South Africa

Fagmeedah is an actuary with twenty-one years of technical experience in the pensions and investments industry. Until 2015 she was the chief investment officer at the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund, where she was responsible for the investment of R120 billion. Fagmeedah was first appointed by former finance minister, Trevor Manuel, to the board of… read more »

Steve was appointed to the STAR board as an independent non-executive director on 18 August 2017. Steve worked at KPMG until 1992, after which he worked as a senior manager at Rand Merchant Bank Limited until 1994. In 1995 he joined Genbel Investments Limited inter alia as an executive director of Gensec Bank Limited, heading… read more »

Mark has led and transformed organisations of varying sizes through his leadership. The strategic competencies Mark offers are invaluable to any organisation aiming to achieve objectives of growth and innovation in an increasingly competitive environment. Mark brings a broad range of business competencies, including strategy, mergers and acquisitions, innovation, technology and digitisation, which is crucial… read more »

Johann was appointed to the STAR board as an independent non-executive director and as a member of STAR’s audit and risk committee on 18 August 2017. He was subsequently appointed to the nomination committee on 10 January 2018. Johann completed his articles at PwC in 1988, following which he was appointed as financial director of Hicor Limited. In 1990… read more »

Jacob was appointed as a non-executive director of STAR on 18 August 2017. After completing his LLB at UCT in 2008 and his pupillage at the Cape Bar, Jacob was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of South Africa in 2009. He joined the investment committee of the Titan Group in 2010. Jacob is an… read more »

Danie was appointed as a non-executive director of the STAR on 1 July 2017. He was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1986 and practised as an attorney specialising in the commercial and labour law fields. In 1990, Danie joined the Roadway Transport Group and was instrumental in developing the strategic… read more »

Louis was appointed to the STAR board as a non-executive director on 24 January 2018. He qualified as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1997 after completing his articles. Louis joined Jan S de Villiers and was appointed a partner of the firm in 1998. With the merger of Werksmans Attorneys in 2009,… read more »

Philip earned his honours degree in accountancy at the University of Pretoria. He joined Deloitte & Touche (Deloitte) in 1980, where he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1981. He transferred to the tax division, specialising in corporate and international tax planning, and became a tax partner in 1987. After leaving Deloitte, he joined Unitrans Limited (Unitrans)… read more »

Jayendra was appointed as the independent non-executive chairperson of STAR on 18 August 2017. As a full-time trade unionist in his youth, he played a significant role in the negotiation of the National Peace Accord in 1991, as well as in the establishment of a network of peace committees throughout South Africa. In 1995 he became the… read more »

Riaan was appointed as the group chief financial officer for STAR on 18 August 2017. He completed his articles with Ernst & Young Inc. in 1995 whereafter he spent six years with Shoprite as a financial manager. He joined Woolworths in 2001 and was the Woolworths Retail Operations Group head of finance and admin when he joined… read more »

Leon was appointed as the chief executive officer of Steinhoff Africa Retail (STAR) on 6 December 2017. He completed a Higher National Diploma in Human Resources in 1987 before attaining a BCom degree in Marketing (UNISA) in 1994. He joined PEP in 1990. In 2000 he joined the supermarket group Panda in the Middle East as head… read more »

Stephen is one of the founding shareholders of Stor-Age and has worked alongside Gavin and Steven in developing the Stor-Age business since its inception. Stephen focuses on the group’s financial and operational management, human resources and developing and executing the operations strategy. He also has previous advisory experience in corporate finance and transaction support.

An entrepreneurial property developer backed by an experienced management team of professionals with a range of skills including investment banking, finance, property and construction, Gavin founded the Stor-Age Group in 2005. Leading the organisation by providing a common vision and mission, Gavin is responsible for the strategic direction of the group, coordinating plans to meet… read more »

Steven is head of property and directs the group’s property growth strategy. He oversees the procurement of all opportunities and the development planning, development and property management of the portfolio. Steven drives Stor-Age’s acquisition and expansion efforts in South Africa and the UK.

A former lead development partner in the Faircape group of companies, Graham played an integral role in driving the formation of the Stor-Age Joint Venture between Acucap, Faircape and Stor-Age Property Holdings in 2010. A qualified attorney, Graham practiced law at Herold Gie and Broadhead before joining the Cape of Good Hope Bank, where he… read more »