Leadership

Pick n Pay Stores Limited has a strong, experienced and diverse Board with a good balance of skills. Each director makes a valuable contribution relevant to their individual field of expertise, whether retail, finance, law, strategy or information technology.

Gareth Ackerman

GARETH ACKERMAN
Chair

Appointed 1990
Qualifications BSocSci, CMS and AMP (Oxon)

  • Board committee membership
    Chair

    Nominations and corporate governance committee

    Member

    Remuneration committee
    Employee share incentive trust

Richard Brasher

Sean Summers Chief Executive Officer


Appointed  2023

Lerena Olivier

LERENA OLIVIER Chief Finance Officer

Appointed 2019
Qualifications CA(SA)

Jonathan Ackerman

JONATHAN ACKERMAN Non-executive director

Appointed 2010
Qualifications BA Marketing

  • Board committee membership
    Member

    Social, ethics and transformation committee

Suzanne Ackerman

SUZANNE ACKERMAN Non-executive director

Appointed 2010
Qualifications BA, Fellow: Aspen Business Institute; First Movers

  • Board committee membership
    Chair

    Social, ethics and transformation committee

    Member

    Nominations and corporate governance committee

David Robins

DAVID ROBINS Non-executive director

Appointed 2002
Qualifications BBusSci

  • Board committee membership
    Member

    Social, ethics and transformation committee

HAROON BHORAT

HAROON BHORAT Independent non-executive director

Appointed 2020
Qualifications PhD in Economics

  • Board committee membership
    Member

    Audit, risk and compliance committee
    Remuneration committee
    Nominations and corporate governance committee
    Corporate finance committee

    Other listed company directorships

    Sygnia Asset Management

MARIAM CASSIM

MARIAM CASSIM Independent non-executive director

Appointed 2020
Qualifications  CA(SA)

  • Board committee membership
    Member

    Audit, risk and compliance committee
    Corporate finance committee

JAMES FORMBY

JAMES FORMBY Independent non-executive director

Appointed 2022
Qualifications  CA(SA)

David Friedland

DAVID FRIEDLAND Independent non-executive director

Appointed 2013
Qualifications CA(SA)

  • Board committee membership
    Member

    Audit, risk and compliance committee
    Nominations and corporate governance committee
    Corporate finance committee

    Other listed company directorships

    The Foschini Group Limited

Aboubakar (Bakar) Jakoet

BAKAR JAKOET Independent non-executive director

Appointed 2019
Qualifications CA(SA)

  • Board committee membership
    Chair

    Audit, risk and compliance committee

    Member

    Remuneration committee
    Corporate finance committee
    Employee share incentive trust

    Other listed company directorships

    Oceana Group

Audrey Mothupi

AUDREY MOTHUPI Independent non-executive director

Appointed 2013
Qualifications BA (Hons)

  • Board committee membership
    Chair

    Remuneration committee

    Member

    Audit, risk and compliance committee
    Nominations and corporate governance committee
    Corporate finance committee
    Employee share incentive trust

    Other listed company directorships

    Life Healthcare Group

    Altona plc (listed on the Aquis Stock Exchange)

 
ANNAMARIE VAN DER MERWE

ANNAMARIE VAN DER MERWE Independent non-executive director

Appointed 2020
Qualifications B. Juris, LLB, LLM, EMP

  • Board committee membership
    Member

    Nominations and corporate governance committee
    Corporate finance committee
    Social, ethics and transformation committee

Honorary Life Presidents
Gareth Ackerman

RAYMOND ACKERMAN

55 years of service

  • Raymond founded Pick n Pay in 1967. He was CEO of the Group until 1999, when the roles of Chairman and CEO were split. He remained Chairman 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 was appointed Chairman of Pick n Pay Stores Limited. He has won many accolades over the years as a leader, a businessman, a humanitarian and as the champion of the consumer.

Gareth Ackerman

WENDY ACKERMAN

55 years of service

  • 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. She remains integral to employee liaison, employee benefits and the management of extensive bursary funds. Mrs Ackerman has been widely recognised for her contribution to education, arts and culture, and environmental conservation throughout South Africa.

Penny Gerber

PENNY GERBER Company Secretary

Appointed 2022
Qualifications CA (SA)
Years of service 20