Fishcor ship stable for now, Jooste says

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEK The appointment of a CEO for the National Fishing Corporation (Fishcor) has been delayed over concerns that the recruitment process would not attract a suitable candidate.The ministry of public enterprises announced that it had halted a recruitment process to find a replacement for former CEO Mike Nghipunya, who is set to stand trial for his part in the Fishrot corruption scandal.This also means acting CEO and deputy board chairperson Ruth Herunga is set to continue in her position while the process starts afresh, despite a process that found that current Fisheries Observer Agency CEO Stanley Ndara had come out tops in a psychometric test, achieving a score of 71.8%.Ndara was followed by the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management’s (Nipam) finance and administration director Beatus Amadhila, who scored 59.5%, while Tunacor CEO Peya Hitula came in third with 55.4%.“Following the due diligence and considering the crucial importance of filling the position with a person who presents the most preferred profile, the ministry and the Fishcor board consulted on Friday, 2 July, and concluded that none of the candidates presented such and it will be in the best interest of the company to re-advertise the position,” the ministry said in a statement.‘Stable for now’When asked about the non-appointment of a CEO, public enterprises minister Leon Jooste expressed concern over the vacuum in leadership at Fishcor, but said the company had stabilised.“I am anxious to have a CEO appointed, but the company is stable for now and we simply can’t afford to compromise on the quality of the CEO,” he said.Jooste further committed to a two-month time limit by which to find a new CEO.Fisheries minister Derek Klazen said he had no concerns over the company because it has an interim CEO.Klazen, however, said he had yet to be informed about a new recruitment process that would ensue at Fishcor.“I am not informed, that’s all I can say. I am in Walvis Bay on a vaccination campaign,” he said, adding that he expected to be briefed once back in Windhoek.

Fishcor ship stable for now, Jooste says

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