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Mandishona appointed as new PSMAS boss
06 May 2015 at 06:51hrs | Views
The Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has appointed human capital expert and business consultant Henry Mandishona (37) as its managing director with effect from May 1.
Mandishona's main brief is to turnaround the fortunes of the ailing health insurer.
He becomes the inaugural managing director of PSMAS after the society abolished the position of group chief executive after the controversial departure of former boss Cuthbert Dube last year.
Before his appointment, Mandishona was group human resources director of Public Service Medical Investments (PSMI), a subsidiary of PSMAS, which he joined in 2006 as an assistant human resources manager before rising through the ranks.
He takes over the running of PSMAS at a time the health insurer is facing serious financial challenges that have seen it failing to pay service providers and its members being turned away by medical practitioners.
PSMAS was also recently ordered to pay Dube $3 million in salaries backdated to January 2014 plus full benefits by arbitrator Mr Dumisani Nyoni. In addition the arbitrator also ordered Dube's reinstatement.
The organisation recently advised some service providers to demand cash upfront from its members who seek their services and the members in turn will apply for reimbursement from the society as a way of avoiding further litigation.
Mandishona's main brief is to turnaround the fortunes of the ailing health insurer.
He becomes the inaugural managing director of PSMAS after the society abolished the position of group chief executive after the controversial departure of former boss Cuthbert Dube last year.
Before his appointment, Mandishona was group human resources director of Public Service Medical Investments (PSMI), a subsidiary of PSMAS, which he joined in 2006 as an assistant human resources manager before rising through the ranks.
He takes over the running of PSMAS at a time the health insurer is facing serious financial challenges that have seen it failing to pay service providers and its members being turned away by medical practitioners.
PSMAS was also recently ordered to pay Dube $3 million in salaries backdated to January 2014 plus full benefits by arbitrator Mr Dumisani Nyoni. In addition the arbitrator also ordered Dube's reinstatement.
The organisation recently advised some service providers to demand cash upfront from its members who seek their services and the members in turn will apply for reimbursement from the society as a way of avoiding further litigation.
Source - The Herald
