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BSc: Civil Engineering, MBA
Appointed to the Board in July 2021
Appointed Chairman of the JSE Board in May 2022
External directorships – public listed companies:
- Tullow Oil plc (LSE) – independent non-executive chairman
- IHS Holdings Limited (NYSE) – independent non-executive
Other key roles / professional positions held:
- Engen Holding Limited – non-executive director
- Phembani Group (Pty) Ltd - chairman
- Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital - Chairman
Zarina Bassa
BAcc, DipAcc, CA(SA)
Appointed to the Board in November 2018
External directorships – public listed companies:
- Investec Limited and Investec PLC – senior lead independent director
Other key roles/ professional positions held:
- YES (RF) NPC – Youth Employment Services – non-executive director
Thevendrie Brewer
BCom, PGDip Acc, CA(SA)
Appointed to the Board in September 2024
External directorships – public listed companies:
- Anglo American Platinum Ltd – non-executive director
Other key roles/ professional positions held:
- Rothschild & Co - Trustee
Siobhan Cleary
BA LLB; MA; MBA; MSC; Fellowship: Yale World Programme
Appointed to the Board February 2020
Other key roles/ professional positions held:
- Baillie Gifford – Deputy Head (ESG)
Faith Khanyile
BA (Hons), HDip Tax, MBA, PhD (Honorary)
Appointed to the Board in November 2018
External directorships – public listed companies:
- Discovery Holdings Limited – independent non-executive director
- Premier Group Limited - independent non-executive director
- Bidvest Group Limited - independent non-executive director
Other key roles/ professional positions held:
- GBVF Response Fund – member
- IWFSA – member
Ian Kirk
FCA (Ireland), HDip BDP, CA(SA)
Appointed to the Board in October 2020
External directorships – public listed companies:
- Transaction Capital Limited – independent non-executive chairman
- Pepkor Holdings Limited - independent non-executive director
- Netcare Limited - independent non-executive director
Other key roles/ professional positions held:
- SCOR UK Company Ltd – director
- Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd – director
- Presidential State-Owned Enterprises Council – member
Ben Kruger
BCom (Hons), CA(SA), AMP (Harvard)
Appointed to the Board in June 2018
External directorships – public listed companies:
- Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited – independent non-executive director
- Standard Bank Group Limited – independent non-executive director
Other key roles/ professional positions held:
- University of Pretoria – deputy chairman and member council
- Ruby Rock Investments – executive chairman
Thabo Leeuw
BCom, PGDip Acc, BCompt Hons, MAP
Appointed to the Board in September 2024
External directorships – public listed companies:
- Hulamin Ltd – independent non-executive chairman
- Rhodes Food Group Ltd – lead independent director
- Attacq Ltd – independent non-executive director
Other key roles/ professional positions held:
- Thesele Group – co-founder and CEO
- M&G Investments SA – shareholder representative
- Vexila – chairman and shareholder representative
Valdene Reddy
BBusSc
Appointed to Exco in 2020.
Member of the Financial Sector Transformation Council and Financial Services Working Group of BRICS Business Council
Fawzia Suliman
BCom, BAcc , CA (SA)
Appointed Group CFO and Board member in January 2023
Director of JSE-related companies