Gcwabe takes the financial reins at Wesgro
Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape, has announced the appointment of Sandiso Gcwabe as Chief Financial Officer with effect from January 1, 2023.
As a Chartered Accountant, Gcwabe has served on several forums whose objectives are to improve financial management and reporting in the public sector, including the Public Sector Accounting Forum, and as the Deputy Chairperson of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Southern Region Public Sector Committee.
Beyond public sector strategy and financial governance work, he also makes time to serve as a Trustee of the Khayelitsha Youth & Community Centre Trust, which owns and manages the multimillion-rand Isivivana Centre in Khayelitsha.
Gcwabe has held various financial leadership roles in the public sector, and as Auditor-General of South Africa, which has given him in-depth insights into financial management and governance.
Most recently, he was the CFO of the Western Cape Liquor Authority, a regulator for the retail sale and micro-manufacturing of liquor in the Western Cape, overseeing the systems of strategic, financial, risk, compliance and supply chain management.
Gcwabe commented: “It is with great excitement and humility that I take on the Chief Financial Officer role at Wesgro. I look forward to bringing my expertise in understanding context, having a clear long-term view, and navigating ambiguity to an already-successful agency in the Cape. I am relentlessly solutions-driven and aim to create sustainable value for the Agency as well as key stakeholders in the public and private sectors.”
Wesgro CEO, Wrenelle Stander, welcomed the appointment. “Wesgro is pleased to announce that Sandiso will join the Executive leadership team. He has a solid track record of success and brings a wealth of experience from a diverse range of industries and will be a crucial part of ensuring that the agency remains a globally competitive trade and investment promotion agency into the future. I have full confidence that Sandiso will take Wesgro to new heights.”
New GM at The Marine
Michel Bouic has taken up the reins as General Manager of The Marine Hotel in Hermanus. He joins The Liz McGrath Collection after 15 years at Bushmans Kloof in the Cederberg.
Born into a French-Mauritian family with a professional chef as father, meant that hosting and entertaining came naturally to Bouic as he developed a keen interest in the hospitality industry from an early age. He studied at the International Hotel School and spent the first two years of his career as Hospitality Trainee at The Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa in Cape Town. Staying within the Red Carnation Collection, he completed his training at Bushmans Kloof, followed by his appointment there as Assistant Front Office Manager.
Over the past fifteen years Bouic has developed a solid track record in the luxury hospitality industry, steadily climbing the career ladder to hold various management positions at Bushmans Kloof, ranging from Food & Beverage and Operations, to Private Villa Manager.
This led to his promotion to Deputy General Manager, a position he held for the past three years.
