Mbahupu Hippy Tjivikua is the new chief executive officer of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG). Tjivikua was previously TransNamib commercial and marketing executive, and knows the WBCG group well. He was project manager for the WBCG Safe Trade and Transport Corridors project from March 2008 to May 2011. Tjivikua says international trends and the global economy are fast changing and it is crucial for the WBCG to adapt to these developments. “I am driven by a sense of urgency and want the company’s mandate to be executed in a professional and effective manner.” He has close to 20 years of experience in the corporate sector, with 11 of those spent in the transport and logistics industry. He holds a Master of Science in operations management and leadership from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Business School in Massachusetts, USA and an honours degree in Education from Rhodes University, South Africa. He also has a certificate in project management from the University of Stellenbosch Business School and a certificate in financial management from the Namibia University of Science and Technology.