The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of Southern Africa (Amie) has appointed Imameleng Mothebe, an expert on policy formation and strategising in agriculture and agronomics, as its new chief executive officer.
She will take the reins from May 2.
Mothebe joins Amie from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), where she was the Director of Industry Development, Agro-Processing.
She brings over two decades of valuable senior management expertise, in both the private and public sectors.
Her career in the food sector spans corporate affairs, sector skills planning and economic development and she has extensive experience in both economic industrial policy as well as stakeholder relations management.
Amie believes Mothebe’s extensive experience in both the public and private sectors will be of great benefit to the association, and its members, as it positions itself for the future.
Seymour Talpert, chair of the Amie Board says: “We are very excited that Imameleng is joining us, as she brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and a deep understanding of the agricultural sector, as well as industrial and trade policy.
“We believe she will be an asset to the broader import and export sectors, which play a catalytic role in food security and in promoting South Africa’s position within the regional and global trade market.”
“We would like to thank our outgoing CEO, Paul Matthew, who has served Amie and its members with such commitment and energy. We wish him well in his new endeavour.”
Mothebe says: “My vision is to help grow a sustainable and viable food sector by balancing domestic production capacity with the need to ensure South Africans, and especially those from marginalised communities and income groups, are able to easily access affordable, critical foods.
Amie will continue to work towards this balance, while promoting the growth of exports of meat protein through close collaboration with government and the broader sector to achieve alignment. I am very much looking forward to this new challenge.”
