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JACOBUS FRANCOIS MARAIS (54)
(CHAIRMAN)
BCOm,LLB, H Dip (Company Law)
A founding partner and Chairman of Glyn Marais Inc.
Appointed to the board in 2003.
HERMAN SAMTSEY PHILIP MASHABA (49)
(DEPUTY CHAIRMAN)
Founder of black like me Products in 1985. Non-executive director of black lime me(Pty)Limited.
Chairman of leswikeng Minerals and Energy (Pty) Limited, the phatsima group of companies and Stocks Building Africa(Pty) Limited.
Chairman of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa. Non-executive director of the IQ Business Group (Pty) Limited and PG Group (Pty) Limited.
Appointed to the board in 2006.
LEON NORBERT SASSE (44)
(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
BCom (Hons) (Acc), CA (SA)
Ten years’ experience in corporate finance dealing with listings, delistings, mergers, acquisitions and capital raising, prior to joining Growthpoint.
Appointed to the board in 2003
MZOLISI GOODMAN DILIZA (60)
BCom (Rhodes)
Bachelor of Business Management and Administration (Hons) Chief Executive: Chamber of mines of South Africa.
Appointed to the board in 2001.
 
PETER HENRY FECHTER(62)
BSc (Eng)
More than 30 years’ experience in construction, property development, management and investment.
Appointed to the board in 2003.
 
JOHN CARY HAYWARD (58)
BSc (Hons)
Fellow of Institute of Actuaries.
25 years' experience in investment and investment related activities.
Appointed to the board in 2003
 
HUGH SIDNEY HERMAN (68)
BA LLB
Chairman of Investec bank (UK) Limited.
Chairman of Investec plc and Investec Limited.
Director of Pick 'n Pay Holdings Limited and Pick 'n Pay Stores Limited.
Appointed to the board in 1994
 
 
RAGAVAN MOONSAMY (45)
 
Founder of Kascara Financial Services (Pty) Limited.
Chief Excecutive of UniPalm Investments (Pty) Limited.
Director of Afripalm (Pty) Limited.
Appointed to the board in 2005.
 
COLIN GRAHAM STEYN (68)
 
FCIS, Senior Management Program, Harvard University Retired.
Formerly Chairman of Barprop Limited.
Former President of SAPOA
 
JAN HENDRIK NICOLAAS STRYDOM (70)
MCom (Acc), CA(SA)
Retired.
Co-founder of Stydom’s Incorporated, a firm of chartered accountants specialising in business valuations, forensic investigations, litigation support and arbitrations.
Director of MTN Group Limited, Director of the Public Investment Corporate Limited and senior member of the Special Income Tax court.
Appointed to the board in 2003
 
FREDERICK JOHANNES VISSER (56)
BCom (Hons)
Chief Executive Officer of Mine Pension Funds.
Appointed to the board in 2001
 
ESTIENNE KONRAD DE KLERK (40)
BCom (Industrial Psych), BCom (Hons) (Marketing)
Fund Executive for Growthpoint subsequent to the acquisitions of Metboard Properties Limited by Growthpoint in June 2006. Seven years experience in listed property as an executive at Investec Property Group Limited involved in BEE transactions, mergers and acquisitions for both Growthpoint and Metboard. Six years prior experience with Investec Bank Limited.
Appointed to the board in 2008
 
STUART MCKENZIE SNOWBALL (53)
BCom (Hons) (Acc), CA (SA)
26 years post-qualifying working experience in commerce, including 18 years property experience. Chief Financial Officer of Barprop Limited, Primegro Properties Limited and Growthpoint since 2003.
Appointed to the board in 2008.
 
LYNETTE ANN FINLAY (50)
CA (SA)
Founder of Finlay and Associates a property services firm Lynette was appointed the first woman president of SAPOA in 2003 and is also one of the founding members of Noah a charitable organisation benefiting approximately 27,000 Aids affected children.
Appointed to the Board on 4 November 2009
 
NOMPUMELELO (MPUME) BONGEKILE PATRICIA NKABINDE (49)
HRD (Hons), Post Grad Diplomas in Education and Property Development & Management, MBA
Co-founder and Managing Director of Sigma Lifts and Escalators. Mpume previously held senior positions at South African Breweries and Otis. Mpume also holds directorship positions at SAPOA, Otis and Cities Hub Africa.
Appointed to the Board on 4 November 2009
 
                
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