Pick n Pay Holdings Limited RF
board of directors
Non-executive directors
Raymond Ackerman (82)
BCom and various honorary doctorates
Chairman
Appointed 1981
Mr Raymond Ackerman 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 of Pick n Pay Holdings Limited RF from the time of the Company ’s formation until 2002, at which time Gareth Ackerman was appointed in his stead. In 2010 he was reappointed as Chairman of Pick n Pay Holdings Limited RF, and retired from the Pick n Pay Stores Limited Board when Gareth Ackerman was appointed Chairman of Pick n Pay Stores Limited. Mr Ackerman was appointed Honorary Life President 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.
Wendy Ackerman
Appointed 1981
Mrs Ackerman 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 integral to employee liaison, employee benefits and the management of extensive bursary funds. Mrs Ackerman was appointed as Honorary Life President of Pick n Pay Stores Limited. Mrs Ackerman has been widely recognised for her contribution to education, the arts and culture, and environmental conservation throughout South Africa.
Gareth Ackerman
Appointed 1987
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Independent non-executive directors
Ren é de Wet (70)
CA(SA)
Audit committee chairman
Appointed 1981
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.
Hugh Herman
Appointed 1981
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Jeff van Rooyen
Appointed 2011
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Alternate directors
Suzanne Ackerman-Berman
Alternate to Raymond Ackerman
Appointed 2010
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Jonathan Ackerman
Alternate to Wendy Ackerman
Appointed 2010
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David Robins
Alternate to Gareth Ackerman
Appointed 2010
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Public officer
Bakar Jakoet
Appointed 2012
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Company Secretary
Debra Muller
Appointed 2010
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