and equipment( 45 %) and auto sectors( 8 %) – all of which were at the time facing troubles of their own.
Although Ms Dick acknowledged that the road ahead was not going to be easy, given the challenges facing the M & E sector then, she was adamant that as long as the Government, labour and business worked together, there was hope that the fortunes of the sector could be turned around.
“ I think every industry in this country, and all around the world, is facing challenges. The global economy is putting pressure on companies that are having to cut costs in order to survive. South Africa needs to find creative ways to stimulate the economy because we can’ t rely on the minerals in the ground any more. For me, it’ s about going back to the drawing board and looking at what we, as SEIFSA, have done right and where we might have gone wrong. Our primary responsibility is to advance the interest of our members, but if there’ s any chance of reviving the industry, it’ s going to require a collective effort from all stakeholders, including Government and the employees, whose livelihoods are at stake.
“ The road ahead is certainly going to be a very challenging one, but the key is not to give up. We must work together with all the stakeholders within the sector to find solutions that will ensure growth and sustainability of the sector,” Ms Dick said at the time.
SEIFSA Chief Executive Officer Kaizer Nyatsumba thanked Ms Dick for her excellent service to the Federation and the sector.
“ Ms Dick is a very accomplished business leader who certainly made a good contribution to the industry in her capacity as President. SEIFSA benefitted from her experience and her wealth of contacts in various business sectors,” Mr Nyatsumba said.
MORE ABOUT ANGELA DICK
Ms Dick matriculated at Girls Collegiate in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, after which she completed a Natal Senior Teachers Diploma. She served as a Senior Teacher and was subsequently appointed as a lecturer to Edgewood College of Education with the then Natal Education Department, prior to embarking on a career as a Sales Executive in Gauteng.
In 1983, Ms Dick was a joint and equal founder of Transman. She was originally Sales and Marketing Executive, then its Managing Executive and, ultimately, has been Chief Executive Officer of Transman for the past 30 years.
Ms Dick’ s current and past achievements include:
• Member Executive Council NEDLAC since 2007
• Trade & Investment Chamber NEDLAC – Alternate Member
• Committee Member – Socpol( BUSA) – since 2007
• Most Influential Woman in Business and Government South Africa Award 2007
• Patron in Chief Business Women of Tomorrow-2007- 2009
• Standard Bank Business Woman of the Year 2015
• Most Influential Woman in Business and Government Lifetime Achiever Award: Africa 2015 / 2016
• National and International Judge World Cup ENACTUS 2015
• Finalist in EY Entrepreneur of the World Award 2015.
• Ms Dick was invited to participate as an International Judge at the Enactus World Cup event in Beijing, China in October 2014.
She has travelled extensively on the invitation of the Presidents and Deputy Presidents of South Africa as part of the South African Business Delegation to Australia, China, Mauritius and Korea, amongst other countries.
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