WINDHOEK – Gerson Adlk Bisey Uirab, 42, has been appointed CEO of the Namibian Ports Authority (Namport). Namibia’s Cabinet, the appointing authority for the country’s state-owned enterprises, chose Uirab from a shortlist of candidates to replace Sebulon Kankondi, who resigned last year. Uirab, a Namibian national, was plucked from the Somaliland Telecoms Group, where he ran the human resources division. He had earlier worked for the Bank of Namibia, the Legal Assistance Centre and Mobile Telecommunications (MTC). Uirab will head a five-year expansion plan for the ports of Walvis Bay and Luderitz, which are managed by Namport, and will spearhead Namport’s goal of turning Namibia’s ports into the west coast seafaring hub for southern Africa.
