SADC: GL welcomes new ED and two new board members Date: January 15, 2021 For immediate release: Johannesburg, 14 January: The Gender Links (GL) Board is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Executive Director, Kubi Rama (South Africa) and two board members, Marie Annick Savripenne (Mauritius) and Celine Marie Yolande (Madagascar) effective 1 January 2021. Rama served as Deputy CEO and brings more than 25 years of experience to the position. The incoming Board members, Yolande, is the President of Federation Pour la Promotin Feminine et Enfantine (FPPE) in Madagascar, while Savripene is a renowned journalist and editor in Mauritius. “I would like to thank the Gender Links Association, Board and particularly Colleen Lowe Morna, outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO), for their confidence and trust. This appointment means a lot to me and I will do my very best to uphold GL’s values and high standards. The succession has been seamless underpinned by mutual respect and a commitment to ensure that GL goes from strength to strength to achieve an inclusive, equal and just society in SADC,” said Rama.