Business overhaul under way at PPECB

South Africa’s Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) is on track to improve its services as part of a business overhaul started some months ago. According to CEO Stuart Symington, the new business model has been aptly named Ke Nako meaning, “it is time”. “We are in the process of making some meaningful changes that will not only restore the belief in the organisation, but also improve service delivery while at the same time cutting out inefficiencies that have resulted in increased costs.” He said the change being implemented was inherently healthy and long overdue and would ultimately ensure the organisation remained viable and necessary to the industry it served in the long run. The process was started some 18 months ago, said Symington. He said improved service delivery remained at the top of the agenda, as well as making sure the organisation was still relevant in the modern day market environment in which it operated.