PORT TERMINALS ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
2009-09-22
Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has announced the appointment of former GM Sales, Logistics and Commercial, Nosipho Damasane, as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO) with effect from 01 October 2009. This follows current COO Solly Letsoalo’s acceptance of a Managing Director’s position in the private sector.
Executive Commercial Manager, Don Maclean, will be appointed in an acting capacity as GM Sales, Logistics and Commercial following Damasane’s transfer.
Says Tau Morwe, Chief Executive: “Ms Damasane and Mr Maclean are well equipped to assume their new responsibilities and challenges, given their business experience and industry knowledge.”
Damasane began her career with Transnet in 1998 as East London Port Manager before moving to TPT as General Manager for Operations at the Eastern Cape terminals. Since 2007 she has been at the helm of the Sales Logistics and Commercial portfolio tasked withoverseeing the portfolios of Supply Chain Management, New Business Development and Customer Service.
Maclean, a qualifed Chartered Accountant and Certified Financial Planner, joined TPT from the Coega Development Corporation IDZ. He has eleven years of experience in industrial development and project finance with specialisations including Financial Planning, Investor and Customer Services and Logistics and Supply Chain Development.
Morwe said the management changes would maintain business continuity and TPT remained committed to service delivery and provision of capacity ahead of demand.
Letsoalo had been employed by Transnet Port Terminals for five years, having progressed from the role of Business Unit Executive at the Durban container terminal to a General Manager and finally Chief Operating Officer. He will be leaving TPT at the end of September 2009.
