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Directors' curricula vitae
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Stephen Koseff Qualifications: CA(SA), MBA, H Dip. BDP and Hon. DCom (Wits) Age: 62 CHAIRMAN Appointed: August 16 2017 Experience and expertise: Stephen is chief executive officer of the 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 has announced his intention to step down from this role in October 2018. In 2017, Stephen was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Commerce Degree by the University of the Witwatersrand. In addition to his directorships of Investec, Investec plc and various other Investec subsidiaries, he is a non-executive director 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. |
Douglas Band Qualifications: BCom (Wits), CA(SA) Age: 74 LEAD INDEPENDENT Appointed: March 10 2016 Committee membership: Experience and expertise: Doug has extensive experience in both commerce and industry having previously served as CEO of CNA Gallo Limited. The Argus Group Limited and as executive chairman of The Premier Group Limited. In his board career he has also served in the capacity of an independent director of listed companies including The Standard Bank Group, MTN Group and Tiger Brands. |
Paul Baloyi Qualifications: MBA (Manchester Bangor University of Wales), SEP (Harvard), AMD: ENSEAD (France), MDP (Stellenbosch University) Age: 62 INDEPENDENT Appointed: March 10 2016 Committee membership: Experience and expertise: Paul is the managing director of CAP Leverage Proprietary Limited. From June 11 2006 until April 2012, he was the 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. Prior to this, Paul had 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. |
Brian Joffe Qualifications: CA(SA) Age: 71 NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Appointed: August 17 1995 Committee membership: Experience and expertise: 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, he 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. From 1988 to 2004, Brian served as executive chairman of The Bidvest Group Limited until his appointment as chief executive officer in 2004 to 2016. Brian was appointed to the Bidcorp board on August 17 1995, assuming the executive chairman role on listing in 2016 until March 31 2018. Brian is currently a non-executive director of Bidcorp. |
Dolly Mokgatle Qualifications: BProc (University of the North) LLB (Law) (Wits) Age: 62 INDEPENDENT Appointed: October 4 2016 Committee membership: Experience and expertise: Dolly, is a qualified attorney with a BProc (University of Limpopo), LLB (Wits) and a 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, chairperson of Junior Achievement South Africa, member of Unisa Council, and trustee of Pearson Marang Education Trust. Dolly was a member of the Deputy President’s Advisory Panel on Eskom in 2015. |
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Nigel Payne Qualifications:BCom (Hons), CA(SA), MBL Age: 58 INDEPENDENT Appointed: March 10 2016 Committee membership: Experience and expertise: Nigel is a professional non-executive director, with significant listed company experience, including being the chairman of the Mr Price Group Limited and Vukile Property Fund Limited. He is a director and chairman of the audit and risk committees of the Bidvest Group Limited and of Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited. Nigel is a former director of the JSE Limited, where he chaired the audit committee and the risk committee at various times. He is a former member of the king committee on corporate governance and a former member of the international governing body of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Nigel has no executive responsibilities. |
Bernard Berson Qualifications: CA(Australia) Age: 53 CHIEF EXECUTIVE Appointed: March 10 2016 Committee membership: Experience and expertise: Since 1996, Bernard has been involved in all aspects of the development of Bidcorp’s foodservice business in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. In 2010 assumed responsibility for Bidcorp’s global foodservice businesses, including operations in the UK, Europe and Emerging Markets. Over the past 20 years, Bernard has been involved in all material acquisitions and directing the strategic focus of the businesses. Bernard currently serves as chief executive of Bidcorp since April 14 2016. |
David Cleasby Qualifications: CA(SA) Age: 56 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Appointed: September 12 2007 Committee membership: Experience and expertise: 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’s financial director on July 9 2007 and resigned on May 23 2016. David also 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. |
Helen Wiseman Qualifications: BSc (Hons) University of Manchester, CA, GAICD Age: 52 INDEPENDENT Appointed: March 10 2016 Committee membership: Experience and expertise: A non-executive director, Helen has extensive international business experience across a range of sectors including manufacturing, distribution, mining, energy and financial services. Helen chaired Bidvest’s international foodservice business’ divisional audit committees from 2011 to 2016. Helen has held various board and audit committee roles, including her current Bidcorp non-executive director role and audit and risk committee chairman for Bidcorp. |
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