Marcel von Aulock has returned as Hotel Division CEO of Tsogo Sun Holdings Limited, a year after resigning from his position as group CEO.
He was promoted to group CEO in 2011, and held the position for six years. He first joined Tsogo Sun in 1999.
Von Aulock has been tasked with the unbundling and listing of Southern Sun Hotels, as part of Tsogo Sun’s restructuring. This move will result in the separate JSE listing of the hotel, property and gaming businesses, with all three resultant entities remaining subsidiaries of the HCI Group, which includes several additional listed and unlisted companies.
Jacques Booysen, who succeeded Von Aulock last year, has been CEO and Executive Director of Tsogo Sun Holdings Limited since June 1, 2017. Booysen is MD of Tsogo Sun Gaming.
Edwin Pierce has been appointed Warden of the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve.
Pierce holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nature Conservation, and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management. He studied with Fundisele Mketemi, CEO of South African National Parks (SANParks), and has continued to forge valuable relationships with other key figures in the South African conservation network over the years.
His career spans more than 10 years in the Kruger Lowveld Conservation Network, mostly in the Sabi Sand Wildtuin, with work also undertaken in a section of the Kruger National Park (KNP).
During his time in the Sabi Sands, Pierce was the reserve’s Ecologist, dealing with all the environmental management issues, and in 2015, he was promoted to Infrastructure and Environment Manager, effectively fulfilling the role of an Assistant Warden for the Sabi Sands.
A vital role held by Pierce was that of Reserve Security, as well as his participation in the Lowveld-wide reserve security network.
Pierce brings with him valuable experience in a wide variety of conservation and security disciplines, as well as an understanding of the importance of collaboration between KNP and private reserves that form part of the Greater Kruger.
Commenting on his new appointment, Pierce said: “I have always wanted to work in the Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, ever since I experienced this incredible reserve, working as a conservation student in 2005. I have always kept in touch with the Management, Field Rangers and General Staff, and after every visit to the TPNR I felt that I left a little bit of myself behind. Finally, now I can honestly say that I feel that I am home.”
Finch Hattons, a luxury tented camp in Tsavo National Park, Kenya has appointed Charles Magema to Sales Executive, taking over from Betty Kinoti.
Club Med Southern Africa has appointed Lee-Ann Morgan as Customer Growth Marketing Manager.
Morgan will drive commercial strategy, awareness and customer growth for Club Med and its resorts worldwide. She will be responsible for marketing throughout the call centre and the indirect market.
She has more than 10 years of travel industry experience in leading global and local markets and international brands.
Dr. Ngwira Mabvuto Percy, First Secretary of Tourism in the Zambian Embassy in Paris, has been appointed a board member of the newly founded African Tourism Board. He is a seasoned public servant, and diplomat, with more than 15 years’ work experience in the tourism field.
