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29 March 2019
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Edward Kieswetter, newly appointed SARS Commissioner.
The Chairperson of the Council of the University of the Free State (UFS), Mr Willem Louw, extended a message of congratulations to Mr Edward Kieswetter on his appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week as Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
Mr Kieswetter served as Deputy Chairperson of the UFS Council from 2008 to 2014 and was Visiting Professor at the university’s Business School until 2018.
“On behalf of the Council and the university community, I wish Mr Kieswetter well in his work as newly appointed SARS Commissioner. It is evident that the high-level selection panel made an exceptionally good choice for this crucial position. Mr Kieswetter’s vast experience as former SARS deputy commissioner, his subsequent track record of transformative leadership, and his experience in turning around a large institution will serve him well in this new role,” says Mr Louw.
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Ms Maria Ramos, Chief Executive Officer of Transnet, guest at UFS.
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Ms Maria Ramos, Chief Executive Officer of Transnet, addressed about 250 guests during a breakfast presented by the Centre for Business Dynamics, under the banner of the School of Management and the department of Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS). The event was sponsored by Nedbank and the topic of her discussion was "Transformation and transformational leadership". Here are fltr: Mr Tobie Ferns, Regional Sales Manager of Nedbank (Free State and Northern Cape); Prof Phillippe Burger, Chairperson of the Department of Economics at the UFS; Prof Helena van Zyl, Director: School of Management at the UFS; Ms Ramos and Mr Danie Jacobs, Director: Centre of Business Dynamics at the UFS