Rosemarie van Staden has been appointed Chairperson of the National Accommodation Association of South Africa (NAA-SA). Van Staden was previously Vice-Chairperson of the association.
John Corse has been appointed Managing Director of Serengeti Balloon Safaris.
Corse has experience in both tourism and aviation, having worked at Nomad Tanzania and fastjet in recent years. He will be shadowing Tony Pascoe, former Managing Director, and Colin McKinnon, former Director, for three months and taking on the day-to-day responsibilities.
Hein Kaiser has been appointed General Manager of Marketing and Communications of fastjet, to oversee the carrier’s African markets.
Kaiser will be based in Johannesburg and will focus on the airline’s overall marketing and communication strategy and serve as spokesperson and manage the regional marketing teams in fastjet’s key markets of Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa.
Previously Kaiser was Head of Communication and Corporate Affairs and Acting Head of Marketing at SAA subsidiary, Mango.
“As fastjet continues to deliver on its vision to make air transportation affordable and accessible to everyone on the African continent, the time is right to invest in specialist leadership for our key business areas,” says Nico Bezuidenhout, CEO of fastjet. “Hein was integral in building the success of the Mango brand, and has been recognised for his strong strategic ability and lateral creativity.”
Dale Simpson has been appointed Curator and Leader of Radisson RED. He has over 15 years’ hospitality experience and studied at Napier University, where he completed his Honours in Tourism Management, followed by a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management.
Simpson was previously General Manager and Food and Drink Director of Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.
“We’re ready to push the boundaries and question the traditional, boring rules in order to create a lifestyle-inspired hotel that is rooted in the here and now,” says Simpson.
