Five things to know about new Sars boss Edward Kieswetter

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Here are five things you need to know about the new commissioner.

A year after South African Revenue Service commissioner Tom Moyane was suspended, Edward Kieswetter has been appointed as the new boss at the tax collector.He was chosen from a group of six shortlisted candidates, including the current acting commissioner Mark Kingon. Kieswetter is not new to the tax agency, he served as Sars deputy commissioner from 2004 to 2009.He held the positions of senior general manager for generation and power station manager for eight years.

Kieswetter obtained an honours degree in education from the University of the Western Cape as well as three master's degrees from North West University, Henley Business School and UWC.

 

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