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
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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
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 -
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
ETG Input Holdings, SPUR -
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
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 -
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
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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 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
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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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