Chief Executive Officer

BSc (Physics), MSc (Radiological Physics)

Roger was appointed to the board as Chief Executive Officer in July 2008.
He serves on the board of group companies of Aveng (Africa), McConnell Dowell
Corporation and Aveng Trident Steel Holdings.

Roger was national co-ordinator of science and technology policy in the department of economic planning of the African National Congress from 1992 to 1995. In 1995, he became director general of the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology. He was chairman of the board of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Nuclear Energy Corporation between 1999 and 2005. In 1999, he joined Kagiso Media as chief executive officer and in 2006 became the chief operating officer of Kagiso Trust Investments. He serves on the board of FirstRand Limited.

Chairman of: executive committee
Member of: risk committee; safety, health and environmental committee (from 1/7/2011);
transformation committee (from 1/7/2011)
 

Group Human Resources Director

BA, LLB (Swaziland), Human Resources Executive Programme
(University of Michigan Business School)

Juba was appointed to the board in October 2007. He serves on the boards of group companies Aveng (Africa) and Aveng Trident Steel Holdings.

Juba’s HR career started in 1995 with Eskom as a group HR manager. In 1997, he was appointed human resources director of Simba, which role was expanded in 2004 to include the PepsiCo businesses in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2004, he was appointed to the board of ArcelorMittal (South Africa) as executive director, HR. He further served on the human resources and nomination committee,
the transformation committee, as well as the safety, health and environmental committee of ArcelorMittal (South Africa).

Member of: executive committee

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

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
 

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)
 

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

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)