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Philip Prins - Chairman & East Ward Manager
Philip is well known within the Wildfire Management Industry where he served as the Table Mountain National Park’s Integrated Wildfire Manager since the Park’s inception in 1998 until his retirement from SANParks in 2023. Philip holds a Higher Diploma in Forestry Conservation from the Saasveld Forestry College as well as an advance Diploma in Public Administration from the Stellenbosch University. He has been part of the CPFPA since the inception of the CPFPA dated back to 2003 and has been at the reins of the CPFPA serving as the long-standing Chairman, FPO and also liaising with private landowners located on the Peninsula, West Ward. Philip has over 40 years’ experience in Integrated Fire Management and is known for his aggressive initial attack strategy and success.
Philip can be contacted on philip.prins1@gmail.com
Nicholas Herrmann - West Ward Manager
Nicholas joined the CPFPA in 2026 as the West Ward Manager, based at the Newlands Table Mountain National Park Fire Base, where he will oversee the Peninsula area and support wildfire prevention, preparedness and response.
With a background in Nature Management and experience working at several private nature reserves as well as at several City of Cape Town Nature Reserves, with his most recent stint at Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve, Nicholas brings valuable expertise in wildfire response, conservation and land management.
Nicholas can be contacted on westmanager@cpfpa.org.za
Pierre Mouski - North Ward Manager
Pierre joined the CPFPA team in 2019 as the North Ward Manager where he liaises with private landowners and is responsible for integrated wildfire management activities within the North Ward. Pierre holds a BTech Degree in Nature Conservation and has more than 10 years of experience in environmental education and the conservation sector within protected areas and private land. Pierre has been involved in numerous fuel load reduction projects through alien vegetation management and is regarded as a specialist in the field of alien invasive vegetation management.
Pierre can be contacted on northmanager@cpfpa.org.za
