NMBM appoints new Chief Operations Officer
Published: April 24, 2023<< BACK TO NEWS
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
welcomes the recent appointment of Christopher Sidima Dyani as Chief Operations
Officer by the Council of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality on the 3rd April
2023.
Christopher Dyani has over 12 years’
experience in the local government sphere having cut his teeth at the Joe Gqabi
District Municipality where he was Performance Management Coordinator
(Institutional). He went to various municipalities after that, the last of
which was the City of Johannesburg.
Starting off as the Director for Planning
and Strategy, Christopher quickly rose through the ranks as he was appointed to
act as Executive Director: Development Planning. The City demonstrated
confidence in him through seconding him as Chief Executive Officer/Managing
Director to several municipal entities such as the Johannesburg Social Housing
Company (Joshco), the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market and Pikitup (SOC)
Limited, to mention a few. He was appointed substantively as the Chief
Operations Officer of Pikitup in 2019, a role he carried until his appointment
at the NMBM.
Christopher holds a number of
qualifications with a Masters in Development Studies from the Nelson Mandela
Metropolitan University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PSM&E) from
Wits University, a leadership programme from the Gordon Institute of Business
Science (University of Pretoria) and is currently finalizing his Masters in
Town and Regional Planning at the University of Pretoria. Christopher also
completed the National Treasury Competency requirements (CPMD) with the Wits
University in 2014
Christopher is an avid reader with a
special focus on world history, governance, and the political economy of
development. Defining himself as having an eclectic music sense, he has a deep
love of music, particularly the genres of fusion and world music. On a sporting
front, he enjoys rugby and is a proud supporter of the Blue Bulls.
"I am humbled by the opportunity the
Council of NMBM has afforded me and do not take this for granted. With a
professional ethic that is beyond reproach, I enter this journey with a sole
intent of contributing positively to the improvement of the performance of NMBM
on its primary mandate and ensure that the city gains its rightful place in the
global packing order” said Dyani.
Ends…
Issued by the Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality Communications Office. For more information please do not hesitate
to contact Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Spokesperson, Sithembiso Soyaya at
066 3033 992/0415061560 or email at ssoyaya@mandelametro.gov.za
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