APPOINTMENT

APPOINTMENTS

Andrew Kanime Appointed Namport CEO

he Namibian Ports Authority Twelcomed its new Chief Executive Officer, Mr Andrew Kanime on 01 November 2020. Mr Kanime holds a Master's in Business Administration (MBA), an Honours degree in Accounting and Finance as well as three undergraduate qualifications in the fields of Business Management, Human Resources and Public Administration. His broad set of academic qualifications, complemented by the extensive corporate and leadership experience which he has gathered over the years in the banking, telecommunications, broadcasting, energy, transport and logistics sectors, places him in a very strong stead to steer the Namport ship over the coming years. Speaking to the Chief Executive Officer, he firstly thanked the board as well as management for the faith entrusted in him to carry out the institutions mandate. During his tenure, Mr Kanime aims to carefully tweak the existing winning formula of Namport which is to ensure that Namport continues to improve the performance, enhance the service delivery capabilities to the entity's esteemed customers and actualize Namport's strategic intend in becoming the best performing Port in Africa. The Chief, further said that in order for Namport to maintain the best SOE status, the company's immediate focus shall be Governance, Performance and Sustainability. Mr. Kanime was previously employed by the FirstRand Namibia Group as the Chief Human Capital Officer has operated at Executive Management level over the past 17 years and also held several senior management positions and directorships, which inter alia, include being the Acting Director General at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. Andrew Kanime is no stranger to the Port industry as he also served on the Board of Namport for nine years, during which period he cut his strong understanding of, and experience within, the transport and logistics industry. The appointment is for a five-year term.