Nov 30, 2018: The board of Airports Company South Africa has appointed Bongiwe Mbomvu as acting chief executive officer. The board resolved to appoint an acting CEO while it is engaged in the process of recruiting a permanent replacement for Bongani Maseko who completes his term at the end of November.

Mbomvu is currently the group executive, governance and assurance at Airports Company South Africa. Her fields of expertise include corporate governance, risk, compliance and governance of ethics. She joined the company in September 2013 in her current position. Mbomvu is an attorney by training. Prior to joining Airports Company South Africa, Bongiwe was a group company secretary at Eskom Holdings.

Bongani’s 18 years of dedicated leadership has been vital to the company’s significant achievements that include development of King Shaka International Airport and major infrastructure expansion at other airports. His vision and drive have also enabled growth outside of South Africa. His chairmanship of Airports Council International is further indication of the high regard for Bongani across the global airports industry.