Fanie du Plessis

Fanie oversees the activities of the Business Division, consisting of bookkeeping, administration, events, membership, publications and the Wakkerstroom Centre. He is responsible for the financial management of the organisation, including financial reporting to the Board of Directors and the Audit and Risk Committee. Fanie serves on several organisational committees, including the African Birdlife Magazine Management, […]

Mark D. Anderson

Mark has an MSc (cum laude) from the University of Pretoria. He was employed as a Specialist Nature Conservation Scientist with the Northern Cape Department of Environment and Nature Conservation for 18 years. Mark’s main responsibility as CEO is to grow BirdLife South Africa into a leading conservation organisation, and one in which all aspects […]

Dr Hanneline Smit-Robinson

Dr Hanneline Smit-Robinson serves as the Head of Conservation at BirdLife South Africa, where she oversees the organisation’s diverse Conservation Division. Her leadership spans critical programmes focused on seabird, landbird, and habitat conservation, along with policy and advocacy work, regional collaboration with BirdLife partners across Africa, and initiatives in community conservation and avitourism. Hanneline holds […]