past president within the Durban Chamber’s organisational structure. Ward served as deputy president during Makhunga’s tenure.
During his two-year term as Durban Chamber President, Makhunga was instrumental in reconfiguring the operational structure of the Durban Chamber to be in line with international standards of best practice for good corporate governance and compliance.
He also oversaw the transition of the Durban Chamber from being governed by the Charter Rules of 1856 to now operating as a Non-Profit Company governed by the Companies Act 71 of 2008.
ALSO READ: Chamber encourages support for bursary campaign
Makhunga also championed the drive to ensure that the Durban Chamber, as a future-focused organisation, adopted and upgraded digital technologies in order to embrace the fourth industrial revolution.
Ward said he was grateful for the opportunity to serve as the new president of the Durban Chamber.
“My intention is to continue to build on the legacy of this storied and influential organisation. The new leadership is committed to ensuring that the organisation continues to deliver on its strategic purpose by improving on delivering support to members and stakeholders alike while extracting maximum leadership value from them for the benefit of the broader business community,” he said.
Gladwin Malishe is the new deputy president with Mpume Langa and Jackie Bhana joining the board as first vice president and second vice president respectively.
Prasheen Maharaj also joins the board as a new appointee, Linda Ngcobo continues as vice president of finance with Faisal Mkhize and Russell Curtis also continuing in their roles as board members.
Rounding off the board are the executive directors, Palesa Phili, chief executive officer, Zanele Zeka-Ngcamu, chief operations officer, and Mike Raftery, chief financial officer.
Do you want to receive news alerts on this and many other stories relevant to the Durban area via WhatsApp? Send us a WhatsApp message (not an sms) with your name and surname to 060 532 5535.
You can also join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have signed up for our news alerts you need to save the Berea Mail WhatsApp number as a contact to your phone, otherwise you will not receive our alerts
