Transnet appoints new COO

South Africa’s state-owned Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA), which provides port infrastructure and marine services at the country’s eight commercial seaports, has appointed Phyllis Difeto as chief operating officer (COO).

“We are extremely pleased to have been able to appoint Ms. Difeto as COO at TNPA. Her Masters Degrees in Law, Commerce in Maritime Law, and Business Leadership as well as extensive experience at TNPA and at Transnet Group level as general manager in the office of the group chief executive, gives her enormous depth of understanding of the maritime industry and the organisation,” said Tau Morwe, TNPA chief executive.

Ms Difeto is the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) auditor for the SA government under the IMO Voluntary Organisation Audit Scheme and has experience as the secretariat for the SA and Global BRICS Business Councils.