Zimbabwe: Dunlop Zimbabwe Gets New Boss

Source from:  The Herald (Harare) 6 September 2007 09/10/2007

Zimbabwe's tyre manufacturing giant Dunlop Zimbabwe has announced the appointment of Mr Kennedy Mandevani as substantive managing director. Mr Mandevani takes over from Mr Eugene Turina who quit the post in April this year to pursue personal business interests. In a statement, Dunlop Tyres International chief executive Dr Luis Ceneviz advised of the appointment with effect from 16 July this year. "Dunlop Zimbabwe Limited, the country's sole tyre manufacturing company, and a member of the Apollo Group of Companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kennedy Mandevani as its managing director with effect from 16 July 2007," he said. Mr Mandevani brings to Dunlop invaluable experience at executive level acquired in Zimbabwe and in the region in a career spanning over 20 years, added Dr Ceneviz. Prior to this appointment, Mr Mandevani was non-executive chairman at British American Tobacco (Zimbabwe). He retains the post. He also sits on the boards at Delta and Old Mutual Asset Managers. He holds a BSc (Economics) degree and an MBA both from the University of Zimbabwe. He is married and has three children. As boss of the tyre manufacturing concern, he faces numerous challenges, one being the erratic supply of tyres as a direct result of the scarcity of foreign currency affecting the whole economy. Last year, Dunlop Zimbabwe faced prospects of closure as foreign currency constraints undermined capacity utilisation. Dunlop became a member of the Apollo Group after the 100 percent acquisition of the South Africa-based Dunlop Tyres International (holding Company of Dunlop Zimbabwe) by the publicly listed and well established global manufacturer Apollo Tyres of India. Enditem