Dr Beverley Waugh has been appointed executive director of the SA Shippers’ Council, effective from February 1. A well-known name in the shipping industry – possibly better known as Beverley Kujawa – she holds a doctorate in logistics outsourcing and has lectured at the University of Johannesburg in the transport and logistics department on and off for the past 15 years. She has also worked on freelance projects for Unisa and a University in Sweden and has over the years been involved in transport consultancy work. A key focus in her new role, she told FTW, will be to grow the membership base and come up with deliverables. “We want to focus on supply chain efficiency which is ultimately in the best interests of the economy.” SASC currently has 24 members. ”We will be looking to extend membership to providers – anyone who is involved in supply chain efficiency.” She also sees merit in collaboration with other organisations. “We all need to be talking to each other and pulling in the same direction to facilitate South Africa’s economy. “We will also be looking to liaise more closely with Transnet and the Department of Transport on the port efficiency issue.”
