l.t.r.: Gregg Louw, Merle Frechas, Maria Ngetu, Jonathan Dreyer Noxolo Gladile, Stanley Meter

At our recently held Annual General Meeting the members of the Hout Bay Business Opportunities Forum put their full trust in the previous directors and re-elected them. The board consists of:

• Rev. Jonathan Dreyer, Chairperson
• Noxolo Gladile, Secretary
• Stanley Meter, Finance
• Merle Frechas
• Maria Ngetu
• Pauline Landu

Last but not least Gregg Louw felt he had to step down as director but the members felt that he should stay on as the CEO and he accepted.

l.t.r.: Timothy Jacobs, Andrew Szokolay, Rudolf Rieger and Christopher Frechas

We also had the pleasure to introduce to the members the new look HBBOF Advisory Council:

• Timothy (Timmy) Jacobs
• Rudolf (Rudi) Rieger
• Christopher (Chris) Frechas
• Andrew (Andy) Szokolay

Missing on the Advisory Council are some females but we will definitely work on that.

The way forward was clear and accepted by all present that we are still on track to achieve the other objectives. What we have at this time we will work with and catapult above and beyond. We esteem it a great honour to announce that one of our major successes this year was the Seafood Festival and Snoek Derby. We are already planning for next year and maybe one other major Festival such as? You’ll have to wait and see.

I wish for all previously and presently disadvantaged entrepreneurs all the business success.

We, as HBBOF, remain committed to bring business, skills opportunities and access to finance to our members.

Yours in achieving greatness together.
Rev. Jonathan Dreyer