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Directorate:

Dumisa Ntsebeza I Prakash Chandra Desai I Howard Benatar I Dods Brand I Laura Machaba-Abiodun I Mark Willcox I Mikki Xayiya I Tommy Richard Alpheus Oliphant I Thomas Alexander Wixley I Yolanda Cuba I


Dumisa
D B NTSEBEZA (59)
Independent non-executive chairman
Appointed 30 September 2008
Dumisa is an advocate of the High Court of South Africa and was the first African advocate in the Cape Bar to be appointed as Senior Counsel. He served as a commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and was appointed as acting judge of the High Court of South Africa until 2000. He was appointed to the Barloworld board in May 1999 and became Chairman of Barloworld in June 2007.




Prakash
P C DESAI (52)
BCom, BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Group chief executive officer
Appointed 1 May 2002

Prakash was appointed group chief executive officer on 30 March 2007 after serving as acting group chief executive officer since 19 September 2006. His previous positions in Avusa were deputy group chief executive officer and group finance and operations director. Prior to that, he was the group finance and operations director of what was then Johnnic Publishing Limited (now Avusa Publishing). Prakash is also a director of the Wits Health Consortium and a governor on the board of the University of Venda Foundation.

Committee memberships from 21 April 2008: Executive committee (Chairperson).


Howard
H BENATAR (42)
BCom, BAcc, CA(SA)
Chief financial officer
Appointed 1 April 2005

Howard joined what was then Johnnic Publishing Limited (now Avusa Publishing) as finance director in September 2002 and, following the group restructuring in July 2003, was appointed group executive: finance and administration of Avusa. Effective April 2005, he was appointed chief financial officer.

Committee membership from 21 April 2008: Executive committee.


Dods
M D BRAND (64)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed 28 September 2006

Dods was a career retailer from 1963 until his retirement in 1998, at which time he was the chief executive of JSE-listed Moregro (Morkels Retail Group Limited). He is the chairperson and majority shareholder of POSSE Management Group (Proprietary) Limited and its associated investment holding and management consulting companies. He has served on the boards of a number of local and international public companies and is currently a director of Massmart Holdings Limited and other private companies.


Committee memberships from 21 April 2008: Audit & Risk Committee, Remuneration and HR & Transformation Committee.


Laura
L M MACHABA-ABIODUN (46)
B.Com (Law), HDip Ed (Post Graduate), MBA, MA, OCM (Harvard)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed 1 May 2007

Laura is the chairperson and managing director of the management consultancy firm AMC International Group. She began her career in the Department of Finance as an assistant accountant, followed by four years at Shell Oil as a marketing executive. Laura has over 13 years' experience in the USA in both the private and public sectors, and has contributed to the books Why the Bottom Line Isn't by Dave Ulrich and The Capable Company by Richard Lunch. She serves on the faculty of Duke Corporate Education which is linked to Duke University, USA. Laura is also the chairperson and a partner at Protect, an auditing and accounting firm.

Committee memberships from 21 April 2008: Audit & Risk Committee, Remuneration, HR and Transformation Committee.


Mark
M J WILLCOX (38)
BA, LLB, Post Grad Dip (Tax) (UCT)
Non-executive director
Appointed 21 April 2008

Upon completing his studies Mark Willcox worked for an investment bank based in the USA. During this period he was exposed to various significant mining and property transactions in the USA, the Far East and Africa. Mark is also the Chief Executive Officer of Mvelaphanda Holdings.

Committee memberships from 21 April 2008: Remuneration, HR & Transformation Committee, Investment Committee.


Mikki
M XAYIYA
BA (UNISA), Cert of Defence Management (Wits), Emerging Market Leadership Programme (University of Pennsylvania)
Non-executive director
Appointed 21 April 2008

Mikki Xayiya has served in various capacities in the African National Congress since 1977. In 1995, he was appointed as a Policy Advisor - Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government. He left public office and joined Mawenzi Asset Managers as Managing Director. In 1998, he co-founded Mvelaphanda Holdings and is currently the Executive Deputy Chairman of Mvelaphanda Group.


Tommy
T R A OLIPHANT (62)
MAP
Independent non-executive director
Appointed 21 August 2003

Tommy spent 24 years at the Metal and Electrical Workers Union of South Africa, latterly as general secretary. He joined Fedsure Life in 1995 as national sales manager. In 2002 he was appointed chairperson of Aventura Resorts and in 2005 he resigned. In 2006 he was elected chairperson of Bonitas Medical Fund. Other directorships include LA Group Limited and African Legend Investments Limited. He is also a former chairperson of Airports Company South Africa.

Committee memberships from 21 April 2008: Audit & Risk Committee, Investment Committee.


Tom
T A WIXLEY (67)
BCom, CA(SA)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed 24 June 2002

Tom is a former chairperson of Ernst & Young, co-author of Corporate Governance, with Professor Everingham, and a member of various professional committees. He is a member of the following boards: New Corpcapital Limited (chairperson), Anglo Platinum Limited (deputy chairperson), African Life Assurance Company Limited and Sasol Limited.


Committee memberships from 21 April 2008: Audit & Risk Committee (Chairperson).


Yolanda
Y Z CUBA (30)
BCom (Statistics) (UCT), BCom Hons (Accounting) (Natal),CA(SA)
Non-executive director
Appointed 21 April 2008

Yolanda Cuba joined Mvelaphanda Holdings' corporate finance division in January 2003. She has worked in a wide range of companies, including Robertsons Foods and Metropolitan Life, and has also been involved in a number of development companies where she gives assistance and advice on financial matters and strategic investment. Yolanda was appointed Chief Executive officer of Mvelaphanda Group in July 2007.

Committee memberships from 21 April 2008: Investment Committee (Chairperson).



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