BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1 Hilton Saven
(64)
BCom, CA (SA)

Chairman of the board

Independent Non-executive Director

Chartered accountant and business consultant

Chairman: Mazars South Africa, Truworths Chairman’s Foundation, Balwin Properties Ltd

Non-executive director: Lewis Group Ltd, Monarch Insurance Company Ltd, Praxity-Global Alliance Ltd (UK), Praxity IVZW (Belgium)

Trustee: Truworths International Ltd Share Trust

Appointed to the board in February 2003

Member of Remuneration Committee, and Non-executive and Nomination Committee

2 Michael Mark
(64)
BCom, MBA, ACMA

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Director

Executive Chairman: Truworths Ltd, since March 1998

Director: Young Designers Emporium (Pty) Ltd, Truworths (Namibia) Ltd

Chairman and non-executive director: Office Holdings Ltd

Trustee: Truworths Chairman’s Foundation

Appointed to the board in July 1988, as Managing Director of Truworths Ltd in July 1991 and as Group Chief Executive Officer in July 1996

Chairman of Risk Committee

3 Thandi Ndlovu
(62)
BSc, MBChB

Independent Non-executive Director

Construction executive and businesswoman

Chairperson: Motheo Construction Group of companies

Director: Baitshepi Development Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd, Kemano Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Thulong Investments (Pty) Ltd

Member of the Council of the South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC) and Chair of the Construction Sector Transformation Committee of the Black Business Council in the Built Environment (BBCBE)

Appointed to the board in February 2001

Member of Social and Ethics Committee, and Non-executive and Nomination Committee

5 Michael Thompson
(74)
BCom, MBA, AMP (Harvard)

Independent Non-executive Director

Retired banking executive and management consultant

Chairman: SA Select Property Investments Ltd, SA Select Property Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd

Trustee: Truworths International Ltd Share Trust

Appointed to the board in March 2004

Chairman of Audit Committee, and Social and Ethics Committee and member of Risk Committee, and Non-executive and Nomination Committee

6 Tony Taylor
(70)
BA

Independent Non-executive Director

Retail executive and businessman

Executive: Pepkor Retail Ltd

Non-executive director: PBT Group Ltd

Appointed to the board as an executive director in February 1999. Retired as an executive director and became a non-executive director on 1  April 2010, and qualified to be classified as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 April 2013.

Member of Non-executive and Nomination Committee

7 Roddy Sparks
(58)
BCom (Hons), CA (SA), MBA

Independent Non-executive Director

Director of companies

Chairman: University of Cape Town College of Accounting Advisory Board

Non-executive director: Trencor Ltd, Imperial Holdings Ltd, Regent Life Assurance Company Ltd, Regent Insurance Company Ltd, Phembani Group (Pty) Ltd, and Ashburton Fund Managers (Pty) Ltd

Trustee: World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Foodbank Foundation, The Abe Bailey Testamentary Trust

Appointed to the board in February 2012

Member of Audit Committee, and Non-executive and Nomination Committee

8 David Pfaff
(52)
BCom, CA (SA), Dip Soc (Oxon)

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Director

Director: Truworths Ltd, Truworths (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd, Truworths (Mauritius) (Pty) Ltd, Tru Group Clothing Retailers (Ghana) (Pty) Ltd, Truworths (Swaziland) Ltd, Truworths Lesotho (Pty) Ltd, Truworths Kenya Ltd

Non-executive director: Truworths Ltd (incorporated in Zimbabwe), Office Holdings Ltd

Employee since April 2013

Appointed to the board in September 2013

Member of Risk Committee, Sustainability Committee, and Social and Ethics Committee