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Xolani Mkhwanazi
By: Martin Creamer 26th November 2004 Full name: Xolani Humphrey Mkhwanazi Position: CEO Bateman Africa since 2004 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), Lancaster, UK,... →
Jacques Duyver 
19th November 2004 →
Wiseman Madinane
12th November 2004 Full name: Wiseman Madinane Position: CEO Main activity of the company: Manufacture of continuous stationery Date and place of birth: 17 February, 1968, Free State Education: Inhlakanipho High School, matric, 1987; Durban Institute of Technology (previously known as ML Sultan Technikon),... →
Humphrey Borkum
5th November 2004 Full name: Humphrey John Borkum Position: Chairperson of Merrill Lynch South Africa and chairperson of the JSE Securities Exchange Main activity of the company: An investment bank (Merrill Lynch) and a securities exchange (JSE) Date and place of birth: February 26, 1945, Pretoria Education:... →
Rob Katz
29th October 2004 Full name: Rob F Katz Position: CEO Damelin Education Group – May 2004 Main activity of the company: Private tertiary education and training provider Date and place of birth: August 4, 1955, Cape Town Education: Rondebosch Boys’ High School, matric, 1973; University of Cape Town, BSc... →
Ian Jones
By: Laura Franz 22nd October 2004 Full name: Ian Michael Jones Position: Chairperson of Gemcom Africa since October 2004 Main activity of the company: Provider of production management solutions and IT solutions to the mining industry Date and place of birth: October 31, 1964, Liverpool, England Education: Sandringham High... →
Rico Taxer
15th October 2004 Full name: Rico Taxer Position: MD, since 2001 Main activity of the company: Supply and service of turbocompressors, steam turbines and gas turbines, local service of the equipment, as well as local manufacture of compressor, steam turbine and gas turbine blades. Date and place of birth:... →
Hans Enderle
By: Laura Franz 8th October 2004 Hans Enderle City Lodge Hotels →
Kerwin Rana
1st October 2004 Kerwin Rana DBCM →
Lemmy Adebule
24th September 2004 Full name: Biodun Lemmy Adebule Position: Regional GM for Africa, Honeywell Process Solutions Main activity of the company: Automation and control solutions Place of birth: Nigeria Education: BA Political Science; MBA, University of Southern California; master’s in communications... →
Joe Makhoere
17th September 2004 Full name: Tsoeu Joseph Makhoere Position: MD Merisol RSA since March 2003 Main activity of the company: Manufacture of cresylic chemicals from material that would otherwise be dumped as waste Date and place of birth: December 18, 1956, Vereeniging Education: Lekoa Shandu High School,... →
Bram de Klerk, Sasol
By: Laura Franz 10th September 2004 Full name: Abraham de Klerk Position: Group GM Sasol Limited, 2003 Main activity of the company: Oil, gas, chemicals, mining Date of birth: 1951 Education: BSc (Mech) Eng, University of Pretoria, 1973; MBA, Potchefstroom University, 1978 First job: Assistant design engineer Sasol, 1973 Career... →
Danny O'Connor, Metallurg
By: Laura Franz 3rd September 2004 Full name: Daniel John O’Connor Position: MD Main activity of the company: Trading metals, alloys and refractories Date and place of birth: Johannesburg, January 6, 1948 Education: Matric, CBC Boksburg, 1965; higher national diploma in metallurgy, 1972 First job: Laboratory assistant,... →
Tony Phillips, Barloworld
27th August 2004 Full name: Tony Phillips Position: Barloworld CEO since August 1, 1999 Main activity of the company: Diversified industrial brand manager Date and place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, June 6, 1946 Education: Matric, Michaelhouse, 1962; BSc (Eng), Natal University, 1967 First job: Thos. Barlow &... →
Leon Viljoen, Desta Power Matla
20th August 2004 Full name: Leon Viljoen Position: Managing director Main activity of the company: Manufacturer of distribution transformers Date and place of birth: May 31, 1963, Johannesburg Education: B Eng (Electrical & Electronic) – RAU, 1986; MBA, Henley Management College – UK, 2002 First job:... →
Riaan Rademan, Sasol Mining
13th August 2004 Full name: Christiaan Francois Rademan Position: Managing director, mining division, Sasol Mining, from August 1, 2002 Main activity of the company: Producing, beneficiating and marketing coal Date and place of birth: October 29, 1957, Boksburg, Gauteng Education: Matric, Higher Technical... →
Treve Hendry, Argent
By: Laura Franz 6th August 2004 Full name: Treve Robert Hendry Position: CEO of Argent Industrial Limited since 1999 Main activity of company: Manufacture of mild-steel and stainless-steel vehicle accessories; steel trading; manufacture of mild-steel and stainless-steel fireplaces and barbeques, ready-mixed concrete, steel... →
Jonathan Oppenheimer, DBCM
By: Martin Creamer 23rd July 2004 Full name: Jonathan Maximillian Ernest Oppenheimer Position: MD De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) as of July 1, 2004 Main activity of company: Mining diamonds in South Africa Education: The Ridge Primary School, Westcliff, Johannesburg; Harrow School, London; Christ Church College, Oxford... →
Anthony Nathan, Sovereign Steel
By: Laura Franz 16th July 2004 Full name: Anthony Nathan Position: Founder and CEO of Sovereign Steel group of companies, since 1995 Main activity of the company: Steel processors and distributors Date and place of birth: March 9, 1967, in Johannesburg Education: Matriculated 1984, King David High School, Victory Park; 1988,... →
Karl Socikwa, Transtel
By: Zonika Botha 9th July 2004 Full name: Karl-Barth Xhanti Thomas Socikwa Position: CEO since 2001 Main activity of the company: Operator of a private telecommunications network Date and place of birth: February 12, 1969, Umtata, Eastern Cape Education: Umtata High, Matric, 1985; BComm, Rhodes University, 1990; LLB, Rhodes... →
Bryan Hodgkinson, Vanguard
2nd July 2004 Full name: Bryan Clinton Hodgkinson Position: Managing director since 2002 Main activity of the company: Installation and relocation of industrial plant and equipment Date and place of birth: Johannesburg on January 31, 1960 Education: King Edward vii High School, matric, 1978; University of Cape... →
Vassi Naidoo, Deloitte South Africa
25th June 2004 Full Name: Vassi Naidoo Position: Chief executive – appointed June 1, 1999 Main activity of the company: Financial advisory services, auditing, consulting, tax Date and place of birth: March 1, 1955 – Chatsworth, Natal Education: Chatsworth High – matriculated 1972; B Com (1976)... →
Gary Bell, Bell Equipment
18th June 2004 Full name: Gary William Bell Position: Group chief executive Main activity of the company: Original-equipment manufacturer of materials- handling equipment Date and place of birth: July 3, 1952, Empangeni, Kwazulu-Natal Education: Eshowe High School; diploma mechanical engineering, Natal... →
Attie Jonker, Denorco
11th June 2004 Full name: Attie Jonker Position: MD of Denorco since January 1, 2004 Main activity of the company: Manufacture of pumps and pumping equipment Date and place of birth: November 23, 1954, Vryheid, Kwazulu-Natal Education: Technical High School, Springs, matric, 1973; military aircraft... →
Roy Richmond, Vitamin Laboratories
By: Laura Franz 4th June 2004 Full name: Roy Kenneth Richmond Position: Founder Vitamin Laboratories (with the brand Perc), 1999 Main activity of the company: Manufacturer and supplier of natural health products (nutraceuticals) Date and place of birth: March 14, 1959, Cape Town Education: De Villiers Graaf High School,... →
Denzil Young, Musuku Beneficiation
28th May 2004 Full name: Denzil Young Position: CEO Musuku Beneficiation Systems since June 2003 Main activity of the company: Manufacturing and marketing of gold beneficiation products Date and place of birth: May 18, 1961, Johannesburg Education: Bergvliet High School, Cape Town, matric 1978; BSc (geology)... →
Max Sisulu, Sasol
By: Martin Creamer 21st May 2004 Full name: Max Vuyisile Sisulu Position: Group GM Sasol since November 2003 Main activity of company: Manufacture and marketing of fuels and chemicals Date and place of birth: August 23, 1945, Soweto, Johannesburg Education: MA Political Economy, Piekhanov Institute, Moscow, Russia, 1969; Senior... →
Marinus Sieberhagen, Sasol Synfuels
14th May 2004 Full name: Marinus Sieberhagen Position: MD Sasol Synfuels, since July 2003 Main activity of the company: Manufacture of fuel components and chemical feed streams Date and place of birth: April 3, 1960, Somerset East, Western Cape Education: Grabouw High School, matric 1977; BEng (mech),... →
Sipho Pityana, Izingwe Capital
7th May 2004 Full name: Sipho Mila Pityana Position: Executive chairperson (with effect from May 1, 2004). Currently also executive director of Nedcor Investment Bank and MD of Strategic Business Development, Nedbank Main activity of the company: Investment house focused on selected acquisitions of equity in... →
Naledi Moyo-Ndwandwe, Trade & Investment KZN
30th April 2004 Full name: Dr Naledi Moyo-Ndwandwe Position: Chief executive officer Trade & Investment KZN since June 2003 Main activity of organisation: Attraction of foreign and domestic direct investment into Kwazulu-Natal and promotion of trading with international market Date and place of birth: Orlando... →
Josef Kleiner, Condra Cranes
23rd April 2004 Full name: Josef Kleiner Position: Managing director since 1966 Main activity of the company: Manufacture of cranes and crane components Date and place of birth: January 1, 1931 – Spornhau, Germany Education: Matriculation (night school) 1954; Diploma in Engineering (Fachhochschule M →
Hennie Read, Read, Swatman & Voigt
16th April 2004 Full name: Henry William Read Position: MD and founder of Read Swatman & Voigt (RSV), 1986 Main activity of company: Project management and engineering Date and place of birth: October 17, 1936, Tsitsikama, Knysna, Western Cape Education: Hugenote Ho →
Terry Hime, Schindler Lifts SA
9th April 2004 Full name: Terence Leonard Hime Position: MD of Schindler Lifts SA (including sub-Saharan Africa), 1993 Main activity of the company: Elevator and escalator new installations, modernisations and service support throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Schindler Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique,... →
Vincent Maphai, BHP Billiton South Africa
2nd April 2004 Full name: Vincent Maphai Position: Chairperson BHP Billiton South Africa, as of May 1, 2004 Main activity of the company: Metals and minerals mining and marketing Date and place of birth: February 24, 1952 Education: PhD, Kwazulu-Natal University, 1991; Advanced Management Program, Harvard,... →
Sivi Gounden, Bateman
26th March 2004 Full name: Sivandran Munsami Gounden Position: Chairperson and CEO Bateman BV, June 2003 Main activity of company: Total solutions provider in the natural resources industry Date and place of birth: August 2, 1959, Mariannhill, Kwazulu-Natal Education: Pinetown Primary, Shellcross Secondary... →
Sam Jonah, Ashanti
19th March 2004 Name: Samuel Kwesi Esson Jonah Position: CEO of Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited and president- designate of AngloGold Ashanti Main activity of company: Gold-mining Date and place of birth: November 19, 1949, Kibi, Ghana Education: Adisadel College, Ghana; Camborne School of Mines, England; MSc... →
Bobby Godsell, AngloGold
12th March 2004 Full name: Bobby Godsell Position: CEO of AngloGold since 1998 Main activity of the company: Gold-mining and marketing Date and place of birth: September 14, 1952 Education: Grosvernor Boys’ High School, Durban, matric, 1969; BA, Natal University, 1974; MA, University of Cape Town, 1986... →
Henk Duys, Duys Engineering
5th March 2004 Full name: Henk Willem Duys Position: CEO Duys Engineering Group since 1980; president of Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa (Seifsa) until October 2004 Date and place of birth: April 28, 1946, Bussum, Holland Education: Westville High School, Durban, matriculation 1962;... →
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