WOMAN'S MONTH
In honour of August being Woman’s month in South Africa, we are profiling a number of women who have excelled in various aspects of aviation. Wrenelle Stander Wrenelle Stander has had a stellar career in corporate and airline management. She has topped it off in June by being appointed as the incoming CEO of the Airline Association of Southern Africa. The hottest seat Wrenelle has had to occupy is that of the CEO of Comair, shortly before the perennially profitable airline was struck down by the Covid-19 pandemic. Wrenelle had the unhappy task of steering the mortally wounded airline into its first loss and then Business Rescue and finally a takeover. Wrenelle began her career in the Department of Transport where she rose to become Chief Director of aviation and maritime regulation and also served as Deputy CEO of the SA Civil Aviation Authority. She then became the Managing Director of South Africa’s Air Traffic Navigation Service (ATNS) and then the Sasol Gas business. She has held executive and nonexecutive directorships on various boards. Wrenelle has a BA (Hons) from the University of Cape Town, followed by an MBA from Oxford Brookes University in the UK.
Wrenelle Stander is the incoming CEO of AASA.
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Wrenelle is a natural leader with a unique skills set. "Finding the sweet spot in the nexus between government and industry is the thread that has strung together my various roles in the energy and aviation industries and one that is crucial to the vital role that AASA fulfils in representing the air transport industry throughout the Southern African Development Community region," she says.
