KNYSNA NEWS - The Garden Route National Park (GRNP) bid farewell to general manager Jill Bunding-Venter, who has accepted a position to head up strategy in Pretoria.
She will be based in the SA National Parks (SANParks) head office in Groenkloof, from July 1.
The GRNP wish her all the best in her new venture and know she will provide the necessary support and leadership she provided locally.
The park also bid farewell to area manager of Tsitsikamma, Lesley Ann Meyer, who will be moving to the Table Mountain National Park as park manager.
• Park manager (GRNP) Paddy Gordon, who was formerly the park manager of the Table Mountain National Park.
• New area manager for Tsitsikamma Bulelwa Msengi, who was formerly park manager for Agulhas National Park.
• Area manager for Knysna is Johan de Klerk.
• Area manager for Wilderness is Sandra Taljaard.
• Manager: planning – Len du Plessis.
• Manager: business development – Andile Namntu
• Manager: people & conservation – Elzette Bester.
• Manager: communications – Nandi Mgwadlamba.
• Manager: cross-marketing (frontier region Eastern Cape Parks & Garden Route) – Henriette Engelbrecht.
• Manager: finance – Derec Giles.
SANParks will be merging the Garden Route region (Wilderness, Knysna and Tsitsikamma) with the frontier region (Addo, Camdeboo, Karoo, Mountain Zebra). The general manager is Dries Engelbrecht.
Scientific services will now be headed up by Dr Stefanie Freitag, with Dr Ian Russel (aquatic) and Dr Wessel Vermeulen (terrestrial).
The park wish to say a huge thanks to both Bunding-Venter and Meyer for their efficient service to the region and SANParks, and welcome the new staff to the GRNP family.
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