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Rachel Watson was appointed to the board on 10 October 2014. She has 33 years’ operational experience within the manufacturing sector. During her last 14 years within the industry Rachel served as a trade union representative in various organisational positions. Rachel Watson currently holds a position as a managing director at a regional community broadcaster…. read more »

Yunis Shaik was appointed to the board on 10 October 2014. Mr Shaik is an executive director of Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited. Prior to his appointment at HCI he was an attorney of the High Court and served as a senior commissioner to the CCMA in KwaZulu-Natal. Yunis Shaik serves on the boards of Tsogo… read more »

Kevin Govender was appointed to the board on 10 October 2014. He joined Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited in 1997 and has been its chief financial officer since 2001. He holds various directorships within the HCI group of companies. Kevin Govender is currently also the acting chief executive officer of eMedia Holdings Limited.

John Copelyn was appointed to the board on 10 October 2014. He joined Hosken Consolidated Investments as chief executive officer in 1997. Prior to this he was a member of parliament and general secretary of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union. John Copelyn holds various directorships and is chairman of Tsogo Sun Holdings… read more »

Dave Duncan was appointed to the board on 10 October 2014 as chief operating officer. His career includes more than 30 years’ experience in the manufacturing sector and Dave Duncan serves as a member of the Group’s executive committee.

Amon Ntuli was appointed to the Board on 10 October 2014. He was the president of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union from 1985 to 2003 and an executive director of Seardel Investment Corporation Limited until September 2014. Amon Ntuli holds various directorships in investment companies including SACTWU Investment Group, and is chairman… read more »

Gys Wege was appointed to the board as financial director on 21 June 2013. Prior to joining the board Gys Wege served in various senior financial roles within the automotive logistics industry and was financial director of Seardel Investment Corporation Limited. He is a member of the executive, risk and social and ethics committees.

Stuart Queen was appointed to the board on 21 June 2013. Prior to joining the Group he was chief executive officer of Seardel Investment Corporation Limited and held various directorships within both Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited and Seardel Investment Corporation. Stuart Queen is a member of the executive and risk committees.

Saul Saltzman is the Group Executive for the Group and a director. He has 16 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector all of which has been at Dis-Chem. Prior to becoming Group Executive, he served as various executive administration roles. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Post- Graduate Diploma in Business… read more »

Rui Morais is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He has 10 years of experience in the retail pharmaceutical sector in South Africa and has been at Dis-Chem for six years. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer, he served as group financial executive for 18 months. Prior to joining Dis-Chem he had senior managerial… read more »

Lynette Frances Saltzman is the Co-Founder of the Dis-Chem business and a Managing Director of the Company. She has 41 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector in South Africa and has spent 36 of them at Dis-Chem. Lynette Frances Saltzman is a qualified pharmacist with a Diploma in Pharmacy.

Ivan Leon Saltzman is the Co-Founder of the Dis-Chem business and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He has 41 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector in South Africa and has spent 36 of them at Dis-Chem. Ivan Leon Saltzman is a qualified pharmacist with a Diploma in Pharmacy.

Charles Symons joined the mining industry on 14 February 1977 and transferred to Crown Gold Recoveries Proprietary Limited in January 1986. He joined DRDGOLD as General Manager in 1995 and was appointed Executive Officer: Surface Operations on 1 January 2008 before he became Executive Officer: Operations on 11 May 2010. On 1 October 2011, he… read more »

Jaco Schoeman joined DRDGOLD in 2011 as Executive Officer: Business Development to focus on expanding the group’s surface retreatment business and extracting maximum value from existing resources. In July 2014, he was appointed Operations Director: Ergo Mining Operations Proprietary Limited.

Thulo Mogotsi Moletsane is an executive director of Khumo Bathong Holdings Proprietary Limited and a director of Khumo Mining and Investments Proprietary Limited. He was appointed a director of Ergo Mining Operations Proprietary Limited in August 2010, having completed a Mining Qualifications Authority executive programme