Directorate

As the highest governing authority in the Group, the Board is accountable for ethical and effective leadership across the Group. Underpinned by a high standard of corporate governance, integrity and ethics are non-negotiable features of the Group’s pursuit of its strategy, and its business conduct. It approves strategic direction, which addresses and integrates strategy, risk, performance and sustainability as interdependent elements of value creation. The Board’s competencies and deep collective experience are aligned to the Group’s strategy and the macro- and socioeconomic realities of its markets.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

  • SURESH KANA

    SURESH KANA (CHAIRMAN)

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    TENURE
    Appointed 1 July 2015, seven years tenure

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Oversees Board governance and performance, and stakeholder engagement

    SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
    Accounting, finance, strategic leadership, governance, ethics

    COMMITTEES
    Remuneration & human resources and nomination & governance (chairman)

    QUALIFICATIONS
    CA(SA), MCom

    EXPERIENCE
    Former territory senior partner for PwC Africa

    OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
    JSE Limited, Transaction Capital

  • RALPH HAVENSTEIN

    RALPH HAVENSTEIN

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    TENURE
    Appointed 1 August 2014, eight years tenure

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Addresses shareholders’ concerns where regular channels fail to resolve concerns, or where the chairman may be conflicted.

    SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
    Petrochemical and mining, chemical engineering, strategic leadership

    COMMITTEES
    Risk management, health, safety & environment (chairman), remuneration & human resources (chairman), nomination & governance

    QUALIFICATIONS
    MSc (Chemical Engineering), BCom

    EXPERIENCE
    Former CEO of Anglo American Platinum, former CEO Norisk Nickel International

    OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
    Reatile Group, Omnia Holdings, Hernic Ferrochrome

  • NTOMBI LANGA-ROYDS

    JESMANE BOGGENPOEL

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    TENURE
    Appointed 1 April 2020, two years tenure

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Provide independent and objective judgement as well as to counsel, challenge and monitor the executive directors’ delivery of strategy within the approval framework and risk appetite agreed by the Board.

    SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
    Finance, strategic leadership, governance, investments

    COMMITTEES
    Audit Committee, risk management

    QUALIFICATIONS
    CA(SA), MPA (Harvard)

    EXPERIENCE
    Managing Partner of private equity firm AIH Capital, Former deal executive Brait Private Equity, former head of Business Engagement Africa, World Economic Forum

    OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
    EOH Holdings, ETG Input Holdings, SPUR

  • CLIFFORD RAPHIRI

    CLIFFORD RAPHIRI

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    TENURE
    Appointed 5 March 2020, two years tenure

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Provide independent and objective judgement as well as to counsel, challenge and monitor the executive directors’ delivery of strategy within the approval framework and risk appetite agreed by the Board.

    SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
    Operations and human capital, engineering, risk management, strategic leadership

    COMMITTEES
    Audit Committee, risk management (chairman)

    QUALIFICATIONS
    BSc Eng (Mechanical), MBA

    EXPERIENCE
    Former executive director SAB (Pty) Ltd, former chairman Adcock Ingram Holdings Ltd

    OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
    Nampak, Energy Partners Holdings, Thesele Holdings, Talbot & Talbot Holdings

  • ALEX MADITSI

    ALEX MADITSI

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    TENURE
    Appointed 23 August 2017, five years tenure

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Provide independent and objective judgement as well as to counsel, challenge and monitor the executive directors’ delivery of strategy within the approval framework and risk appetite agreed by the Board.

    SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
    Law, commercial, remuneration

    COMMITTEES
    Remuneration & human resources, health, safety & environment, social & ethics

    QUALIFICATIONS
    BProc, LLB, LLM

    EXPERIENCE
    MD Copper Moon Trading, former operations, planning and legal director Coca-Cola Southern and East Africa

    OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
    Bidvest Group, African Rainbow Minerals, Famous Brands

  • DIANE RADLEY

    ALEXANDRA MULLER

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    TENURE
    Appointed 1 July 2022

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Provide independent and objective judgement as well as to counsel, challenge and monitor the executive directors’ delivery of strategy within the approval framework and risk appetite agreed by the Board.

    SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
    Finance, governance

    COMMITTEES
    Audit, Social & Ethics and Health, Safety & Environment Committees

    QUALIFICATIONS
    BAcc Honours, CA(SA)

    EXPERIENCE
    Head Governance, Risk, and Internal Audit practice at PwC for Financial Services clients until 2019.

    OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
    AVI Limited, Infiniti Insurance Limited.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

  • DANIËL GROBLER

    DANIËL GROBLER

    GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR

    GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR

    APPOINTED
    Joined the Group in 2010 and appointed to the Board and as Group financial director in 2017

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Leads the delivery of Group financial performance against aspirations, and reporting

    SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
    Accounting, commercial negotiations, strategic leadership, corporate finance

    QUALIFICATIONS
    CA(SA)

    EXPERIENCE
    Former MD Murray & Roberts Cementation, various leadership functions within the Group since 2010

  • HENRY JOHANNES LAAS

    HENRY LAAS

    GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

    GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

    APPOINTED
    Joined the Group in 2001 and appointed to the Board and as Group chief executive in 2011

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Leads the design and delivery of Group strategy and performance, and reporting.

    SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
    Mining and engineering, commercial negotiations, strategic leadership

    QUALIFICATIONS
    BEng (Mining), MBA

    EXPERIENCE
    Former chairman Murray & Roberts Engineering SADC, former MD Murray & Roberts Cementation, various senior management and executive positions within the Group since 2001

GROUP SECRETARY

  • LAMBERTUS (BERT) KOK

    RICHARD DAVIES

    GROUP SECRETARY

    GROUP SECRETARY

    APPOINTED
    Joined the Group in 1998 and appointed as Group Company Secretary from 1 November 2023

    RESPONSIBILITIES
    Leads the Group Legal, Regulatory Compliance and Company Secretarial functions

    SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
    Commercial and corporate law, compliance and governance

    QUALIFICATIONS
    LLB and Admitted Attorney of the High Court

    EXPERIENCE
    Former Company Secretary Concor Limited, Group Legal Executive since 2012 and various roles within the Group from 1998

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