We believe in business partnerships that benefit all partners.  APL has vast experience in initiating, developing and maintaining strong and profitable relationships with business partners and associates.  A key example is our investments in the Fishing Industry.  The role of the Chief Executive Officer is emphasized by the immense synergies that exist is the pooling of resources between the partners.

Pioneer Fishing is well vested with APL’s “4+1” strategy, which is based on operational excellence, cost reduction, capital stewardship and profitable growth.  APL exercises this superior strategy based on our vision, performance, people and values.  With Standard Bank and African Pioneer’s experience in the above, APL and prospective partners will find themselves in alignment with these fundamental business philosophies.

The company is strategically managed by the Board of Directors and a summary of their business experience is as follows:

Sakhiwo G Zamisa (Chairman) - Mr.  Zamisa is currently and Training and Development Manager at Continental Tyre SA.  He has a wide experience and background in Human resource management, Industrial Engineering and Production Management having previously worked as the Human Resources Manager and Industrial Engineer at a number of companies including Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen South Africa and Nampak Corrugated.  He has been very intimately involved in a number of key areas of human resource development, training and transformation.  He has been closely involved in Skills Development Facilitation, introduction of Learnerships, Succession Planning and Employment Equity etc.

He is also an active participant in a number of black empowerment associations and is currently the Chairperson of BMF Eastern Cape and serves in the organisation’s national board.

He serves in Merseta structures and is chairperson of Cacadu Municipality Audit committee.  In addition, he also serves as Continental Tyre South Africa’s board secretary.

He holds several business Diplomas and an MBA from the University of Stellenbosch.  Currently, Sakhiwo is doing the Diploma in Company Direction through the Graduate Institute of Management and Technology (GIMT) and Institute of Directors (IOD).

As a director of several businesses, he advises, leads, motivates and controls the development of a diverse portfolio of business and community interests.  He is a Director, council member and chairman of numerous boards and committees including the BKB Audit Committee.  He serves as a director on the board of the Coca Cola Fortune, a subsidiary of Coca Cola SABCO, and is chairman of Pioneer Fishing, the fouth largest fishing company in South Africa

Mr.  Dondolo has travelled extensively and has gained vast experience in new business development.  He is involved in various sporting organisations and community development programmes. 

Other board appointments include serving as council member of the University of South Africa (UNISA), where he chairs the finance committee.  Alfred is an active board member of the JSE-listed Bidvest Group and its empowerment partner, Dinatla Investment Holdings.  Alfred serves on the Algoa FM board and is trustee of the Eastern Cape Job Creation Trust, also known as COMSEC. 

Nomkhitha Mfono is currently a Junior Manager at JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services where she manages a team within the NAV pricing Space.

She has worked in the financial services industry for over 5 years.  Her career started at Future growth Asset Management as a trainee Compliance Auditor and has worked as a Fund accountant for State Street.  Prior to her current position she works as Business Analyst and Reporting Specialist (Hedge). 

Nomkhitha Mfono holds a B-tech Degree in Taxation from the Cape Peninsula University of technology.

Mr.  Gakim Solomons is currently a partner at a prominent mid market private equity firm in Johannesburg that focuses on investments in the non cyclical consumer goods space, serving on the board of African Pioneer Limited as an independent director.

Mrs. Tandisa Nkonki is a registered Accounting Officer.  She has over 10 years experience working for various companies.

She holds a Diploma in Accounting from Witwatersrand Technikon currently known as the University of Johannesburg.  She also has a certificate in taxation of individuals and companies from Unisa.