Inge Kotze Joins Singita as General Manager - Conservation

Singita, a conservation and ecotourism brand with 15 luxury lodges and camps across four countries in Africa, has appointed Inge Kotze as General Manager - Conservation.

Inge replaces Neil Midlane, former GM Conservation Projects and Mark Witney, Singita’s former CEO Conservation in the role.

The conservation team is responsible for Singita’s biodiversity and sustainability initiatives, as well as its community partnership programmes.

Inge joins Singita from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) where she was Senior Manager of Conservation Integration for South Africa’s Environmental Programmes. In her 10 years with WWF, Inge held various positions, including developing and leading the WWF Sustainable Agriculture Programme, as well as coordinating an innovative land stewardship partnership between the wine industry and the conservation sector known as the Biodiversity & Wine Initiative.

Trained as a Geographer, Inge spent her the first ten years of her career working as a researcher for the CSIR’s Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services group, focusing on sound land use, natural resource management – including invasive alien plant management, freshwater conservation planning and cumulative effects assessments.

“Singita’s values, purpose and unique product offering are in a class of their own,” said Inge. “My family and I spend most holidays exploring Southern Africa’s protected areas, so it is with pride that I join a team committed to a 100-year vision which benefits wildlife and communities in these iconic areas. I look forward to being part of this dynamic team, working closely with our non-profit partners such as the Grumeti Fund, Malilangwe Trust and Singita Lowveld Trust, contributing to long- term sustainable conservation in a meaningful way.”

Inge is based at Singita offices in Cape Town.

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