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Marketing and

Communications

Committee

Earlier in the year, CESA Board members and between the board and management was working
management held a strategic planning session that well and requested that they keep up the good work.
provided an important opportunity to reflect on the
The President emphasised that in considering the
progress made by CESA on the strategic business
strategy of CESA that it was important to recognise,
plan’s objectives that was previously set by the board
and where necessary, to be bold enough to challenge
with specific emphasis on what has worked effectively
and change the status quo in order to ensure that
and what has not worked.
CESA was positioned to respond to current and
The good work and strategic leadership demonstrated future challenges. Ongoing strategic review was an
by the past leadership of CESA (President and the important part of this process.
previous CEO), was acknowledged as well as the
It was strongly emphasised that there was also a need
efforts of, and the stability brought to the organisation
for CESA to ensure that its strategy was informed and
by the management team. CESA President Abe
supported by the National Development Plan and
Thela specifically mentioned the inclusion of the
National Infrastructure Plan priorities and outcomes.
management team in the board’s strategic session
in order to facilitate input,understanding, acceptance
In 2013 CESA started to attend the New Age
and buy-in of the process and outcomes. He indicated
Breakfast Briefings which have proved to be a
that the level of constructive cooperation and synergy
valuable platform to engage the Government, private

CESA Annual Review 2013 / 2014

BONOLO NKGODI JOE MOJAPELO
Manager: Marketing and Events Senapelo Consulting Engineers
Chairperson
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