Boards of directors
Pick n Pay Stores Limited
Executive Directors
Raymond Ackerman Δ‡ (79) - Appointed 1967
Chairman, Retired 1 March 2010
Years of service 43
Raymond Ackerman purchased Pick n Pay in 1967 and was its
Chairman for 43 years. He was also CEO of the Group until
1999 when the responsibilities of Chairman and CEO were
separated. He has won many accolades during the years as a
leader, a businessman and as the champion of the consumer.
Other listed company directorships: Pick n Pay Holdings Limited.
Nick Badminton (48) - Appointed 2007
Chief Executive Officer
Years of service 31
Nick Badminton joined the Western Cape region of Pick n Pay
in 1979, and after working his way up the ranks was appointed
General Manager (GM) of the region in 1994. While GM of the
Western Cape he was appointed to the Retail division
management board and became its Managing Director in
May 2001. In March 2007, Nick was appointed CEO of the
Group and a member of the Board.
Wendy Ackerman - Appointed 1981
Employee Liaison and Benefits, Retired 1 March 2010
Years of service 43
Wendy Ackerman was one of the founding executives of
Pick n Pay. She was appointed to the Board in 1981 and is in
charge of Employee Liaison and Benefits where her passion for
people in the business is unwavering. This includes the
management of our large internal and external bursary funds.
Other listed company directorships: Pick n Pay Holdings Limited.
Dennis Cope (59) - Appointed 1997
Chief Finance Officer
Years of service 32
Dennis Cope is a Chartered Accountant and has been with the
Group for over 30 years, initially joining the Pick n Pay Butcheries
division as the accountant and then Finance Director. In 1986
Dennis joined the Pick n Pay Corporate Finance division, was
appointed Finance Director of the Group Enterprises division in
1995 and then in 1997 he was appointed CFO and a member of
the Board.
Suzanne Ackerman-Berman (47) - Appointed
alternate director 30 June 2009 and full board member
1 March 2010
Suzanne Ackerman-Berman joined Pick n Pay in 1995 after gaining
valuable retail and general business experience overseas, after
receiving her BA degree in 1985 from the University of Cape Town.
She has worked her way up in the organisation and in 2001 was
promoted to General Manager, Corporate Affairs and Social
Responsibility. In 2007 she was appointed to Exco and Director of
Transformation on the Retail management board. On 1 March
2010 Suzanne was appointed a member of the Board.
Other listed company directorships: Alternate director of
Pick n Pay Holdings Limited.
Jonathan Ackerman (43) - Appointed
alternate director 30 June 2009 and full board member
1 March 2010
Jonathan Ackerman joined Pick n Pay as a Trainee Manager in the
Western Cape in 1992 where he worked his way through the
ranks in stores. He was then transferred to Johannesburg where
he gained more management experience culminating in his
appointment as General Manager of 7-Eleven Africa. In 2001
Jonathan was appointed to his current position as Head of
Marketing sitting on the Retail management board. On 1 March
2010 Jonathan was appointed a member of the Board.
Other listed company directorships: Alternate
director of Pick n Pay Holdings Limited.
Non-Executive Directors
Gareth Ackerman#Δ‡ (52) - Appointed 1990
Chairman, appointed 1 March 2010
Gareth Ackerman was an executive director at Pick n Pay for
15 years before becoming a non-executive director in 1999.
While an executive of Pick n Pay, Gareth ran many different
divisions of the Company, was appointed Joint Managing
Director in 1993 and Managing Director of the Group
Enterprises division in 1995. Gareth was appointed to the
Board in 1990 and in 2002 he was appointed as Chairman of
Pick n Pay Holdings Limited.
Other listed company directorships: Pick n Pay Holdings Limited.
David Robins (56) - Appointed 2002
David joined the Group in 1994 and was appointed to the
Group Enterprises management board in 2005 as the executive
responsible for expansion outside South African borders. In
2002 David was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Group
and also as an executive director of the Company. During 2008
David retired from his executive position in the Group but
remains on the Board as a non-executive director.
Other listed company directorships: Alternate director of
Pick n Pay Holdings Limited.
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Hugh Herman# (69) - Appointed 1976
Lead non-executive director
Remuneration Committee Chairman
Hugh Herman was Managing Director of Pick n Pay for many years
after having joined the Group from our main legal advisory firm
and was appointed as a member of the Board in 1976. He left
Pick n Pay in 1993 when he joined Investec Bank, where he still
serves as Chairman.
Other listed company directorships: Investec Limited (Chairman),
Growthpoint Properties Limited, Pick n Pay Holdings Limited
Constance Nkosi‡- Appointed 1996
Constance (Connie) Nkosi is chairperson of Lidonga Group
Holdings (Pty) Limited. She is also chairperson of First Technology
(Pty) Limited. Connie has been a member of the Company’s Board
since 1996 and also serves on the Nominations committee.
Other listed company directorships:
Protech Khuthele Holdings Limited and Spescom Limited
Ben van der Ross*#‡ (63) - Appointed 2000
Ben van der Ross is a director of companies. Ben qualified as an
attorney, was admitted to the Cape Side Bar and was in private
practice for 16 years.
Other listed company directorships: Distell Group Limited,
FirstRand Limited, Lewis Group Limited, Makalani Holdings Limited,
Momentum Group Limited, Naspers Limited
Jeff van Rooyen*Δ (60) - Appointed 2007
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee Chairman
Jeff van Rooyen is a Chartered Accountant and is the founder and
chief executive of Uranus Investment Holdings. He is a founding
member and former president of the Association for the
Advancement of Black Accountants, was chairperson of the
Public Accountants and Auditors Board in 1995 and a former
CEO of the Financial Services Board. He is also a trustee of the
International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation.
Other listed company directorships: MTN Group Limited, Exxaro
Resources Limited.
Richard van Rensburg* (49) -
Appointed 30 June 2009
Richard van Rensburg is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in the retail and information technology industries,
including; a Partner at Ernst & Young, an IT and operational
director of Massmart, a director of Woolworths and Wooltru and
founder and CEO of IT services company Affinity Logic which later
merged with UCS.
Company Secretary
Gary Lea (44) - Appointed 2002
Years of service 13
Pick n Pay Holdings Limited
Non-Executive Directors
CVs presented above.
Raymond Ackerman (79) - Appointed 1981
Chairman
Gareth Ackerman (52) - Appointed 1987
Wendy Ackerman - Appointed 1981
Independent Non-Executive Directors
René de Wet* (67) - Appointed 1981
Audit Committee Chairman
René de Wet was an executive at Pick n Pay for 29 years, and was
appointed to the Board in 1975. He was appointed Joint
Managing Director in 1993 and Deputy Chairman in 1995. René
retired as an executive director in 1999 but remained on the Board
as a non-executive director.
Hugh Herman* (69) - Appointed 1981
Lead non-executive director
CV presented above.
Alternate Directors
CVs presented above.
Suzanne Ackerman-Berman (47) -
Appointed 1 March 2010
Alternate to Raymond Ackerman
Jonathan Ackerman (43) -
Appointed 1 March 2010
Alternate to Wendy Ackerman
Dave Robins (56) -
Appointed 1 March 2010
Alternate to Gareth Ackerman
Officers
Dennis Cope (59) - Appointed 2008
Chief Finance Officer
Gary Lea (44) - Appointed 2002
Company Secretary
* Member of Audit, Risk and Compliance committee
# Member of Remuneration committee
Δ Member of Corporate Governance committee
‡ Member of Nominations committee
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