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Dr Naadira Vanker has agreed to serve as a director on the boards of TASK
Dr Vanker, MBChB, MBA, will focus on expanding TASK Laboratory operations and will lead TASK with Mr Jaco Swart (Finance), Mrs Norma Hughes (Operations) and Prof Andreas Diacon (CEO).
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Operations Support to the CEO
Riana Stander has agreed to help Prof Diacon to organise his various commitments better. This function does not change her current role.
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Melissa Mitchells’s role in TASK
The role of Melissa Mitchell at TASK has been queried. Ms Mitchell is no longer a director of TASK or an employee. She resigned from her position when reducing costs to the company was paramount to its survival. She is now in charge of TASK Eden, which is run independently, and fulfills consultancy assignments for the CEO at TASK on request.
Questions or comments for the CEO from staff members:
“Sometimes as humans we are prone to finding problems and issues. However, psychologically we benefit from expressing our thanks and appreciation for the good elements in our lives.
One of the good elements in my life is working for TASK. So I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to Professor Diacon and the other Directors for firstly providing me with employment and secondly giving me the opportunity to work for this innovative company. I have stimulating, challenging work that has helped me learn and understand more about clinical trials. Life- long learning is so valuable and we are definitely provided with this at TASK. And I know that if I leave TASK that I will take with me skills, knowledge, and experience that I probably would have not got elsewhere. Many of my colleagues who have left TASK have expressed this same thought, and their understanding now they are in other workplaces that TASK was indeed a good company to work for.
So thanks Professor Diacon. We are grateful that you took the risks many years ago to build this great organisation and for giving us the opportunity to work here. ” Anonymous
Submit your question or comments: duncan@task.org.za