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Report to stakeholders
Board of directors
Pick n Pay Stores Limited
Independent non-executive directors
Hugh Herman * # (72)
Attorney
Lead independent non-executive director
Remuneration committee Chairman
Appointed 1976
Hugh was a partner at Sonnenberg Hoffmann Galombik before joining Pick n Pay in 1976. He was Managing Director of Pick n Pay from 1986, before joining Investec Bank in 1993. Hugh was appointed Group Chairman of Investec Bank Limited in 1996, a position from which he retired in 2011. Hugh was appointed honorary life president of the Investec Group and remains Chairman of various subsidiary companies in the Investec Group.
Other listed company directorships: Growthpoint Properties Limited, Pick n Pay Holdings Limited |
Alex Mathole * ☐ (40)
Attorney
Appointed 2010 Resigned 28 February 2013
Alex was admitted as an attorney in 1997 and practised commercial, corporate law and litigation for 2 years before joining Gray Security (subsequently Securicor) in 1999 where she worked in the employment law field for 5 years. In 2004 she joined Omega Risk Solutions as an executive director and subsequently moved to Siemens in 2006 as group company secretary and legal counsel. In 2007 Alex was appointed head of legal for Siemens South East Africa. In 2008 she was appointed to the board of Siemens Limited. In 2011 she became general counsel for Africa. Alex later became the Siemens executive director for sustainability and corporate affairs in Africa, as well as the chair of their social and ethics committee. Alex resigned from Siemens and subsequently the Pick n Pay Stores Board to take up an executive position with a major supplier of the Group. |
Lorato Phalatse ‡ ^ ☐ (51)
BA (Hons), MA
Appointed 2010
Lorato began her working career in the FMCG sector at Unilever and at Johnson & Johnson. After moving to Nedperm in the retail banking sector, she was seconded to the Women’s Development Bank. One of the founders, and the first CEO of Nozala Investments Proprietary Limited, she has seen the company grow from its establishment in 1999 to be one of the most successful women’s investment businesses in South Africa. While at Nozala Investments, she sat on the boards of companies such as Tsebo/Fedics, Kyocera and Afripack. Lorato has also spent time in the public sector with both provincial and national government, ultimately heading up the Private Office of the President of South Africa. Lorato has recently been appointed as Chairman of the Bidvest Group.
Other listed company directorships: Bidvest Group |
Ben van der Ross * # ‡ (66)
Attorney
Appointed 2000
Ben was admitted as an attorney and conveyancer in 1970. He practiced law for his own account until 1988, and continues to consult for Van der Ross Motala Attorneys. He is a former director of the Urban Foundation and Independent Development Trust, and former CEO of the South African Rail Commuter Corporation Limited, as well as Business South Africa. He was a commissioner of the Independent Electoral Commission for South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994. Ben serves as Chairman of Strategic Real Estate Management Limited.
Other listed company directorships: Distell Group Limited, FirstRand Limited, Lewis Group Limited, MMI Holdings Limited, Naspers Limited |
Jeff van Rooyen * Δ ☐ (63)
CA(SA)
Audit committee Chairman
Corporate finance committee Chairman
Appointed 2007
Jeff qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1981. He founded his own auditing practice in 1984 which merged with Deloitte & Touche in 1990. He was a partner at Deloitte until June 2000 whereafter he was appointed CEO of the Financial Services Board, serving until 2005. He is a founding member and former president of the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants and former chair of the Public Accountants and Auditors Board (now IRBA). Jeff represented SAICA on the Eastern, Central and Southern African Federation of Accountants. He is a founding member of the National Black Business Caucus and a former director of the Small Business Development Corporation. Jeff is the founder and CEO of Uranus Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited. He is a former trustee of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation. Jeff is presently a member of the advisory committee of SAICA.
Other listed company directorships: MTN Group Limited, Exxaro Resources Limited, Pick n Pay Holdings Limited |
Company Secretary
Debra Muller Δ ^ (51)
Attorney
Appointed 2010 Years of service: 7 |
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