Still no end to Air Nam MD appointment
The Air Namibia board is unable to appoint a managing director and said it had made a recommendation to its line ministry for a permanent head.
Three-years on, Air Namibia is yet to be headed by an MD on a permanent basis following the suspension of its then MD Theo Namises in 2014.
Seeking to get an update on the matter, Namibian Sun recently contacted the airline spokesperson Paulus Nakawa to establish what has led to the delay to appoint a new MD.
Speaking to Namibian Sun, he said the Air Namibia board of directors had made their choice known as early as August 2017 already.
“The fact remains that, appointment of an MD is a responsibility of the board of directors. As we have already reported to media, our board of directors has forwarded its recommendation to the line ministry (Ministry of Works and Transport) in August 2017 for the appointment of the MD, subject to cabinet endorsement,” he said when questioned.
Nakawa also said that board had not made its preferred choice for MD public and would not confirm whether it was acting MD Advocate Samson.
“We are not privy to the content of the submission so it's important that you contact the works ministry in this regard,” he said.
When asked how the lack of the appointment of an MD would affect any planned turn-around strategy, Nakawa again said that was a question that would best be answered by the ministry of works and transport.
Samson has been with Air Namibia since 2015. Before she assumed the role of MD, Swiss national Rene Gsponer was, like her, also appointed on a temporary basis.
Samson worked as the general manager for corporate and legal services at the Namibia Airports Company and served as chairperson of the board of trustees at the Government Institution's Pension Fund (GIPF) in the past.
On the aviation front, Samson, when doing work for her own private legal practice, assisted the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in developing and drafting the Common Regulations of Competition in Air Transport Services within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community and SADC.
OGONE TLHAGE
Three-years on, Air Namibia is yet to be headed by an MD on a permanent basis following the suspension of its then MD Theo Namises in 2014.
Seeking to get an update on the matter, Namibian Sun recently contacted the airline spokesperson Paulus Nakawa to establish what has led to the delay to appoint a new MD.
Speaking to Namibian Sun, he said the Air Namibia board of directors had made their choice known as early as August 2017 already.
“The fact remains that, appointment of an MD is a responsibility of the board of directors. As we have already reported to media, our board of directors has forwarded its recommendation to the line ministry (Ministry of Works and Transport) in August 2017 for the appointment of the MD, subject to cabinet endorsement,” he said when questioned.
Nakawa also said that board had not made its preferred choice for MD public and would not confirm whether it was acting MD Advocate Samson.
“We are not privy to the content of the submission so it's important that you contact the works ministry in this regard,” he said.
When asked how the lack of the appointment of an MD would affect any planned turn-around strategy, Nakawa again said that was a question that would best be answered by the ministry of works and transport.
Samson has been with Air Namibia since 2015. Before she assumed the role of MD, Swiss national Rene Gsponer was, like her, also appointed on a temporary basis.
Samson worked as the general manager for corporate and legal services at the Namibia Airports Company and served as chairperson of the board of trustees at the Government Institution's Pension Fund (GIPF) in the past.
On the aviation front, Samson, when doing work for her own private legal practice, assisted the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in developing and drafting the Common Regulations of Competition in Air Transport Services within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community and SADC.
OGONE TLHAGE
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