Africa-Press – Namibia. THE newly appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor), Clive Gawanab, is positive that the company can be transformed.
Gawanab yesterday told The Namibian he would prioritise recruiting a competent senior management team, and putting in place a strategy to transform the company.
“The company has gone through a rough patch, reputationally, as well as operationally. There is a dire need for it to be transformed. My aim would be to put a strategy in place that would put the company through that transformation process. That cannot be done by myself alone, so there is a team that would be working on it,” he said.
The company has been operating on autopilot, following the departure of its caretaker CEO, Ruth Herunga, in October, as well as its finance manager, Paulus Ngalangi, who left in April.
Hengura has been at the helm of the company for seven months. Gawanab said together with the new team, and with the input of the board, they would embark on a journey of transformation.
He asked for time to settle in their new roles. “I cannot give you the details of the strategy at this point . . . The overall integrated strategic plan is there, but there is a need to look at it and improve on it,” he said.
Gawanab has a rocky road ahead of him, which includes mending the relationship with partner Seaflower Pelagic Processing (SPP) at Walvis Bay, and repairing equipment at Seaflower White Fish at Lüderitz.
Another challenge is securing substantial employment opportunities for the 455 former SPP employees, who are currently receiving a salary while not working.
This was arranged by the interim board through the sale of 10 000 tonnes of freezer horse mackerel. The interim board’s term will come to an end on 31 December.
Minister of public enterprises Leon Jooste did not reply to questions sent to him on whether the board’s term would be extended to allow for a handover to the new CEO.
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