Former South African Airways CEO, Siza Mzimela, has been appointed as the new acting CEO of SA Express by Public Enterprises minister, Pravin Gordhan.
This as the current acting CEO, Matsietsi Mokholo, will be taking up a new position within the office of the Presidency and will hand over to Mzimela over the next two weeks.
Before the appointment, Mzimela was part of the ministerial intervention team appointed in May this year to stabilise the airline’s operations and finances as well as identify options to recapitalise the airline given its immediate short-term liquidity problems.
“As part of the intervention team, Mzimela is also well-positioned to take over the functions as SA Express’ CEO on an interim basis,” read a joint statement from Public Enterprises and the South African Express Airways board.
