Group directorate


NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Roy Cecil Andersen   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, a member of the remuneration & human resources committee the health, safety & environment committee and the social & ethics committee and a trustee of The Murray & Roberts Trust. Roy is a director of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Nampak and Sasfin Bank and a member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance.

     
David (Dave ) Duncan Barber   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. Dave is a director of AFGRI.

     
Thenjiwe Claudia Pamela Chikane   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.

     
Namane Milcah Magau   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 a member of the University of Cape Town Business School Advisory Board.

     
Sibusiso Patrick Sibisi   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.

     
Royden Thomas Vice   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 and a Governor of Rhodes University.

     
John Michael McMahon   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.

     
William (Bill) Alan Nairn   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.

     
Anthony (Tony) Adrian Routledge   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.

     
Mahlape Sello   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.


EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Andries Jacobus (Cobus) Bester   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 in 2011. Cobus is the chairman of Murray & Roberts International Holdings and a director of Clough.

     
Orrie Fenn   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.

     
Henry Johannes Laas   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 a director of Clough.

     
Emmarentia (Rentia) Joubert   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 and was succeeded by Emmarentia Joubert.
Directors’ ages as at 30 June 2012.

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