PERSONALITY PROFILE
Rendani Khorommbi — explores his tourism journey Rendani Khorommbi, 37, deputy director: convention bureau, Johannesburg Tourism, has proven leadership skills involving managing, developing and motivating teams to achieve specific objectives. Community is important to him, having grown up in Venda.
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xperienced, with a demonstrated history of working in the leisure, business events and tourism sector. Rendani is also skilled in customer service, management, strategic planning, event management, marketing and business events activities. Mr Khorommbi said: “I’m an initiativetaking individual with a range of expertise and experience in the tourism sector — from administration, budget management, tourism research, analytical skills, negotiation and presentation skills to stakeholder and project management. I have the ability to work on my own initiative, as well as being a team player. I am always dedicated to maintaining high quality standards and have the ability to
work under pressure, both where target and time are concerned. I possess excellent people skills and I’m able to relate well to people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.” Where were you born and raised? Being from rural Limpopo (Venda), I’ve had the best of both worlds. I engaged in subsistence and livestock farming from a very tender age. I was extremely fortunate to be encouraged to focus on my academic path too. I completed my primary education in the same rural area of Venda. I then moved to Gauteng province (city of Johannesburg) where I proceeded with my secondary and tertiary education, earning my BA degree in tourism development
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from RAU (now the University of Johannesburg). I have also enhanced my personal development through completing the Manager’s Development Programme at Wits Business School. Furthermore, I have completed training such as tour guiding to enhance my skills for the tourism sector. Where did you your career begin? While I was a student at University of Johannesburg, I enrolled for tourist guide training. I began my career as a site guide in Sophiatown. At the same time, I was employed on a part-time basis by a tour operator named Cultural Encounters, to assist with travel related administrative duties. Furthermore, I worked as a salesperson, selling soft skills programmes www.businesseventsafrica.com
