Our leadership
Board of directors
Pick n Pay Holdings Limited
Non-executive directors
Raymond Ackerman (81) – Appointed 1981 |
BCom and various honorary doctorates Raymond founded Pick n Pay in 1967 and was its Chairman for 43 years. He was also CEO of the Group until 1999 when the roles of Chairman and CEO were split. He was Chairman until 2002 when Gareth Ackerman was appointed in his stead. In 2010 he was re-appointed as Chairman and retired from the Pick n Pay Stores Limited board when Gareth was appointed Chairman of Pick n Pay Stores Limited. He has won many accolades during the years as a leader, a businessman, a humanitarian and as the champion of the consumer. |
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Gareth Ackerman (54) – Appointed 1987 |
See CV under Pick n Pay Stores Limited. |
Wendy Ackerman – Appointed 1981 |
BA Education Wendy is one of the founding executives of Pick n Pay. She was appointed to the Board in 1981. She retired from the Pick n Pay Stores Limited Board in 2010 where she remains in charge of Employee Liaison and Benefits. This includes management of large bursary funds. |
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Independent non-executive directors
René de Wet* (69) – Appointed 1981 |
CA(SA) René 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. He retired as an executive director in 1999 but remained on the Pick n Pay Stores Limited Board as a non-executive director until 2008. |
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Hugh Herman* (71) – Appointed 1981 |
See CV under Pick n Pay Stores Limited. |
Jeff van Rooyen* (62) – Appointed 1 May 2011 |
See CV under Pick n Pay Stores Limited. |
Alternate directors
Suzanne Ackerman-Berman (49) – Appointed 2010 |
Alternate to Raymond Ackerman See CV under Pick n Pay Stores Limited. |
Jonathan Ackerman (45) – Appointed 2010 |
Alternate to Wendy Ackerman See CV under Pick n Pay Stores Limited. |
Dave Robins (58) – Appointed 2010 |
Alternate to Gareth Ackerman See CV under Pick n Pay Stores Limited. |
Officers
Dennis Cope (60) – Appointed 2008 – Retired 2011 |
Chief Finance Officer |
Bakar Jakoet (56) – Appointed 29 April 2011 |
Chief Finance Officer |
Company Secretary
Debra Muller (50) – Appointed 2010 |
* Member of audit committee





