2010 EXSA chair selected

This follows her award for Top Business Woman of the Year in 2009 as well as the Baba Indaba team's triumph at the EXSA Annual Awards 2009, where the event was named Top Exhibition of the Year for the third time and received the Gold award for Most Memorable Event. Her company also won the award for the Top Gender Empowered Company in the Emergent Companies and SMMEs Category, in the prestigious Top Women Awards 2009.

Naude, who is an executive, wife and mother said: "Being elected chairperson of EXSA is a great honour. This is an exciting year for our country and I look forward to harnessing the energy and optimism that it will bring. The EXSA team and I are committed to taking the exhibition industry to new heights in 2010 through empowerment and education of our member companies. I am a strong believer in greening the exhibition industry and this will most certainly be a focus in the coming months. In an industry that is constantly evolving it is important that we employ creative strategies and strive for excellence and innovation to stay on top of our game."