The Cape Craft Design Institute (CCDI) has announced the appointment of three new Board members. They will bring fresh expertise to a Board that already includes respected leaders in business, retail, academia, craft and design.
Shado Twala, managing member of Black Olive Entertainment, is the new Board chairperson. She takes over from industry design consultant Byron Qually, who remains on the Board .
The other two new Board members are Wesgro COO Howard Gabriels and Shell Upstream CX manager Niall Kramer. Kramer is a member of the Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) Mentorship Programme and advises Iziko Museums on brand development, brand engagement and marketing and communications strategy.
The CCDI is one of the provincial government’s leading Special Purpose Vehicles and has won numerous accolades for its work since it was set up 11 years ago. Its mission is to be a best practice Institute that develops people to build profitable enterprises, with marketable products for global markets in an enabled environment.
“We would not have been as effective without the excellent advice from the Board members who have given unstintingly of their time and knowledge over the years,” said CCDI executive director and Board member Erica Elk. “It is a great asset to have such expertise readily available, on subjects ranging from marketing to cash flow management.
“We are delighted to welcome the new members and look forward to the next phase of CCDI development with their support and experience.”
The current Board members who will continue to serve are company secretary Paul Slack, a financial consultant with FastTrac Freelance Business Specialists; Alettia Chisin, a senior lecturer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Andile Dyalvane, co-owner of Imiso Ceramics; Andrew Lane, business manager at Learn to Earn; Bishop Tarambawamwe, owner of Master Wire and Bead Craft; Faith Kolala, Economic and Human Development, City of Cape Town; Margie Robertson, owner Africa Nova; and Mhlanganisi Masoga, Director: Creative Industries, Department of Trade and Industry.
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Author: Judy Bryant from Judy Bryant Communications. Originally distributed by MyPR.co.za.
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The CCDI Board members: (Back) Bishop Tarambawamwe, owner Master Wire and Bead Craft; Andile Dyalvane, co-owner Imiso Ceramics; Byron Qually, industrial design consultant; Wesgro COO Howard Gabriels and Shell Upstream CX manager Niall Kramer. (Insert) Alettia Chisin, senior lecturer Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Andrew Lane, business manager at Learn to Earn; Mhlanganisi Masoga, Director: Creative Industries, Department of Trade and Industry. (Front) Margie Robertson, owner Africa Nova; Shado Twala, managing member Black Olive Entertainment and new Chairperson of the CCDI Board; Erica Elk, executive director CCDI; and Faith Kolala, Economic and Human Development, City of Cape Town. Photographer: Eric Miller for CCDI
