Bisey Uirab, CEO, Namibia Airports Company

Bisey holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School (Herriot-Watt University) in Scotland, in addition to his other academic and professional qualifications.

Prior to joining the Namibian Airports Company as its Chief Executive Officer in May 2019, Bisey spent 10 years as the Chief Executive Officer of the Namibian Ports Authority. He also worked in senior and executive management capacities in the mobile telecommunications environment at MTC, Namibia’s leading mobile telecommunications provider, and Somali Telecoms Group, the oldest private telecommunications provider in the greater Somalia Region.  He was responsible for the human resources function in both these institutions.  Prior to joining the telecommunications industry, Bisey worked for Bank of Namibia as Human Resources & Training Manager and for the Legal Assistance Centre, as Paralegal & Office Manager.

Bisey is currently the President of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, since December 2020, but has served on the Board of NCCI since 2010. Other Boards that he currently serves on include: Sanlam Namibia and Pupkewitz Group Holdings. Over the years, he also served on the Boards of several institutions, including the Institute of Bankers of Namibia, Namibia Employers Federation, Employment Equity Commission, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), Legal Assistance Centre, Namibia Qualifications Authority (alternate), Namibia Red Cross Society, Walvis Bay Corridor Group, International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) and Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA).

Under Bisey’s Stewardship, Namport’s balance sheet grew from N$2 Billion in 2009 to over N$7 Billion in 2018.  During this period, Namport implemented major infrastructural and logistics projects, including the construction of the New Container Terminal at the Port of Walvis Bay, development of the Walvis Bay North Port initiative, as well as infrastructural optimisation of the current container terminal.

Bisey lectured the following MBA courses on a part-time basis: Human Resources Management, Strategic Management & Managing Strategic Change, for MANCOSA and Organisational Behavior & Management, for Regent Business School.