New CEO appointed for the Gauteng Film Commiion (GFC)

Mr. Andile Mbeki has been appointed as the CEO of the Gauteng Film Commission (GFC). Andile Mbeki (45) is an entrepreneur, youth activist and a community leader who has a strong passion for youth development, entrepreneurship and innovation.

He has worked for government for fourteen years and ventured into business for ten years. He has also worked extensively in the field of training and development ranging from teaching; lecturing and management of Human Resource Development Processes.

He has served, and continues to serve in various executive and advisory capacities in a number of statutory bodies, NGO's, public and private sector including: Member of the South African Public Service Trainer's Association; Advisory board member of Maximum Dynamics; Advisory panel member of the Films and Publications Board; SABC Freelancer who presented youth radio programmes and coordinated youth television programmes; Head of the Communications Cluster in the Office of the Presidency of the African National Congress Youth League for two terms; Member of the Black Management Forum; Member of the Junior Chamber International (JCI: World Federation of Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs); Minister of Youth and Conscious Development in Peace Government Southern Africa; Board of Trustees for youth development of the North West Province; Advisory board member of Future Leaders, Advisory board member of Imbizo Events Group, Round Up Foundation board member; Member of national task team against Child Pornography; Board member of Olive Leaf Foundation and Germo Pulse Therapy; International Relations advisor to Coalition of Supporters Unions of Africa (COSUA); Trustree/Board Member of Moves For Life (introducing game of chess at school level).

He has served for two terms as an active member of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board who was passionate about youth affairs, and played a pivotal role in terms of transforming the content generation space by advocating strongly for new players to be afforded an opportunity to supply content to the SABC. He has recently been invited by the Minister of Communications to serve in the National Task Team to assist in content generation and broadcasting matters.

In introducing the new CEO to the GFC staff the MEC of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Ms. Molebatsi Bopape mentioned that Mr. Andile Mbeki's high qualifications and relevance of experience outweighed other candidates by a huge margin. The MEC further mentioned that Mr Mbeki demonstrated a clear understanding of government policies and a general mandate of the GFC which will assist Gauteng government in terms of relying on the agency to contribute towards the priorities set for the next five years.

MEC Molebatsi Bopape said that with the appointment of Mr. Andile Mbeki, it will not be business as usual for the GFC as things are going to be done differently - change of mindset and change of culture - through radical change. The MEC further indicated that the Gauteng Film Commission will now be more effective, more productive and competitive with Andile Mbeki at the helm, for the good of Gauteng and the people of Gauteng.

Mr. Andile Mbeki holds to his credit the following qualifications: Masters in Business Administration -MBA (De Montfort, Leicester, UK); Masters in Education - MSc Ed (St Cloud, Minnesota, USA); B. Ed (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University former UPE); Diploma in Education (Algoa College), post graduate Certificate in Telecoms Policy, Regulation & Management through Wits University. A Leadership Certificate in African Studies through the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI) in partnership with UNISA. Currently studying towards Masters in ICT Policy & Regulations through Wits University (provisionally suspended studies, to be continued soon).

http://www.gautengfilm.org.za

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