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Board of directors
DR ANNA MOKGOKONG
(BSC MBChB, DComm (hc))
Chairperson
Age: 61
Appointed: 10 June 2010
Committees:
- Nomination Committee
Dr. Mokgokong is a co-founder and Executive Chairman of Community Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd., a well renowned business figure in South Africa and globally with widespread experience in Healthcare, Academia and Commerce. She is recognised as a Senior Director of Companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as she serves on five listed companies namely: Non-executive Chairman of Afrocentric Investment Corporation, Rebosis Property Fund Limited and Jasco Electronics Holdings Limited and Non-executive Director of Companies and first female Director of Shoprite Holdings Limited, the largest retailer in Africa, as well as Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer. She also serves on numerous non-listed entities. She has received numerous local and international accolades as a Community and Business leader, including SA Businesswoman of the Year (1999) and one of the Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World (1998).
She has served in numerous councils of academic institutions as well as civil society commissions such as The Independent Commission for Remuneration of Public Office Bearers, where she was appointed as Deputy Chairperson by the former President Mr. Thabo Mbeki (from 2004 – 2009); She was also a Commissioner of the Interim National Defence Force Commission (SANDF) (from 2009 – 2013). She is a social activist and passionate about women empowerment transformation to bring about equality in the economy of South Africa. She was recently appointed Honorary Consul General of Iceland in Pretoria (2017).
JOE MADUNGANDABA
CPA(SA), MDP
Deputy Chairperson
Age: 60
Appointed: 10 June 2010
Committees:
- Remuneration Committee
- Nomination Committee
- Investment Committee
Joe Madungandaba studied Commerce at the University of the North, Cranfield School of Management (UK) and at the Wharton Business School (USA). He is a member of the Institute of Commercial and Financial Accountants of Southern Africa and is a certified public accountant and tax practitioner. He is the Group CEO of Community Investment Holdings and is appointed on all its subsidiaries’ Boards.
He is also a Non-executive Director of public listed companies Distell, Jasco and AfroCentric.
ANTOINE VAN BUUREN
BCom, MBA
Group Chief Executive Officer
Age: 55
Appointed: 16 March 2016
Antoine entered the healthcare sector in 2004, when he jointly founded WAD Holdings. He was the CEO of WAD subsidiary companies Pharmacy Direct, a courier pharmacy business, and Curasana Wholesalers, a pharmaceutical wholesaler. Prior to founding WAD Holdings, he spent 15 years with the Total Group in South Africa and internationally, including holding general management positions responsible for logistics and retail. Antoine joined the AfroCentric Group in August 2015 and was subsequently appointed as the Group CEO.
HANNES BOONZAAIER
CA(SA)
Group Chief Financial Officer
Age: 45
Appointed: 1 August 2015
After qualifying as a CA, Hannes joined a corporate finance team at KPMG, where he gained valuable experience in due diligences, valuations and commercial structuring of companies. He joined Medscheme 15 years ago as a financial manager upon which he progressed to manage various client business units involved in scheme finance, broker commission and claims processing. Shortly after the listing of the Group in 2009, he headed up the Group Finance unit which has since expanded due to the group diversification and changes in shareholding structures. As a result of his extensive knowledge of the business, he was appointed AfroCentric Group CFO in August 2015.
MEYER KAHN
BA (Law), MBA, DCom (hc)
Founder/Lead Independent
Director
Age: 79
Appointed: 20 December 2005
Committees:
- Remuneration Committee
- Nomination Committee
Meyer Kahn retired as Chairperson of SABMiller plc after a 46-year career with the Group. He has served on the boards of 16 listed companies, as a trustee of numerous organisations, and is a past president of the South African Foundation. He has received a number of awards including one of the five Top Businessmen (1983), Marketing Man of the Year (1987), Business Manager of the Year (1990), the Award for Business Excellence from the University of the Witwatersrand Business School, and he has been honored by the University of Pretoria as Professor Extraordinaire and awarded an honorary doctorate in commerce.
MICHAEL (MOTTY) SACKS
CA (SA)
Founder
Age: 75
Appointed: 20 December 2005
Committees:
- Remuneration Committee
- Investment Committee
Motty has almost 50 years’ experience as a consultant, advisor and mentor to numerous local and foreign companies and executives. He has also held Executive and Non-executive office in various business sectors, including healthcare, financial services, technology, education, property and manufacturing.
Motty was a co-founder of Netcare Limited, having served as its Executive Chairperson for 12 years and thereafter as Non-executive Chairperson and Non-executive Director. Motty was also a co-founder and Chairperson of Aplitec Limited (now Net 1) and is the co-founder and mentor to AfroCentric, more recently Capital Appreciation Limited.
Motty has served as Chairperson and/or Director on several Boards including, Fedsure Holdings, Federated Employers Mutual, The Automobile Association, Clinic Holdings, Advtech Limited, The International Association of Political Consultants and, more recently, was appointed an Independent Non-executive Director of Adcock Ingram Limited.
AHMED BANDERKER
CA (SA)
Age: 42
Appointed: 15 December 2015
Committees:
- Remuneration Committee
- Nomination Committee
- Investment Committee
Ahmed Banderker, a chartered accountant, completed his articles at Fisher Hoffman PKF. Thereafter, he joined Sail Group Ltd as Finance Manager. He then joined Shell in 2003. He fulfilled various roles within Shell, which saw him leading a diverse team across different countries. In addition, he was also appointed as a board member and shareholder representative in Shell’s subsidiary companies in South Africa.
Ahmed was appointed to the Sanlam Group in November 2006 as Head of Finance at Glacier before taking on the role of Chief Executive: Strategic Business Development in 2011.
WILLEM BRITZ
BCom, BProc
Age: 54
Appointed: 1 August 2015
As one of the founding members of WAD Holdings, Willem Britz is an admitted attorney with a Bachelor of Commerce and BProc degrees. With 10 years’ experience in commercial law, he enjoyed working in an entrepreneurial environment and acted as an advisor in the medical aid industry. Realising the opportunities in the healthcare industry, WAD Holdings directors started Pharmacy Direct. Today, Willem is a successful entrepreneur who has been involved in numerous business ventures ranging from mining to pharmaceutical, financial services, property and game breeding over the past 12 years. Willem joined the AfroCentric Group in August 2015.
LINDANI DHLAMINI
BSC, CA (SA)
Age: 45
Appointed: 2 December 2015
Committee:
- Audit and Risk Committee
Lindani Dhlamini is a chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience in corporate finance, risk management, financial management and corporate governance. She is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of SekelaXabiso. Through Lindani’s leadership, SekelaXabiso has grown to be one of the leading audit and advisory firms in the country and has been recognised by Impumelelo as one of South Africa’s most empowered companies.
Lindani has served on various boards such as the Industrial Development Corporation of SA, Old Mutual Investment Group SA, AfroCentric Investment Corporation and Mustek.
As a seasoned entrepreneur, Lindani has achieved industry recognition through winning the CNBC All Africa Business Leaders Award (Southern Africa) 2016 Business Woman of the Year award and the Black Business Quarterly (“BBQ”) magazine’s New Entrepreneur award in 2006.
IAN KIRK
CA (SA)
Age: 60
Appointed: 15 December 2015
Ian Kirk was admitted as a partner in PriceWaterhouse Coopers in 1986 and had responsibility for the insurance specialist group in the firm. Early in 1996, Ian was approached to join AGA Holdings as Managing Director. AGA Holdings later restructured as Capital Alliance Holdings Limited, one of the first broad-based black empowerment financial services companies in South Africa. In December 2004, Capital Alliance Holdings was sold to Liberty Group and Ian was appointed Deputy CEO of Liberty Group in March 2005.
In May 2006, Ian joined the Sanlam Group as Chief Executive: Strategy and Projects. In June 2007, he was appointed Chief Executive of Santam, whose market capitalisation more than doubled since his appointment. He was appointed Deputy CEO of the Sanlam Group in January 2015 and effective 1 July 2015 he assumed the role of Group CEO of Sanlam Limited.
DR NKATEKO MUNISI
MBChB
Age: 52
Appointed: 7 December 2015
Committee:
- Investment Committee
- Social and Ethics Committee
Nkateko Munisi is a qualified and practising medical doctor with extensive experience in the medical industry, having served on numerous committees, boards and panels throughout his career. He is the chairperson of the medical panel at the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund and the RH Managers’ advisory committee. He is also a representative in the Public Investment Corporation’s healthcare infrastructure fund.
Nkateko is a director and the current chairperson of Golden Pond Trading 175 (Pty) Ltd, a joint venture company between SGH and Community Healthcare Holdings Proprietary Limited, who are material shareholders in AfroCentric.
SELLO ERNEST MMAKAU
BCom, MBL, BA
Age: 43
Appointed: 30 November 2016
Committees:
- Audit and Risk Committee
- ICT Steering Committee
Sello has a Master’s of Business leadership degree, Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Commerce degree with more than 16 years’ experience in the IT and ICT industry, in both the public and private sectors. He currently holds a position as the Chief Information Officer at ACSA (Airports Company South Africa) and previously served as a member of various committees at the Department of Home Affairs.
During Sello’s tenure as Chief Information Officer / Deputy Director General in Home Affairs, he played a critical role in turning around the department using technology by digitising, automating key processes and implemented mission critical projects including the designed and successfully implementation of the 1st National Smart ID Card, successfully integrated
Home Affairs online biometric verification system with SA Banks and SABRIC which drastically reduced identity fraud, saving millions of rands, increased efficiencies and improved turnaround time.
In 2012 / 2013 financial year, Sello was chosen as the South African Visionary Chief Information Officer of the year by the Computer Society of SA, Gartner, IT Web and GIBS. He was also awarded the best managed DDG Branch and Project of the year in 2013/ 2014.
GRATHEL MOTAU
CA(SA), MPhil
Age: 44
Appointed: 15 May 2017
Committee:
- Audit and Risk Committee
Grathel is Chartered Accountant and also holds an MPhil in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch. She is currently Chief Executive at Mmoni Advisory Services. Previously, she worked as an Audit Partner at KPMG’s Energy and Natural Resources and also for other organisations including Blue IQ Investments, Industrial Development Corporation and National Treasury.
She serves as a non-executive director of Metair Investments Limited, EOH Holdings Limited, Vodacom Insurance Companies and commissioner of International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa.
She has served on several boards as a chairperson of audit and risk committee including those of York Timbers Limited, Road Accident Fund and Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors.
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