Hermanus Kasper is New CEO of Nampost

“One of the longest searches for a Chief Executive in corporate Namibia ended yesterday with former NamPower top manager Hermanus Kasper being named as the new CEO of NamPost. The previous CEO, Abraham Kukuri, tendered his resignation from the State-owned company in July last year, saying he wanted to concentrate on farming, his ‘other passion in life’. Kukuri left his office last September and NamPost has been hunting for a new head ever since. Kasper is currently General Manager: NamPower Investments. He takes over at NamPost on November 1. ‘It has been a long and arduous process for the board of NamPost to find the right CEO,’ said NamPost board Chairperson Sebby Kankondi in a press release issued yesterday.” The Namibian: “Kankondi said he wanted Kasper to continue to turn NamPost into a dynamic organisation. ‘To survive in today’s volatile and competitive business environment, organisation need to react quickly and intelligently to changing business conditions and customer demands. We have to be innovative in every aspect of our business strategy,’ he said. As well as being the sole supplier of postal services in Namibia, NamPost has over 200 000 savings accounts, more than any other financial institution in the country. It is also busy with a national roll-out of digital technology, and is one of the few post offices on the continent to regularly turn in a profit.”