Group Leadership
Group and TRUWORTHS Africa LEADERSHIP
Truworths international executive leadership
Michael Mark (67)
BCom, MBA, ACMA
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Chairman: Truworths Ltd
Employee since May 1988
Appointed to the board in July 1991
David Pfaff (55)
BCom, CA (SA),
Dip Soc (Oxon)
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Employee since April 2013
Appointed to the board in September 2013
Doug Dare (59)
BBusSc
Truworths Director: Buying and Merchandising
Employee since June 1984
Appointed to the board in July 1999
Sarah Proudfoot (52)
National Diploma in Clothing Design
Truworths Director: Merchandise Ladieswear
Employee since March 2001
Appointed to the board in March 2016
Sean Furlong (59)
Diploma in Marketing Management
Truworths Director: Planning and Logistics
Employee since February 1989
Appointed to the board in March 2016
TRUWORTHS DIVISIONAL DIRECTORS
Steve Widegger (56)
Diploma in Business Management
Divisional Director: Merchandise
Employee since February 1987
In current position since August 2006
Neville Kopping (57)
BCom
Divisional Director: Merchandise
Employee since March 2006
In current position since March 2008
Sharon Malander (58)
BCom, Global Reward Professional
Divisional Director: Human Resources
Employee since April 1990
In current position since September 2020
Member: Transformation Committee
Gary Barnard (44)
BSc (Electro-Mechanical Engineering)
Divisional Director: Credit Risk and Analytics
Employee since June 2002
In current position since August 2015
Gavin Teixeira (54)
Divisional Director: Retail Operations
Employee since 2004
In current position since September 2016
Member: Transformation Committee
Cathy Kirkman (52)
Divisional Director: Merchandise Planning
Employee since March 1988
In current position since March 2019
Myles Apsey (45)
BEcon
Divisional Director: Merchandise Planning
Employee since May 2004
In current position since March 2019
Peter Shackleton (44)
BCom, PG Dip Management (Marketing)
Divisional Director: Marketing and Merchandise
Employee since May 2004
In current position since March 2019
Francois Baissac (58)
Diploma in Computer Programming and Project Management
Divisional Director: Information Systems
Employee since June 1988
In current position since February 2011
Zamira Mowzer (43)
BCom, CA (SA)
Divisional Director: Internal Audit, Governance and Risk
Employee since January 2008
In current position since March 2019
Trustee: Truworths Community Foundation, Truworths Social Involvement Trust, Truworths Enterprise Development Trust
Chairperson: Compliance Committee and Transformation Committee
Tony Miek (57)
PG Diploma in Accounting
Divisional Director: Real Estate, Store Design and Visual Presentation
Employee since December 2005
In current position since August 2006
Director: Young Designers Emporium (Pty) Ltd, Truworths Ltd (incorporated in Zimbabwe)
Chairman: Sustainability Committee
Chris Durham (64)
FCIS, PG Dip. Adv. Co Law (UCT)
Divisional Director: Company Secretary
Employee since June 1999
In current position since March 2016
Director: Truworths (Namibia) Ltd, Truworths (Swaziland) Ltd, Truworths (Lesotho) (Pty) Ltd, Truworths (Zambia) Ltd, Truworths (Kenya) Ltd
Trustee: Truworths Community Foundation, Truworths Social Involvement Trust, Truworths Enterprise Development Trust
Member: Compliance Committee, Sustainability Committee and Transformation Committee
OFFICE LEADERSHIP
Kerry-Lee van der Merwe (44)
BAccSci (Hons), CA (SA)
Managing Director
Director: Office Holdings Ltd
Employee since June 2016
In current position since August 2020
Ghassan Hodeib (48)
Buying Director
Employee since February 1996
In current position since January 2004
Jonathan Kutner (47)
Merchandising Director
Employee since March 2004
In current position since March 2004