SACAA Annual Report 2022_23

PART C I Governance

SACAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board is made up of 60% females and 40% males. All the above non-executive Directors are independent and appointed for a three-year term, effective from 1 June 2022. At year end , the Minister was in the process of filling the three vacancies on the Board, and a shortlist was gazetted in Quarter 4 of the financial year. The Director of Civil Aviation, Ms Poppy Khoza, is the only Executive Director appointed on a five-year contract and whose contract was renewed by the former Minister of Transport for a further five years, effective from 1 December 2018. The roles of the Chairperson of the Board and the Director of Civil Aviation are clearly defined and distinct, both in terms of the Civil Aviation Act and the Board Charter. Mr E Khosa was appointed as an independent, non-executive Chairman by the Minister of Transport for a second term and remains free from any conflict of interest. The Board strives to ensure proper and seamless achievement of the regulatory mandate of the entity as contained in the Civil Aviation Act, 2009, (Act No. 13 of 2009) and the strategic objectives as approved by the Executive Authority. A total of nine Board meetings were held in the year under review. A mix of skills facilitates sound decision-making and enriches the discussions and deliberations at Board and Committee meetings. The Board is satisfied that it has a balance of knowledge, skills, experience, diversity, and independence to discharge its fiduciary duties, thereby contributing to robust governance and leadership, albeit that it had three vacancies that needed to be urgently filled and which skills will contribute to enhancing the Board’s composition and dynamic.

Mr E Khosa Chairperson of the Board Non-Executive Director (NED) / Member Qualifications: MPhil Law, LLB, Higher Diploma: Company Law, Master of Science (International Development), Master of Arts (Development), B.A. Honours, B.A. Humanities Appointed: 01/12/ 2018 Reappointed: 01/06/2022 Directorship: National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), Shipoyila Khosa Associates Expertise: Development Finance, Realignment of Organisations, Compliance Management, Organisational Development Membership of Professional Associations: Institute of Directors of South Africa (IoDSA), Rixaka Forum Other Committees: SSEC

108 I Annual Report 2022/23 I Governance