Changes at the top for Hull Blyth

There has been a top-level
management restructuring in
the Hull Blyth SA group, ship's
agency specialists in West
Africa.
This has taken place in its
two SA subsidiary companies
acquired last year, Mainport
Africa Shipping (a longestablished,
independent ship's
agency) and Kestrel Maritime
(a brokerage with a main focus
on the breakbulk and project
sectors).
Natasha Vaughan – who,
under her maiden name Flack,
was instrumental in the startup
of Kestrel Maritime in 2003
– rejoined the company as GM
at the beginning of this month.
Vaughan, with a master’s
degree in maritime law
and as current chairman of
the Institute of Chartered
Shipbrokers (ICS), certainly
has the credentials for the job.
Also, Fiona Calitz, MD
of Mainport, has assumed
responsibility for business
development for that company.
And she also holds sound
proof of her qualifications for
the task at hand, with an MBA
(cum laude) and fellowships of
the ICS (FICS) and Chartered
Institute of Secretaries (FCIS)
to her name.
The target for the new
structure will be to grow the
business, Calitz told FTW.
“The two companies are
well-known for their speciality
in breakbulk and project
cargoes,” she said.
“With the strengthening
of the management team,
we first and foremost plan to
lead the project market. Then
to diversify out into different
areas, offering clients a holistic
service.”