NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
MJ Shaw (67)
Chairman, non-executive, independent director
CA(SA)
Director of companies
Appointed to the board in 2001 and as chairman from 1 June 2005
Born 13 September 1938
Martin joined Deloitte & Touche in 1956 in Johannesburg.
He was appointed a partner in 1968 and transferred to Durban.
He returned to Johannesburg in 1983 and was appointed managing
partner.
In 1991 he became chief executive, a position he held until
1999. Thereafter he acted as chairman of the board until his retirement
in 2001.
He serves as a board member of Illovo Sugar Limited, JD Group
Limited, Liberty Group Limited, Liberty Holdings Limited, Murray
& Roberts Holdings Limited, Pretoria Portland Cement Company
Limited and Standard Bank of SA Limited.
BP Connellan (65)
Non-executive, independent director
CA(SA)
Director of companies
Appointed to the board in 1999 Born 28 June 1940
Brian retired as executive chairman of Nampak Limited in 2000,
a position he had held since 1990. He joined the Barlow Group
in 1964 and managed a number of subsidiaries before being appointed
as a director of Barlow Rand Limited in 1985.
He is a director of Absa Group Limited, Illovo Sugar Limited,
Oceana Group Limited, Sasol Limited and Tiger Brands Limited.
In addition, Brian is a past councillor of the South Africa Foundation,
Corporate Forum and the Institute of Directors, as well as a contributor
to King I and King II on corporate governance.
KS Fuller (65)
Non-executive, independent director
CA(SA)
Appointed to the board from 1 June 2005 Born 5 December 1939
Kingsley joined Deloitte & Touche in East London in 1961
as an articled clerk. After qualifying as a CA(SA) in June 1963,
he transferred to the Johannesburg office in 1964. He has held
various positions in Deloitte & Touche culminating in his
appointment as a senior partner at the Sandton office in 1990.
He retired in 2003. Kingsley is the current chairman of the Board
of Trustees of Deloitte & Touche Pension & Provident Fund
and has been an active member of the Rotary Club of Benoni for
19 years.
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SD Jagoe (54)
Non-executive, independent director
BSc (Eng), MBA
Merchant banker
Appointed to the board in 2000 Born 9 June 1951
Sean is a senior advisor in Morgan Stanleys Johannesburg
office, with 24 years experience in banking and finance.
Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he was head of mergers and acquisitions
at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, head of corporate finance at Rand
Merchant Bank and chief professional officer with the Industrial
Development Corporation.
Sean also serves on the boards of AVI Limited, Ceramic Industries
Limited and Consol Limited.
KJ Makwetla (64)
Non-executive, independent director
Social Work Diploma, PMD (Harvard)
Appointed to the board in 2000 Born 14 September 1941
Bobby spent most of his working life in the furniture industry.
He served as executive director for King Food Corporation, a subsidiary
of Tiger Brands (Tiger Oats) and Tiger Foods.
He serves on the boards of Lebowa Platinum, New Era Life Insurance
and Potgietersrus Platinum. Bobby is chairman of Clear Channel
Merafe (Pty) Limited and deputy chairman of Smokey Hills Trading
(Pty) Limited. In his various capacities, Bobby has contributed
extensively to black economic empowerment issues at governmental
level.
KC Morolo (42)
Non-executive, independent director
MEng
Appointed to the board in August 2004 Born 6 August 1963
Khumo is general manager at Eskom in the generation department
and responsible for a cluster comprising of two of the Eskom power
stations: Matimba power station in Lephalale (previously Ellisras)
and Arnot Power Station near Middelburg.
She holds a BSc mechanical engineering degree from Wits University
and obtained her MEng (Engineering Management) qualification at
the University of Pretoria in 1998.
Khumo started as management trainee at Liberty Life becoming
a computer programmer in 1989. In 1994 she moved to Eskom as a
consulting engineer. She was promoted to engineering manager at
Matimba power station in 1999 and progressed to become power station
manager in January 2002. Khumo was appointed general manager production
in September 2003.
JC van der Horst (61)
Non-executive, independent director BA, LLD
Director of companies
Appointed to the board in 1993 Born 4 February 1944
Johannes worked for Old Mutual from 1971 to 2002 where he was
general manager (investments) from 1985 to 1997.
In September 1997 he was appointed to lead Old Mutuals
demutualisation project, which culminated in July 1999 in its
listing on the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited.
Over the past 20 years he has served on the boards of various
companies listed on the JSE Limited, and he is currently also
on the boards of Assore Limited and Wooltru Limited.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
G Pretorius (57)
Chief executive
BSc, BEng, LLB, PMD
Appointed to the board in 1990 Born 24 August 1948
Gerrit joined Fuchs Electronics as a development engineer in
1973 and completed an LLB, studying part-time. Progressing through
the ranks he was appointed managing director of Reutech in 1989.
In 1990 he was appointed to the Reunert board. Following the
unbundling of the group in 1993 he restructured Reunerts
telecommunications interests and established joint ventures with
Siemens Limited and GEC plc. A year later he was appointed chief
executive of Telephone Manufacturers of South Africa.
In April 1997 Gerrit was promoted to chief executive of Reunert
Limited.
BP Gallagher (55)
Executive director
BCom, CA(SA)
Appointed to the board in 1993 Born 5 March 1950
Pat joined the Barlow Rand Group, Rand Mines Properties as financial
accountant in 1976. He was promoted soon after and subsequently
served as managing director for various companies in the Barlow
Rand Group.
With the unbundling of the Barlow Rand Group in 1993, Pat was
appointed executive director of Reunert Limited and chairman of
Reunert Consumer and Commercial Holdings.
GJ Oosthuizen (51)
Commercial director
BIuris, LLB
Appointed to the board in 1997 Born 31 March 1954
Gerrit practised as a lawyer for nine years before joining the
Barlow Rand Group as an industrial relations advisor in 1987.
In 1996 he was appointed executive director: human resources
at PPC Limited and the following year returned to Reunert as an
executive director. Gerrits current responsibilities include
general commercial work, corporate communications and legal affairs.
DJ Rawlinson (56)
Financial director
CA(SA)
Appointed to the board in 1992 Born 23 February 1949
After completing his articles David joined Coopers & Lybrand
and was then seconded to England for three years.
He has been involved for the past 15 years in the electronics
and electrical engineering industry, working for CG Smith, GEC
and as deputy managing director of Alstom. He became financial
director of Reunert and was appointed to the Reunert board in
1992.
COMMITTEES
Audit and risk committee
KS Fuller (chairman), BP Connellan, SD Jagoe, G Pretorius, DJ
Rawlinson.
Remuneration committee
SD Jagoe (chairman), MJ Shaw, JC van der Horst.
Nomination committee
MJ Shaw (chairman), SD Jagoe, JC van der Horst.
Group executive and risk management committee
G Pretorius (chairman), BP Gallagher, GJ Oosthuizen, DJ Rawlinson.
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