RICHARD CONNELLAN
Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Richard provides the group with a wealth of experience and is a well respect figure in the South African listed environment. He was until recently the Executive Director of the Securities Regulation Panel a position he held after many years at the JSE. Richard is a member of the King Task Group into Insider Trading Legislation, a member of the King III Committee on Corporate Governance (chairman of the takeovers and mergers subcommittee) as well as a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on Company Law.

Richard in addition is an elected Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators as well as an elected member of the South African Institute of Stockbrokers.

KEITH RAYNER
Independent Non-Executive Director

Keith is a South African Chartered Accountant with a wealth of experience in corporate finance, particularly with respect to listed companies. He is a member of the JSE Limited’s (“JSE”) Issuer Services Advisory Committee and assisted the Securities Regulation Panel (“SRP”) with the compilation of the regulations concerning Fundamental Transactions in the 2008 Companies Act.

A widely recognised as an expert on the JSE listings requirements and the companies act, Keith leverages his experience and knowledge advising the board. Keith is also chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

BRANDON TOPHAM
Independent Non-Executive Director

Brandon is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He holds B Compt (Hons), BProc and LLM degrees. He is a member of the Institue of Directors in South Africa and is an Associate Member of both the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants UK as well as England & Wales. He is also an admitted Solicitor in England and Wales and a Certified Fraud Examiner(USA).

Brandon has served as a Director of many companies and still servers on the boards of Telemasters Holdings Ltd, Seesa (Pty) Ltd, Professional Provident Society Holdings Ltd and Girls Best Friend (Pty) Ltd. As a forensic accountant he has acted as an Inspector for the Financial Services Board and has also worked with other regulators and government departments.

TERENCE GREGORY
Chief Executive Officer

Terence is a business executive with many years of experience at board level in both corporate as well as in SME environments. Terence has previously been employed by prestige organisations such as Mercede-Benz SA, Afgri, Imperial and McCarthy and was also in charge of the development in SA of the Citroen and SsangYong organisations. Terence is a strategy and turnaround specialist with a track record of successful turnaround action.

DIRK VAN DER MERWE
Financial Director

Dirk is a qualified chartered accountant and a certified information systems auditor. He has gained experience in a wide range of industries and organisations during his 15 year career which included 10 years at a big four international accountancy and audit firm. Dirk’s experience includes financial statement audits and financial reporting for a wide range of entities including publicly traded entities, governance and control assessments, large IT projects, risk management and exposure to corporatefinance disciplines.