Dana joined Transnet in 1994 and has held various roles across finance, port management and systems implementation for three decades. He knows the ports, and Transnet, inside out. Having recently headed projects to transform the Port of Port Elizabeth as Port Manager there for 10 years, he was named Port Manager at Cape Town in December 2021. When he took the helm, a number of issues immediately required attention – mainly those that arose during the Covid-19 pandemic.