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Board of directors
DR ANNA MOKGOKONG
BSC MBChB, DComm (hc)
Chairman
Appointed: 10 June 2010
Committee:
- Nomination Committee
Dr. Mokgokong is a co-founder and Executive Chairman of Community Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd., a well renowned business figure in South Africa and globally with widespread experience in Healthcare, Academia and Commerce. She is recognised as a Senior Director of Companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange as she serves on five listed companies namely: Non-executive Chairman of AfroCentric Investment Corporation, Rebosis Property Fund Limited and Jasco Electronics Holdings Limited and Non-executive Director of Companies and first female Director of Shoprite Holdings Limited, the largest retailer in Africa, as well as Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer. She also serves on numerous non-listed entities. She has received numerous local and international accolades as a Community and Business leader, including SA Businesswoman of the Year (1999) and one of the Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World (1998).
She has served in numerous councils of academic institutions as well as civil society commissions such as The Independent Commission for Remuneration of Public Office Bearers, where she was appointed as Deputy Chairperson by the former President Mr. Thabo Mbeki (from 2004 – 2009); She was also a Commissioner of the Interim National Defence Force Commission (SANDF) (from 2009 – 2013). She is a social activist and passionate about women empowerment transformation to bring about equality in the economy of South Africa. She was recently appointed Honorary Consul General of Iceland in Pretoria (2017).
JOE MADUNGANDABA
CPA(SA), MDP
Deputy Chairman
Appointed: 10 June 2010
Committees:
- Remuneration Committee
- Nomination Committee
- Investment Committee
Joe Madungandaba studied Commerce at the University of the North, Cranfield School of Management (UK) and at the Wharton Business School (USA). He is a member of the Institute of Commercial and Financial Accountants of Southern Africa and is a certified public accountant and tax practitioner. He is the Group CEO of Community Investment Holdings and is appointed on all its subsidiaries’ Boards.
He is also a Non-executive Director of public listed companies Distell, Jasco and AfroCentric.
AHMED BANDERKER
CA (SA)
Group Chief Executive Officer
Appointed: 15 December 2015
Ahmed Banderker is a qualified chartered accountant
After completing his articles, he did a short stint at a sports investment company before spending a few exciting years at Shell, where he moved quickly through the ranks to become the youngest leader as part of a global team driving rapid expansion over the African continent. This saw him travelling through the continent, leading a diverse team and being earmarked globally as a future business leader to watch. He was appointed as a Board member and shareholder representative in Shell’s subsidiary companies in South Africa before he reached 30.
Ahmed was appointed to the Sanlam Group in November 2006 as CFO of Glacier before taking on the role of Chief Executive: Strategic Business Development in 2011.
Ahmed joined the AfroCentric Group Board in December 2015, serving as a member of the Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Investment Committee before becoming the Group CEO in early 2019.
HANNES BOONZAAIER
CA(SA)
Group Chief Financial Officer
Appointed: 1 August 2015
After qualifying as a CA, Hannes joined a corporate finance team at KPMG, where he gained valuable experience in due diligences, valuations and commercial structuring of companies. He joined Medscheme 15 years ago as a financial manager upon which he progressed to manage various client business units involved in scheme finance, broker commission and claims processing. Shortly after the listing of the Group in 2009, he headed up the Group Finance unit which has since expanded due to the group diversification and changes in shareholding structures. As a result of his extensive knowledge of the business, he was appointed AfroCentric Group CFO in August 2015.
WILLEM BRITZ
BCom, BProc
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 1 August 2015
As one of the founding members of WAD Holdings, Willem Britz is an admitted attorney with a Bachelor of Commerce and BProc degrees. With 10 years’ experience in commercial law, he enjoyed working in an entrepreneurial environment and acted as an advisor in the medical aid industry. Realising the opportunities in the healthcare industry, WAD Holdings directors started Pharmacy Direct. Today, Willem is a successful entrepreneur who has been involved in numerous business ventures ranging from mining to pharmaceutical, financial services, property and game breeding over the past 12 years. Willem joined the AfroCentric Group in August 2015.
PAUL HANRATTY
B Bus Sc (Hons); FIA
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 15 June 2023
Mr Hanratty is the CEO of Sanlam Limited and has over 30 years’ experience in insurance, asset management, wealth management and banking in Africa, Europe, the UK, the USA and India. He served as Chairman and CEO of a number of UK, European and South African financial services businesses, as well as a non-executive director of a number of financial services businesses and a major listed telecoms company.
DR NKATEKO MUNISI
MBChB
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 7 December 2015
Committees:
- Investment Committee
- Social and Ethics Committee
Nkateko Munisi is a qualified and practising medical doctor with extensive experience in the medical industry, having served on numerous committees, boards and panels throughout his career. He is the chairperson of the medical panel at the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund and the RH Managers’ advisory committee. He is also a representative in the Public Investment Corporation’s healthcare infrastructure fund.
Nkateko is a director and the current chairperson of Golden Pond Trading 175 (Pty) Ltd, a joint venture company between SGH and Community Healthcare Holdings Proprietary Limited, who are material shareholders in AfroCentric.
BRUNO FERNANDES
B.Comm, B.Acc, B.Com Honours and CA (SA)
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 23 Nov 2018
Committees:
- Audit and Risk Committee
- Investment Committee
Mr Fernandes holds a B.Comm (Accountancy), B.Acc (Accountancy Honours) and B.Com Honours (Investment Management) Cum Laude and is CA (SA). Bruno completed his accounting articles of Clerkship in audit at KPMG in 1995 and also spent two years at KPMG Corporate Finance in Johannesburg and Manchester (UK). He is currently consulting privately. Bruno was a former Investment Banking Vice-President at Nedbank Investment Bank Limited and former Principal at Nedbank Limited. He was the former Group Operations Risk Review Manager at Balfour Beatty Limited in UK, London. Bruno has held memberships at the Chartered Institute of Business Management (ACIBM), Investment Analysts Society of SA (IAS), the Golden Key International Honour Society, the Public Accountants’ & Auditors’ Board (PAAB), the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) and The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
ALICE LE ROUX
BComp (Hons), Bachelors (Accounting), CA (SA)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 25 May 2020
Committees:
- Audit & Risk Committee
Ms le Roux, a Chartered Accountant, holds a BComp (Hons) and a Bachelors in Accounting. She is an audit and accounting industry professional with a track record of running her own successful business. Her career in finance, governance and audit spans over 20 years. She is currently a non-executive director of Shoprite Holdings Limited and serves on their audit and risk committee as well as their social and ethics committee.
MMABOSHADI CHAUKE
BComm, Bachelor of Accountancy (CTA), CA (SA)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 1 June 2020
Committee:
- Audit & Risk Committee
Ms Chauke, a Chartered Accountant, holds a BComm and a Bachelor of Accountancy (CTA), Auditing, Taxation, Financial Accounting and Financial Management. She is currently serving on the Mr Price Group Limited’s Audit Committee.
KANYISA MKHIZE
Honours Degree in Business Science, MBA
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 20 June 2022
Committee:
- Group Social & Ethics Committee
Ms Mkhize is the Chief Executive Officer of Sanlam Corporate. She is a strategic leader with more than 15 years' experience in life insurance, management and business planning. Ms Mkhize is a qualified Actuary and received her qualification from the Actuarial Society of South Africa in 2010. She is an MBA graduate from Columbia Business School and holds an Honours Degree in Business Science from the University of Cape Town.
MARINDA DIPPENAAR
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 15 June 2023
Marinda holds BCompt Honours and CTA in accounting and Bcom Accounting degrees and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA). She completed her articles at PricewaterhouseCoopers Incorporated (PwC) in 2006 after which she joined the PwC Corporate Finance Valuations team, where she was involved in the valuation of large unlisted companies across various sectors as well as intangible asset valuations under IAS 38. Marinda joined Alexforbes in 2008 as a Corporate Finance Manager. In the eight-year period at the Company she was responsible for managing the debt post the delisting and leveraging of the Group in 2007, as well as Group treasury and capital management. She was also involved in the disposal of certain non- core subsidiaries, which included large multi-national and cross border transactions. In 2014 she was responsible for the full restructure of the Group balance sheet and the listing of Alexforbes on the JSE Limited (JSE).
Marinda joined African Rainbow Capital Investments Limited (ARC) in 2017 as Deal Executive. She was responsible for the listing of ARC on the JSE in September 2017. Over the last 6 years, she has taken responsibility for the negotiation, structuring and implementation of several of the non-banking Financial Services investments in the ARC portfolio. She also has executive responsibility for the portfolio management of the non-banking Financial Services group, where she is a board member. Marinda also serves on the boards of Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited, QED Actuaries & Consultants Proprietary Limited and ARC Financial Services Investments Proprietary Limited. In addition, she has primary executive responsibility for the external funding and cash management across the wider ARC group.
GERALD VAN WYK
BCom Risk Management, UNISA;
Senior Management Development Programme, University of Stellenbosch
General Management Program, Harvard Business School
Chief Executive Officer Designate
Appointed: 1 August 2023
Gerald is the former CEO: Client Solutions for Santam where he was responsible for managing Santam's direct-to-client value proposition that provides end-to-end digital, telephony and face-to-face distribution and servicing capabilities. He was also responsible for the overall Marketing function for the group. He previously served as Executive Head: Strategic Business Development where he was responsible for the identification and driving of targeted growth opportunities across the Santam Group of Companies including collaboration with Sanlam. These business opportunities span across ground up initiatives, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. His other past experience includes the role of Executive Head: Distribution Services at Discovery Insure where he was also one of the founding executives of Discovery Business Insurance. He has over 18 years of extensive experience in the financial services industry. He is a past president, and former executive council member, of the Insurance Institute of Gauteng (IIG) and a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of South Africa. And he served as non-executive director on the boards of two Santam Group subsidiary companies [Indwe Broker Holdings (Chairman) & Snyman van der Vyver] and served as non-executive director of Ayo Holdings Limited (an MTN Group subsidiary company in alliance with Sanlam)
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