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Thulani Gcabashe (51) Non-executive Chairman
Thulani Gcabashe

Thulani is the retired chief executive of Eskom and is currently the special advisor to the Chairman of Eskom. He was appointed to the board in January 2008 and as chairman on 3 April 2008.

Ashley (Oshy) Tugendhaft (61) Non-executive Deputy Chairman BA, LLB
Oshy Tugendhaft

Oshy is the senior partner of Tugendhaft Wapnick Banchetti & Partners, a leading Johannesburg law firm and a non-executive director of African Bank Investments Limited and Pinnacle Technology Holdings Limited. He was appointed to the Board in April 1998 and as deputy chairman on 3 April 2008.

James Roy McAlpine (68) BSc, CA
Roy McAlpine Roy is a former executive director of Liberty Life. He is currently a non-executive director of African Rainbow Minerals and Hyprop Investments, and is a past chairperson of the Association of Unit Trusts of South Africa. He was appointed to the Board in August 1998.
Michael John Leeming (65) BCom, MCom, FCMA, FIBSA, AMP
Mike Leeming

Mike is a former executive director of Nedcor Limited. He has served as chairperson of the Banking Council of South Africa and president of this country’s Institute of Bankers. He is currently a non-executive director of the Altron Group, AECI, Woolworths and Real Africa Holdings. He was appointed to the Board in November 2002.

Phumzile Langeni (35) BCom (Accounting)
Phumzile Langeni

Phumzile is currently a director of Afropulse and an independent non-executive director of Massmart Holdings Limited and Emperor’s Palace. She is the JSE representative on the Securities Regulation Panel (SRP). She was appointed to the board in June 2004.

Younaid Waja (56) BCom, Hons B Compt, CA(SA), H Dip Tax Law
Younaid Waja

Younaid is a director of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), the largest shareholder in IMPERIAL. He is the chairperson and senior tax partner of APF Chartered Accountants Inc., a director of Pareto Limited as well as Blue IQ Investment Holdings (Pty) Limited, a trustee of the Diabo Trust (Telkom Employees’ 2% Share) and an accountant member of the Special Income Tax Court. He is also a former chairperson of the Public Accountants’ and Auditors’ Board. He was appointed to the Board in June 2004.

Mohammed Valli Moosa (52) BSc
Valli Moosa

Valli is the Non-Executive Chairman of Eskom and is Non Executive Director of Sanlam Limited and Sun International. He is the Executive Chairman of Lereko Investments. He is also President of IUCN and serves on the National Executive Committee of the ANC. He previously served as Minister for Constitutional Development and Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

Roderick John Alwyn Sparks (50) BCom, CA (SA), MBA
Roderick Sparks

Roddy is a former Managing Director of Old Mutual South Africa and Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (SA) and former chairperson of Old Mutual Unit Trust, Old Mutual Specialised Finance and Old Mutual Asset Managers (SA). He is a director of Worldwide African Investments and serves on the board of governors of the UCT Graduate School of Business. He was appointed to the Board in July 2006.

Schalk Engelbrecht (63) BSc, MBL, MDP Insead
Schalk Engelbrecht

Schalk is the former Chief Executive Officer of AECI. He still serves on the board of AECI as a Non executive director. He has served as Chairman of the following subsidiaries, African Explosives, Chemserve, San Fibres, Dulux and Heartland properties. He was appointed to the board in July 2008.


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