NCT has appointed Norman Sibetha to its board of directors

Jun 27, 2006. /Lesprom Network/. NCT has appointed Norman Sibetha to its board of directors. His intuitive and astute business qualities and experience in the forestry industry will be of great value to the NCT board. Mr. Sibetha, a timber contractor based in the Pietermaritzburg surrounds, has grown his business into a very successful operation, supplying timber to local sawmills and pulpwood timber to NCT. He joined NCT as a member in 2002 and has fostered a very close relationship with the Co-operative. He also provides a silviculture service to one of NCT’s farms. Although his qualification rests in electrical engineering – he spent some 12 years in electronics networking – Mr. Sibetha developed an interest in forestry during his early years in Bulwer. “He is highly respected and has played a significant role in the industry through active involvement in community developments and the very topical BBBEE (Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment) Forestry Charter process,” says Dr. Carl Seele, NCT Forestry’s board chairman. This is evident in Sibetha’s involvement in the BBBEE Forestry Charter through the contractors working group where he has been very vocal in representing forest contractors. Mr. Sibetha, an influential figure in his community, also played a leading role in setting up the Hans Merensky Singilanga Trust. His appointment to the NCT board is in terms of the co-operative’s statute. NCT is recognized as an international supplier of quality round wood timber and the largest forestry-marketing organization in southern Africa. NCT was established in 1949 as a marketing co-operative to cater to the needs of private and independent timber growers.