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28th
December 2007
Ekelege appointed TBS director
The President of the United Republic
of Tanzania has appointed Mr. Charles M
Ekelege (51) the new Director of the
Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) with
effect from 26th November,
2007.
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The
appointment follows the retirement on 19th
January 2007 of former TBS Director Mr.
Daimon Mwakyembe.
Prior to this appointment, Mr Ekelege
has been the Acting Director of TBS
since January 21, 2007. He has worked
for TBS for over 25 years in various
capacities including 15 years in the top
management position of TBS as Head of
the Engineering Standards Department.
Apart from his engagement in
standardization activities in Tanzania,
Mr. Ekelege has also been actively
participating in Standardization work in
the East African region. He participated
in the drafting of the Standardization,
Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing
(SQMT) Protocol and the SQMT Act 2006
for the East African Community.
He is an electrical engineer by
profession. He holds a B.Sc in
Electrical Engineering from the
University of Dar es Salaam obtained in
1982 and a Postgraduate Diploma in
Electrical Power Distribution Systems
from the University of Trodheim, Norway,
obtained in 1990.
He is a registered Quality Management
Systems Auditor by the International
Register of Certificated Auditors of the
United Kingdom and also a Registered
Trainer by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)
on ISO 9000 implementation course.
Mr. Ekelege has occasionally been hired
as a consultant on Standardization and
Quality Management by international
organizations such as the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
and the Danish International Development
Agency (Danida). He is a member of
several Boards of Directors and
professional organizations in Tanzania.
He has also authored several reports and
papers related to Standardization and
Quality Management.
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