GROUP executive
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
ROY CECIL ANDERSEN (64)
CA(SA) CPA (Texas)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Roy was appointed to the Board in 2003 and became chairman in
2004. He is chairman of the nomination committee and a member of
the remuneration & human resources committee, the health, safety& environment committee and the social & ethics committee. He is also
a trustee of The Murray & Roberts Trust. Roy’s other directorships
include Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Nampak, Sasfin Bank and
Business Against Crime, and he is a member of the King Committee
on Corporate Governance. He was previously the chairman of
Sanlam and the chief executive and deputy chairman of Liberty
Group. Roy served as executive president of the JSE from 1992 to
1997 where he was responsible for overseeing its restructuring,
including the introduction of electronic equity trading. He was with
Ernst & Young from 1971 to 1992 where his last position was
executive chairman. He holds the rank of Major General and is Chief
of Defence Reserves of the SANDF, Honorary Colonel of the
Transvaal Horse Artillery as well as a member of the Council for the
Support of National Defence. He is a member of the Defence Staff
Council and the Military Command Council.
DAVID (DAVE ) DUNCAN BARBER (59)
FCA (England & Wales) AMP (Harvard)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dave was appointed to the Board in 2008. He is chairman of the
audit & sustainability committee and a member of the risk
management committee. He is a director of AFGRI Limited. Dave was
formerly the global chief financial officer of Anglo Coal, a division of
the Anglo American Plc Group with operations in Australia, Canada,
Venezuela, Colombia, China and South Africa as well as chief
financial officer of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa. The
majority of his career was spent in the Anglovaal Group prior to its
unbundling where he held the position of Group chief financial officer.
He has served as a non-executive director and member of the audit
committee for several companies, including Anglo Platinum, Barnard
Jacobs Mellet Holdings, Telkom, Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corp.
His career has also included positions within
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Fedsure and SA Breweries.
THENJIWE CLAUDIA PAMELA CHIKANE (46)
BCom BCompt (Hons)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Thenjiwe was appointed to the Board on 15 June 2012. She is a
member of the audit & sustainability committee and the risk
management committee. Thenjiwe is a director at Nedbank Group,
Nedbank Limited, Datacentrix Holdings and the Institute of Directors
and a trustee of AfricaRice. She previously held the position of Head
of the Gauteng Department of Finance and Economic Affairs and
served on the boards of several companies including the Development
Bank of Southern Africa and Telkom SA. She was the chairperson of
the State Information Technology Agency.
NAMANE MILCAH MAGAU (60)
BA EdD (Harvard) MEd BEd
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Namane was appointed to the Board in 2004. She is a member
of the remuneration & human resources committee and the
health, safety & environment committee, and trustee of The
Murray & Roberts Trust. Namane is a director of AON South Africa,
Crowie Holdings, Enza Construction and the National Research
Foundation, and previously held directorships at Santam, Simmer & Jack Mines and Merrill Lynch South Africa. Namane is currently
a director of her own consulting company, and a member of the
Advisory Board of University of Cape Town Business School she was
formerly the director of group human capital services at the SABC.
She came to the SABC from the CSIR where she was vice president
of human resources.
JOHN MICHAEL MCMAHON (65)
PrEng BSc Eng (Glasgow)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Michael was appointed to the Board in 2004. He is a member of the
health, safety & environment committee and the remuneration& human resources committee. Michael is a director of Central Rand
Gold and Impala Platinum Holdings. He was formerly the chairman of
Gencor and Impala Platinum Holdings, and a director of Gold Fields.
Michael was a project manager at Murray & Roberts during the
1970s.
WILLIAM (BILL) ALAN NAIRN (67)
PrEng BSc Eng (Mining)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Bill was appointed to the Board in 2010. He is chairman of the health,
safety & environment committee and a member of the risk
management committee. Bill is a director of AngloGold Ashanti and
non-executive chairman of MDM Engineering Group and of the
Procurement Committee for MTN Group. He previously served on the
boards of several companies including Anglo American plc, Anglo
Platinum and Kumba Resources.
ANTHONY (TONY) ADRIAN ROUTLEDGE (64)
BCom CA(SA)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Tony was appointed to the Board in 1994. He is a member of the audit & sustainability committee, the remuneration & human
resources committee and the social & ethics committee, and a
trustee of The Murray & Roberts Trust. Tony was formerly an
executive director of Nedcor, Nedbank and Sankorp.
MAHLAPE SELLO (50)
LLB, Master of Arts and Law (Russia)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mahlape was appointed to the Board in 2009. She is chairman of the social & ethics committee, a member of the audit & sustainability
committee, the nomination committee and the remuneration & human
resources committee. Mahlape serves on some of the committees of
the Johannesburg Bar Council and the General Council of the Bar
and is a member of the South African Law Reform Commission and
the chairperson of the Advertising Industry Tribunal of the Advertising
Standards Authority of South Africa. Mahlape was formerly the
chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Licensing of Private
Hospitals at the Gauteng Department of Health.
SIBUSISO PATRICK SIBISI (57)
BSc Physics (Hons) PhD (Cambridge)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sibusiso was appointed to the Board in 2007. He is chairman of
the risk management committee and a member of the nomination
committee. Sibusiso is president and CEO of the CSIR, director of
Liberty Group, Telkom SA and a member of the Roedean School
Board of Governors. He was the co-founder of a research-based
enterprise at Cambridge and a Fulbright Fellow at the California
Institute of Technology in 1988. He was formerly the deputy vice
chancellor, research and innovation, at the University of Cape Town.
ROYDEN THOMAS VICE (65)
BCom CA(SA)
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Royden was appointed to the Board in 2005. He is chairman of the
remuneration & human resources committee and a member of the
risk management committee and the nomination committee. He is
also a trustee of The Murray & Roberts Trust. Royden is chairman of
Hudaco Industries, Waco International and Puregas, and a Governor
of Rhodes University. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer
of Waco International and of Industrial and Special Products at
UK-based BOC Group, chairman of African Oxygen (“Afrox”), Afrox
Healthcare and Consol Glass.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
ANDRIES JACOBUS (COBUS) BESTER (52)
BCom (Acc) Hons CA(SA)
GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
Cobus first joined the Group in 2006 following the acquisition
of Concor and was appointed to the Board 2011. Cobus is the
chairman of Murray & Roberts International Holdings and a director
of Clough. He was previously group financial director for Basil Read
and Concor for three and six years respectively and managing
director of Concor from 2005 – 2011. He has extensive experience
in the construction and engineering industry.
ORRIE FENN (57)
BSc (Hons) Eng MPhil Eng DEng
GROUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Orrie joined the Group and was appointed to the Board in 2009. He
is the executive director responsible for the Group’s Construction
Products Africa operating platform. Orrie was previously chief
operating officer of PPC and project director for Blue Circle Cement.
He spent seven years at the Chamber of Mines Research Organisation,
where he obtained a doctorate in engineering. Orrie is a member of
the SA Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a fellow of the Institute of
Quarrying and holds a Government Certificate of Competency (Mines
and Works).
HENRY JOHANNES LAAS (52)
BEng (Mining) MBA
GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Henry first joined the Group in 2001 and was appointed to the
Board and as Group chief executive in 2011. He is a member
of the health, safety & environment committee. Henry is a director
of Murray & Roberts International Holdings and Clough. He played
an instrumental role in the global expansion of the Cementation
Group and has a strong track record of successful resolution of
complex commercial matters and business strategy development
and implementation.
Most recently, Henry was as executive director of Murray & Roberts
Limited responsible for the Group’s Engineering businesses. Since
2007 he served as a member of the Group executive committee as
director of Murray & Roberts Limited.
EMMARENTIA (RENTIA) JOUBERT (33)
BCom (Acc) Hons CA(SA) GTP (SA)
GROUP SECRETARY
Rentia joined the Group in March 2010, when she was appointed
as the financial manager at Murray & Roberts Cementation. She was
appointed Group secretary on 1 August 2012.
Alan Knott-Craig resigned as an independent non-executive director on 17 January 2012.
Yunus Karodia stepped down as Group Secretary effective 1 August 2012 to take up a financial leadership role at Murray & Roberts Cementation.
Directors’ ages as at 30 June 2012.
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