BKCOB - Key Persons

Amanda Bacela

Job Titles:
  • Communications and Marketing Specialist

Annemarie Fish - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
For Business and Industry to function and make a profit, it has to exist within an enabling environment within which businesses thrive. This committee focuses on ensuring that businesses in the Border-Kei Region have a reliable electricity supply, safe and good quality water supply, decent roads on which to travel and an effective rail infrastructure. This committee was instrumental in facilitating the widening and upgrade of Settlersway on the Wesbank, from the airport up to the Steve Biko Bridge. A separate Water Focus Forum subcommittee has been established to deal specifically with water and to keep a close eye on the dam levels and the water situation in the BCMM region.

Antoinette Compaan

Job Titles:
  • Accountant

Barry Canning

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Bonnie Currin - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Caron Troskie - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Cobus Potgieter - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Cynthia Ndiniso

Job Titles:
  • Office Assistant - EL Office

Dr. Chris Ettmayr - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
  • Treasurer

Gary Mclean

Job Titles:
  • 2nd Vice - President
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Jacques van Zyl - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
The Komani Chapter of the Chamber, looks after the interests of our Komani members and drives initiatives for the benefit of the Komani members. The committee is led by Lisle Clarke with the assistance of the Komani Operations Manager, Adre' Gainsford-Bartis. The Komani Committee has several subcommittees, namely the Industrialists, Safety & Security, CSI, SMME, Finance and Membership Committees, as well as the Adopt-a-School project.

Jonathan Goldberg

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
  • Global Business Solutions

Kim Smallie - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Kreason Naidoo

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
  • Tshani Consulting / President

Lauren Vlaming

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Lavinia Shaw - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Mark Currin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Mike Francis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Mrs. Lizelle Maurice

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Penny Whitfield

Job Titles:
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Sibongile Booi

Job Titles:
  • 1st Vice - President
  • Member of the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Wela Brukwe - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Project Manager
The Waste & Environmental Management committee is a partnership between the BCMDA, BCMM Solid Waste Department and Waste Entrepreneurs. The partnership was sealed with the signing of an MOU in May 2022, around the Cleaning and Greening programme. This committee successfully launched two Buy-Back Centres to date and have managed to divert more than 310 tons of waste from landfill sites.