DIRECTORATE AND MANAGEMENT

The Board is ultimately responsible for the management of the Group’s business and determining the Group’s strategy and policies.

Executive Committee

Johann Hendrik Vorster (50) Chief Executive Appointed to Exco: 2000, and as CE 2006 BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), MBA		Louis Jacques Botha (52) Chief Financial Officer and Executive: Information Services Appointed to Exco: 2006 BCom (Hons), CA(SA), ACIS		Christiaan Philippus Lerm (Dr) (57) Executive: Brands and Marketing Appointed to Exco: 2002 DCom		James Henry Ferreira Botes (Dr) (51) Executive: Commercial Appointed to Exco: 2009 DPhil
Elton Ronald Bosch (37) Executive: Business Development, Risk and Africa Appointed to Exco: 2012 BCompt (Hons) CA(SA)		Hendrikus Lubbe (44) Executive: Supply Chain, Distribution and Milk Procurement Appointed to Exco: 2006 MCom (Transport Economics), MBA		Marcelo Marques Palmeiro (49) Executive: Brands and Corporate Development Appointed to Exco: 2012 BA, IME

Executive Directors

In addition, the Board is responsible for approving the Group’s financial objectives and targets. The Group’s Executive Directors, who are members of the Executive Committee, are involved in the dayto- day business activities of the Group and are responsible for ensuring that the decisions of the Board are implemented in accordance with the mandates given to it by the Board.

Johann Hendrik Vorster (50) Chief Executive Appointed: 2004 BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), MBA		Louis Jacques Botha (52) Chief Financial Officer and Executive: Information Services Appointed: 2007 BCom (Hons), CA(SA), ACIS		Christiaan Philippus Lerm (Dr) (57) Executive: Brands and Marketing Appointed: 2007 DCom

 

Independent Non-executive Directors

Thomas Alexander Wixley (74) Lead Independent Director Appointed: 2007 BCom, CA(SA)		Stefanes Francois Booysen (Dr) (51) Independent Director Appointed: 2010 BCompt (Acc) (Hons), MCompt (Unisa); DCom (Acc), CA(SA)		Johannes Nicolaas Stephanus Du Plessis (64) Independent Director Appointed: 2010 BCom, LLB
Neo Violet Mokhesi (53) Independent Director Appointed: 2013 B. Comm., AMP Wits Business School, Advanced Management Programme, INSEAD, France		Babalwa Ngonyama (40) Independent Director Appointed: 2013 CA (SA), MBA (Bond University) Higher Diploma in Banking law (RAU)

 

Non-Executive Directors

The Board is ultimately responsible for the management of the Group’s business and determining the Group’s strategy and policies.

Werner Ignatius Büchner (48) Non-executive Director - Chairman Appointed: 2006 B Eng		Nigel Athol Smith (58) Non-executive Director Appointed: 2011 Agric Dip		Peter Ronald Griffin (55) Non-executive Director Appointed: 2014 BSc Agric in Agricultural Economics

The following directors resigned during the year from the Board:

Martin Geoff Elliott (61) Non-executive Director Appointed: 2003 BSc Resigned: 2013

Jacobus Christoffel Hendriks (Dr) (65) Non-executive Director Appointed: 2003 BVSc Resigned: 2014

Nkateko Peter Mageza (59) Independent Director Appointed: 2010 FCCA (UK) Resigned: 2013