 Peter Erasmus | Independent non-executive director Pr Eng, BSc (Civil) (Hons), BCom (Cum Laude), MSAICE | Peter was appointed to the board on 22 March 2011.
Peter has worked on major infrastructural projects in South Africa and the Middle East where, over the last 10 years, he has been involved in a spectrum of private public partnerships projects and dispute resolution. He is a professional engineer and was previously the chief operating officer of Group Five and held managing director and senior management roles at Stewart Scott International, Tolcon, Keeve Steyn Inc and Tolplan Consortium. He is a member of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers and is managing director of KeyQuoin (Pty) Limited.
| Member of: risk committee;
tender risk committee
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 Thoko Mokgosi-Mwantembe | Independent non- executive director Dip Education (Swaziland), BSc, (Swaziland) MSc (UK), SEP (Harvard), MCRP (IMD) | Thoko was appointed to the board on 13 December 2010.
Thoko is currently the CEO of Kutana Investment Group and is the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard South Africa and Alcatel South Africa. She has worked in senior positions at Siemens Telecommunications, Lucent Technologies and Telkom. She serves as an independent non-executive director on the boards of Vodacom Group, Absa Group, Paracon Holdings and Knorr-Bremse SA. | Member of: transformation committee;
remuneration and nomination committee (from 1/7/2011) |
 Angus Band | Independent non-executive Chairman BA, BAcc, CA(SA) | Angus was appointed to the board in July 2006. He serves on the boards of group companies Aveng (Africa), McConnell Dowell Corporation and Aveng Trident Steel Holdings.
Angus joined AVI as an executive director in 1997 and was appointed managing director of National Brands in 1998 and group chief executive officer of AVI in
1999. He was previously chief financial officer of Telkom SA and commercial director of PG Bison. He retired as the chief executive officer of AVI and was appointed non-executive Chairman in October 2005. He serves on the board of Liberty Group Holdings. | Chairman of the board
Member of: investment committee; risk committee;
remuneration and nomination committee;
transformation committee; tender risk committee
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 Keith Rumble | Independent non-executive director BSc, MSc (Geochemistry) | Keith was appointed to the board in September 2009.
Keith has over 30 years’ experience in the resources industry, specifically in titanium and platinum mining and is a former chief executive officer of Sun Mining, Impala Platinum and Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc. He began his career at Richards Bay Minerals in 1980 and held various management positions until becoming chief executive officer in 1996. He serves on the board of BHP Billiton and is a trustee of the World Wildlife Trust and Governor of Rhodes University. | Chairman of: risk committee
Member of: investment committee; safety, health and environmental committee; tender risk committee
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 May Hermanus | Independent non-executive director BSc (Geology), MSc (Physical Metallurgy), Takemi Fellow, Harvard University, Fellow SAIMM | May was appointed to the board in September 2009.
May has worked in various positions in the private, public and NGO sectors in South Africa. She is a former deputy-director general of the Department of Minerals and Energy for mine safety and health. She is a director of the Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI) and serves on the boards of the Rai Safety Regulator, Sacred Heart College and is a trustee of Bokamoso Trust. | Chairman of: safety, health and environmental committee (from 1/7/2011)
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 Myles Ruck | Independent non-executive director B Bus Sc (Actuarial Science), PMD (Harvard) | Myles was appointed to the board in August 2006.
Myles joined Standard Merchant Bank in 1985 and was appointed deputy managing director in 1998. In 2002, he was appointed to Standard Bank Group as deputy chief executive. He was appointed chief executive of the Liberty Group in 2003 and retired from that position in 2006. He serves on the boards of Mr Price Group, Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Standard Bank Argentina SA and Thesele Group. | Chairman of: investment committee
Member of: audit committee
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 Nkululeko Sowazi | Non-executive director BA, MA (UCLA) | Nkululeko was appointed to the board in March 2007. He serves on the board of Aveng (Africa) and served on the board of Aveng Trident Steel until 29 June 2011.
Nkululeko is chairman of Kagiso Tiso Holdings, an investment holding company with interests in media, infrastructure, power, resources and financial services sectors. He is also chairman of Eris Property Group (previously RMB Properties), Idwala Holdings, The Housing Development Agency and The Home Loan Guarantee Company. He was previously an executive director of African Bank Investments and, prior to that, managing director of the Mortgage Indemnity Fund. He serves on the boards of Exxaro Resources, Emira Property Fund as well as
Actom SA.
| Chairman of: transformation committee
Member of: remuneration and nomination committee; investment committee |
 Peter Ward | Independent non-executive director BCom, CA(SA) | Peter was appointed to the board in July 2007.
Peter joined Deloitte & Touche in 1973, was appointed an audit partner in 1983 and a group leader audit in 1993. He was appointed business unit leader of Deloitte Forensic and Dispute Services Division in 1999 and retired from Deloitte in May 2007. He serves as an independent non-executive director of Hollard Holdings and The Hollard Insurance Company. | Chairman of: audit committee
Member of risk committee; tender risk committee |
 Rick Hogben | Independent non-executive director BCom | Rick was appointed to the board in September 2007.
Rick worked for the South African Breweries for 24 years, holding senior executive positions in both general and financial management, including the then Shoe Corporation of Africa and the Beer Division of SAB, before being appointed chairman of Appletiser. After joining African Oxygen in 1994, he started a number of greenfields healthcare businesses, before becoming the chief executive officer of Afrox Healthcare, a listed private healthcare group. In 2007, he retired as the chief executive officer of African Oxygen, having been in this position for six years. He has acted as a consultant to British Telecoms on healthcare matters. | Chairman of: remuneration and nomination committee; safety, health and environmental committee (until 30/6/2011)
Member of: audit committee safety, health and environmental committee (from 1/7/2011)
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