Appointments

■ Singita has

appointed

Taryn van

Heerden as its

new general

manager:

Sales. Taryn

is taking over

from Caroline Burke, who

is moving into her new

role as Singita’s general

manager: Business

Development.

Taryn previously held the

position of chief marketing

officer at Wonga Finance

SA. She has also worked

at Media 24. Both Taryn

and Caroline will be based

at Singita Management

Company in Cape Town.

Caroline says: “I’m very

much looking forward to

my new role, focusing on

strategic growth for the

business, and we are

thrilled to welcome Taryn to

the Sales Team.”

■ Shaun Boyd

has been

appointed

sales executive

for the STO

market at

BON Hotels

to oversee

market growth

and brand development in

the sector. From his first

position as a receptionist,

Shaun’s go-getter attitude

ensured a rapid trajectory

through the ranks.

■ Thobile

Shange

has been

appointed

sales

executive for

BON Hotels

based in KZN

to oversee market growth,

market penetration and

development of the brand

in the region. Armed with

a diploma in Travel and

Tourism, and having started

her career as a travel

agent, she says moving into

sales was a turning point in

her life