𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐅 𝐄𝐗𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑, 𝐌𝐒 𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐊𝐖𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐅 𝐄𝐗𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑, 𝐌𝐑𝐒 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐄

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒

Dear Stakeholders,

The Board of Directors announces the retirement of Ms Eve Christine Gadzikwa as Chief Executive Officer, effective 31 July 2026.
 The Board expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Ms Gadzikwa for her dedicated service and outstanding leadership during her four-year tenure as Chief Executive Officer. 

During this period, she made sterling contributions towards advancing the strategic objectives of SADCAS, strengthening the organisation's regional and international standing, and promoting confidence in accreditation across the SADC region.

The Board is also pleased to advise that Mrs Pinkie Malebe, currently serving as Technical Manager, has been appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 August 2026 following Ms Gadzikwa's retirement. Mrs Malebe has served in SADCAS management for more than ten years; she brings expertise in accreditation and conformity assessment at both regional and international levels.

We extend our warm congratulations to Mrs Malebe and wish her every success as she assumes this important role and best wishes to Ms Gadzikwa in her future endeavors!

Thank You