Mark Glanvill

Programme Head – Local Economic Development and Tourism

What I do

Enhance LED enabling environment and support economic development initiatives.
Develop Greater Phalaborwa into a safe, prosperous and popular ecotourism destination built on sustainability and best practice.
Facilitate and assist in developing a diversified eco-tourism destination involving the whole of Greater Phalaborwa with the local Municipality.
Manage a community-based tourism office at the Bollanoto Centre for the tourism and hospitality community.

I consulted to the Foundation in 2005 and was given a fixed term contract for 1 year for 2006 and this has subsequently been extended for another 2 years.

What I did before

I matriculated at Muir College in Uitenhage in 1970. I have the following qualifications:

Cost and Management Diploma (Technikon) M3
Business Management Diploma (Technikon) M3
SAPICS/ APICS (American Production and Inventory Control)
Project Management - School of Business – Stellenbosch University
Industrial Marketing - UCT School of Business

I was employed at ADE, Atlantis Diesel Engines in Cape Town for 20 years prior to moving to Phalaborwa in 2000 to Consult at Foskor in the Procurement Department.

A bit about me

I support local economic development of communities. I have been married to Mariette for 25 years and have two boys who attend Kingfisher Private School in Phalaborwa – Brett 18 and Dale 16. I really enjoy working with people and therefore my current position of growing tourism and economic development for the Greater Ba-Phalaborwa is challenging, very rewarding and hopefully we will all reap the benefits.

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