Running with the big dogs
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Thando Gwintsa
Technical and Advocacy Committee Chairperson
Thando, ECITI’s Technical and Advocacy Committee Chairperson, holds master’s degrees in business administration and safety, health and environmental management from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
He is currently the East London Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) executive manager responsible for investor services, a role which has seen him spearheading the development of an East London IDZ science park in support of innovation in the province.
Past employers include the Lesotho-based Medical Laboratory Sciences, Lesotho Highlands Water Project and Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA). A notable contribution he made while in the employ of LHDA was for the development of a public health epidemiological baseline study for water and sanitation as well as the impact of health on resettling communities during the construction of a dam in Lesotho.
He chairs the Board of Directors of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ICT Incubator.