S’African Airways Acting CEO Retires

South Africa Airways’ acting Chief Executive Officer, Zuks Ramasia, hasretiredfromherpositionasthehelmsmanofthecarrier,tenmonths after her appointment. According to a report by fin24.com, Ramasia, wouldenterintoearlyretirementfrom14thApril,2020. “TheBoardofDirectorsatSouthAfricanAirways(SAA)announcedthat ithasacceptedtherequestfromMsZuksRamasia,SAAActingCEO, forearlyretirement.Herlastdateofemploywillbe14April2020”, the statementread. Theboardsaiditwouldannouncean,“interimsuccessor”, induecourse. The national carrier entered into business rescue in December 2019, it recently announced it would suspend flights throughout the 21-day lockdownperiod,whichkicksoffonThursdayatmidnight. SeveralotherairlinessuchasComair’sBritishAirwaysandKulula.com andFlySafairhavesimilarlysuspendedtheirflightsfortheperiod,Fin24 previouslyreported.ThenationallockdownwasannouncedbyPresident CyrilRamaphosa,inanefforttoslowdownthespreadoftheCovid-19 disease,whichisnowapandemic. Ramasia, has spent 27 years at the airline, and was appointed acting CEO in June last year, after Vuyani Jarana resigned. Ramasia started hercareeratSAAasacabincrewmemberin1992,andtookupherfirst managementpositionin2000,thestatementread.Ramasiahasalso previouslyheldthepositionofheadofSAAglobaloperationscontrol centre.BeforetakingontheroleasactingCEO,Ramasiawasthegeneral managerofoperations. Ramasiaisknownforhercontributiontothe“thefightagainstwomen discriminationandgenderinequality”inaviationindustry,SAAsaid.