South African Tourism (SAT) has appointed Sherwin Arends as trade relations officer.
Originally from Cape Town, he moved to the UK six years ago after traveling the world as a member of cabin crew for Qatar Airways.
His most recent role was senior product executive for Audley Travel.
At SAT he replaces Bonnie-Sue O'Garey and will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key travel trade contacts in the UK and Ireland.