Directors' curricula vitae
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Brian Joffe (70)
- Qualifications:
- CA(SA)
- Appointed:
- August 17 1995
- Board committee:
- Acquisitions committee and nominations committee ▍▍
Non-executive chairman
From 1988 to 2004, Brian served as executive chairman of The Bidvest Group Limited until his appointment as chief executive in 2004. Brian has over 33 years of South African and international commercial experience. Brian was one of the Sunday Times’ top five businessmen in 1992 and is a past recipient of the Jewish Business Achiever of the Year award, was listed as one of the top 100 Africans of the Year in the Africa Almanac in 2001, was voted South Africa’s Top Manager of the Year in 2002 in the Corporate Research Foundation’s publication South Africa’s Leading Managers, represented South Africa at the coveted Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year awards in 2003, voted the Sunday Times’ Businessman of the Year in 2007, awarded an honorary doctorate in May 2008 by Unisa and selected in 2010 by Wits Business School Journal as one of South Africa’s top 25 business leaders, having made a significant impact on business in South Africa and was listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the 20 most powerful people in African business. Brian was appointed to the Bidcorp board on August 17 1995, assuming the executive chairman role at listing date, and is currently non-executive chairman of Bid Corporation Limited (since June 30 2017).
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Bernard Larry
Berson (52)Chief executive Australian
- Qualifications:
- Australian CA
- Appointed:
- March 20 2016
- Board committee:
- Acquisitions committee, social and ethics committee ▍▍
Since 1996, Bernard has been involved in all aspects of the development of Bidcorp’s foodservice business in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, and in 2010 assumed responsibility for Bidcorps’ global foodservice businesses, including its operations in the UK and Europe. Over the past 21 years Bernard has been involved in all material acquisitions and directing the strategic focus of the businesses. Bernard was appointed as chief executive of Bid Corporation Limited on April 14 2016.
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David Edward
Cleasby (55)Chief financial officer
- Qualifications:
- CA(SA)
- Appointed:
- September 12 2007
- Board committee:
- Acquisitions committee ▍
David was financial director of Rennies Terminals when Bidvest acquired Rennies group in 1998. In 2001, he joined the Bidvest corporate office where he was involved in both group corporate finance and investor relations. David was appointed as Bidvest financial director on July 9 2007. David managed Bidvest’s interests in the investments made by the group over the years. David was appointed as chief financial officer of Bid Corporation Limited on April 14 2016.
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Paul Cambo Baloyi (61)
Independent non-executive director
- Qualifications:
- MBA (Manchester Bangor University of Wales), SEP (Harvard), AMP: ENSEAD (France), MDP (University of Stellenbosch)
- Appointed:
- March 20 2016
- Board committee:
- Audit and risk committee, acquisitions committee and remuneration committee ▍▍▍
Paul is the managing director of CAP Leverage Proprietary Limited. He is a former chief executive officer and managing director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa. Paul also served as chief executive officer and managing director of DBSA Development Fund. Paul has spent 30 years in the financial services sector, with both Standard Bank and the Nedbank group. His last position at Nedbank was as managing director of Nedbank Africa. Paul has been an independent non-executive director on many boards locally and internationally including, African financial institutions. He was a council member of the Institute of Bankers and also served as chairman of the Ned Medical Aid. Other boards include Old Mutual South Africa, AUSTRO Group Limited, Basil Read Limited (chairman) and CAP Leverage Proprietary Limited. Paul also serves on various board committees (audit, risk, remuneration and nominations) as member and chairman.
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Douglas Denoon
Balharrie Band (73)Lead independent non-executive director
- Qualifications:
- CA(SA)
- Appointed:
- March 20 2016
- Board committee:
- Acquisitions committee (chairman), nominations committee (chairman) and remuneration committee (chairman) ▍▍▍
Doug has extensive experience in both commerce and industry and has previously served in the capacity of independent director in a number of JSE top 40 companies.
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Stephen Koseff (66)
- Qualifications:
- CA(SA), MBA, H.Dip. BDP and Hon. DCom (Wits)
- Appointed:
- August 16 2017
Independent non-executive director
Stephen Koseff is chief executive officer of Investec Limited (Investec) which has dual listing on both the London Stock Exchange and the JSE. Stephen has been with Investec for 37 years in various capacities and has been in his current role as chief executive officer since 1996. Stephen is a qualified chartered accountant and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and a Higher Diploma in Business Data Processing. In 2017 Stephen was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Commerce by the University of Witwatersrand. In addition to his directorships of Investec and Investec plc and various other Investec subsidiaries, he is a non-executive director of the South African Banking Association. He is a current board member of Business Leadership South Africa. He is a former Chairman of the South African Banking Association, a former non-executive director of The Bidvest Group Limited and former director of the JSE, former member of the Financial Markets Advisory Board, and former chairman of the Independent Bankers Association.
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Dolly Mokgatle (61)
Independent non-executive director
- Qualifications:
- BProc (University of the North) LLB (Law) (Wits)
- Appointed:
- October 4 2016
- Board committee:
- Social and ethics committee, nominations committee ▍▍
Dolly, is a qualified attorney with a BProc (University of Limpopo), LLB (Wits), HDip Tax Law (Wits). Co-founder and executive director of Peotona Group Holdings. Chairperson of Total SA, Unisa School of Business Leadership. Non-executive director of Kumba Iron Ore, IQ Business, Lafarge Industries SA, Lafarge Mining Industries SA. Founding chairperson of Palesa Ya Sechaba Foundation NPC, director of Junior Achievement South Africa, member of Unisa Council, and trustee of Pearson Marang Education Trust. Appointed as a member of the Deputy President’s Advisory Panel on Eskom in February 2015.
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Nigel George Payne (57)
Independent non-executive director
- Qualifications:
- CA(SA), MBL
- Appointed:
- March 20 2016
- Board committee:
- Audit and risk committee, social and ethics committee (chairman), acquisitions committee and remuneration committee ▍▍▍▍
Nigel is a professional non-executive director, with no executive responsibilities. He is a director of the Mr Price Group Limited (chairman), The Bidvest Group Limited, JSE Limited and Vukile Property Fund Limited.
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Helen Wiseman (51)
Independent non-executive director Australian
- Qualifications:
- BSc (Hons) University of Manchester, CA, GAICD
- Appointed:
- March 20 2016
- Board committee:
- Audit and risk committee (chairman), social and ethics committee ▍▍
A non-executive director, Helen has extensive international business experience across a range of sectors including manufacturing, distribution, mining, energy and financial services. Helen has chaired regional audit committees of the Bidvest International Foodservice business since 2011 and has held various board and audit committee roles, including her current role as audit and risk committee chairman for Bid Corporation Limited.
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