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Bob Grifiths
By: Martin Zhuwakinyu 28th July 2006 Full name: Robert Griffiths Position: MD of Sweet Orr Main activity of the company: Clothing production Date and place of birth: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 1951 Education: BA, BSoc Sc, University Cape Town, 1973; MBA, University of Cape Town, 1983 First job: Trainee accounts manager, Syfrets Trust... →
David Brown
By: Martin Creamer 14th July 2006 Full name: David Hugh Brown Position: CEO-designate, Impala Platinum Main activity of the company: Platinum mining and marketing Date and place of birth: August 7, 1962, Llandudno, Western Cape Education: Matric, Bishops (Cape Town) 1980; BCom and CTA, University of Cape Town; CA(SA), 1988 First... →
Valérie-Noelle Kodjo-Diop
By: Martin Creamer 7th July 2006 Full name: Val →
Johann Schlerizko
By: Martin Zhuwakinyu 30th June 2006 Full name: Johann Schleritzko Position: MD of Beka Main activity of the company: Manufacture and distribution of technical lighting products and glass-fibre-reinforced polyester poles Date and place of birth: Junaury 6, 1952, Vienna, Austria Education: Technologische Gewerbemuseum, qualifying as... →
Terry Rosenberg
By: Martin Creamer 23rd June 2006 Full name: Terence Peter Rosenberg Position: MD of Robotic Systems since 1991 Main activity of the company: Sales and service of industrial robotic systems Date and place of birth: September 8, 1946, Florence Nightingale Nursing Home, Johannesburg Education: Matric, 1964; Cape Technikon, 1965... →
Ismail Dockrat
By: Martin Zhuwakinyu 16th June 2006 Full name: Ismail Dockrat Position: CEO of Wesgro since August 2003 Main activity of the company: To increase exports and attract foreign direct investment into the Western Cape Date and place of birth: Laudium, Tshwane, July 23, 1969 Education: Laudium Secondary School, Tshwane, matric, 1987;... →
Afzal Patel
By: Ollie Madlala 9th June 2006 Full name: Afzal Patel Position: MD, Kagiso Ventures Limited Main activity of the company: Investments Date and place of birth: March 7, 1969, Schweizer-Reneke Education: BCom, BAcc, CA (SA) First job: Audit clerk, Deloitte Size of first pay packet: R2 100 a month First job with present group:... →
Rick Jackson
By: Jade Davenport 2nd June 2006 Full name: Richard David →
Iqbal Surve
By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2006 Full name: Mohammed Iqbal Surve Position: Executive, Sekunjalo Investments, since 1997 Main activity of the company: Investment-holding company Date and place of birth: Cape Town, February 12, 1963 Education: University of Cape Town (UCT), MBChB, 1987; UCT, BSc (Meds)(Hons) Sports Med, 1992;... →
Tony Trahar
By: Martin Creamer 19th May 2006 Full Name: Anthony John Trahar Position: CEO, Anglo American plc Main activity of the company: Mining Date and place of birth: Johannesburg, June 1, 1949 Education: St John’s College, Johannesburg, matric, 1966; Wits University, CA (SA), 1973 First job: Articled clerk, Whitely Brothers, now... →
David Noko
By: Helene Le Roux 5th May 2006 Full name: David Noko Position: MD De Beers Consolidated Mines, since February 2006 Main activity of company: Diamond mining and exploration Date and place of birth: June 1957, Sabie, Mpumalanga Education: Elukhanyisweni High School, Witbank; Wits Technikon, Mech Eng, 1984; University of the... →
Neal Froneman
By: Martin Creamer 28th April 2006 Full name: Neal John Froneman Position: CEO, sxr Uranium One, which owns 79% of the shares of Aflease Gold, since April 2003 Main activity of company: Uranium and gold development, mining and exploration Date and place of birth: September 17, 1959, Johannesburg Education: Northcliff High School,... →
Jim Sutcliffe
By: Martin Creamer 21st April 2006 Full name: James Harry Sutcliffe Position: Group CE since November 2001 Main activity of the company: Insurance and asset management Date and place of birth: Blantyre, Malawi, April 20, 1956 Education: Westville Boys’ High School, Durban, matric, 1972; Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries,... →
Jaco Kriek
By: Keith Campbell 14th April 2006 Full name: Jaco Kriek Position: CEO, PBMR (Pty) Ltd since August 2004 Main activity of the company: Research, development, construction and marketing of the pebble-bed mudular nuclear reactor Date and place of birth: March 31, 1964, Vryheid, Kwazulu-Natal Education: BCom (Hons), RAU, 1986; CA... →
Thami Mbele
By: Martin Creamer 7th April 2006 Full name: Thamsanqa Mbele Position: GM and director, BAE Systems Land Systems OMC, 2006 Main activity of the company: Military-vehicle conceptualisation, design, development, manufacture, production and in-service support for a wide range of wheeled armoured vehicles and mine-protected vehicles,... →
Brian Dames
By: Martin Creamer 31st March 2006 Full name: Brian Anthony Dames Position: MD (enterprises division) and CEO Eskom Enterprises (Pty) Ltd Main activity of the company: The design, building and refurbishment of Eskom’s major electrical assets and responsibility for the Eskom nonregulated business Date and place of birth: July... →
Barlow Manilal
By: Irma Venter 24th March 2006 Full name: Barlow Jaishwar Manilal Position: Chief operations officer, Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) Main activity of the company: The AIDC is a development agency supporting the local automotive industry Date and place of birth: October 3, 1969, Durban Education: BSc (Hons)... →
Mark Wilson
By: Martin Creamer 17th March 2006 Full name: Mark Andrew Elwes Wilson Position: Alstom group MD since 1996 Main activity of the company: Electrical engineering/manufacturing Date and place of birth: November 24, 1957, Durban Education: Matric, King Edward High School, 1974; BCom, 1978, and BAcc, 1981, University of the... →
Robin Duff
By: Martin Creamer 10th March 2006 Full name: Robin Andrew Duff Position: MD, Hitachi Power Africa, since January 1, 2006 Main activity of the company: Power-plant engineering and construction Date and place of birth: September 26, 1952, Pretoria Education: Pretoria Boys’ High, matric, 1969; BA (LLB), University of Natal,... →
John Purchase
By: Martin Creamer 3rd March 2006 Full name: John Luscombe Purchase Position: GM, Grain SA, since June 2005 Main activity of the company: Representing the collective interests of the grain producers of South Africa Date and place of birth: December 13, 1958, Lindley, Free State Education: Grey College, Bloemfontein, 1976; BSc... →
Donald Platt
By: Martin Zhuwakinyu 24th February 2006 Full name: Donald Ernest Platt Position: MD of FloorworX Africa, trading as Marley FloorworX since 2004 Main activity of the company: Manufacture and marketing of resilient flooring systems Date and place of birth: April 30, 1959, Ndola, Zambia Education: Nigel High School, matric, 1976; IMM... →
Gordon Miller
By: Nicola Mawson 17th February 2006 Full name: Gordon Trevlyn Miller Position: CEO of Simmer & Jack Mines since November 2004 Main activity of the company: Gold-mining Date and place of birth: September 12, 1961, King William’s Town Education: AEB O, M and A levels, 1980, Gifford High School, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; national... →
Buzwe Yafele
By: Martin Creamer 10th February 2006 Full name: Buzwe Yafele Position: Deputy CEO and MD of Technip South Africa since October 2002 Main activity of the company: Engineering, procurement, project management and construction services to the upstream oil-and-gas industry in sub-Saharan Africa, with involvement as an EPC contractor in... →
Michael Parfitt
By: Martin Zhuwakinyu 3rd February 2006 Full name: Michael Andrew Parfitt Position: MD, Donaldson Filtration Systems since 2001 Date and place of birth: 1964, Evander, South Africa Education: BA degree, Rhodes University, 1990 First job: Onsetter, St Helena gold-mine, as a student Career history prior to current position: Gencor Gold... →
Hellicy Chakosamoto Ngambi 
By: Martin Creamer 27th January 2006 Full name: Hellicy Chakosamoto Ngambi Position: Executive director and CEO, Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL) since April 2005 Main activity of the company: Postgraduate business studies, executive education Date and place of birth: May 16, 1958, Isoka, Zambia Education: DBL,... →
Martie Janse van Rensburg
By: Martin Creamer 20th January 2006 Full name: Martie Jacoba Janse van Rensburg, n →
Gerard Martin Shields
By: Martin Creamer 16th December 2005 Full name: Gerard Martin Shields Position: MD, Kentz (Pty) Limited, Johannesburg, since January 2005 Main activity of the company: Engineering and construction Date and place of birth: February 10, 1961, Castlebar, Ireland Education: Irish School Leaving Certificate, 1978; Bachelor of Engineering... →
Charles Needham
By: Martin Creamer 9th December 2005 Full name: Charles Denby Stockton Needham Position: CEO, Metorex, since July 1, 2005 Main activity of the company: Mining investment and management Date and place of birth: November 7, 1953, Shabanie mine, Zimbabwe Education: Matric, Michaelhouse, 1971; BAcc (part), 1974–1978; Diploma in... →
John da Silva
By: Martin Creamer 2nd December 2005 Full name: John da Silva Position: CEO, Cosira group of companies Main activity of the company: The Cosira Group is the largest privately-owned construction group in South Africa and specialises in the fabrication of structural steel, platework, conveyor steelwork and associated ancillary... →
TJ Lupepe
By: Martin Creamer 25th November 2005 Business Leader?TJ Lupepe?Ilima Group??Full name: Tembalikayise John Lupepe ?Position: Chairperson, Ilima Group, since 2002?Main activity of the company: Infrastructure development →
Arne Frandsen
By: Martin Creamer 18th November 2005 Full name: Arne Hojriis Frandsen Position: CEO, Incwala Resources, since July 2005 Main activity of the company: Mining Date and place of birth: December 22, 1966, Denmark Education: BA, LLB, LLM, University of Copenhagen; three years at Stellenbosch and Tokai, Japan, as postgraduate research... →
Xolani Mkhwanazi
By: Martin Creamer 11th November 2005 Full name: Xolani Humphrey Mkhwanazi Position: President and COO Aluminium Southern Africa Main activity of the company: Process engineering and project management in the natural-resources sector Date and place of birth: March 25, 1955, Hlabisa, Kwazulu-Natal Education: PhD (Applied Physics),... →
Dali Tambo
By: Ollie Madlala 4th November 2005 Full name: Dali Tambo Position: Chairperson/CEO of Koketso Holdings Main activity of the company: Koketso is a black enonomic-empowerment investment group with holdings in South Africa and other SADC countries Date and place of birth: January 1, 1959, Bizana Education: BA political science and... →
Nigel Townshend
By: Martin Zhuwakinyu 28th October 2005 Full name: Nigel John Townshend Position: CEO, TWP Consulting Main activity of the company: Provision of engineering services to the mining and minerals industry Date and place of birth: 1956, Durham, UK Education: BSc (Hons), Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, UK, 1978: PrEng; MSAICE;... →
Sam Jonah
By: Martin Creamer 21st October 2005 Name: Samuel Kwesi Esson Jonah Position: Executive chairperson, Equator Exploration Limited, since June 2005 Main activity of company: Gold-mining and exploration Date and place of birth: November 19, 1949, Kibi, Ghana Education: Adisadel College, Ghana; Camborne School of Mines, England; MSc... →
Bernard Swanepoel
By: Martin Creamer 14th October 2005 Full name: Zacharias Bernardus Swanepoel Position: CE, Harmony Gold Mining Company of South Africa, since May 1, 1995 Main activity of the company: Gold-mining Date and place of birth: May 7, 1961, Pretoria Education: Bergsig Ho →
Martin van Wijngaarden
7th October 2005 Full name: Martin Johannes Ulrich Thomas Van Wijngaarden Position: CEO, The Reclamation Group Main activity of the company: Collecting, processing and trading of secondary raw materials Date and place of birth: January 24, 1959, Rotterdam, Netherlands Education: PhD in metallurgical engineering... →
Sir Robert Gerard Finch
By: Martin Creamer 30th September 2005 Full name: Sir Robert Gerard Finch Position: Chairperson, since July 1, 2005 Main activity of Liberty International plc: Real estate, including, particularly, shopping centres Date and place of birth: August 20, 1944, Ootacumund, India Education: The Felsted School, College of Law, UK First job:... →
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