Board of Directors

Jerry was appointed to the National Planning Commission and the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council by the South African President, Jacob Zuma, and was previously a member of the Public Service Commission. Jerry has also served as Chairman and has been an active participant of various high profile councils, including the SADC Employer Group, EU-Southern African Business Council, King Committee on Corporate Governance, National Anti-Corruption Forum and SADC Business Forum. He serves as chairman and non-executive director of a number of listed and non-listed entities.

Thevendrie has had a distinguished career as an accountant, being a Partner at Ernst & Young. Thevendrie has garnered extensive corporate finance experience while at Deutsche Securities (SA) (Pty) Limited and NM Rothschild & Sons (South Africa) (Pty) Limited.

Azar has been a director and Chief Economist of Econometrix since 1985 and is a non-executive director of Federated Employers’ Mutual Assurance Co Ltd and York Timber Holdings Ltd..

Meyer is currently the Chairman and former group Managing Director of SABMiller Plc. During 1997 to 1999 he was seconded full-time to the South African Police Service as its Chief Executive and was awarded the South African Police Star for Outstanding Service (SOE) in 2000. He is also a director of various companies and trustee of numerous organisations.

Martin is an independent businessman active in the technology services industry. Prior to this, he served as President and CEO of the South African Bureau of Standards for five years. His career in Health Services and Provincial Government Finance spans almost three decades. In 2004 he was appointed as a Commissioner on the Financial and Fiscal Commission. In 2006 he was elected to the Council for the International Standards Organisations (ISO) and was a member of the PRI Board, a UN Global Compact Initiative on Responsible Investment, from 2006 to 2009. He was also Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for the Government Employees Pension Fund until July 2009. He is currently Chairperson of Synergy
Income Fund and Chairperson of the Mineworkers Provident Fund.

Kgomotso is a practicing senior advocate and serves on a number of boards, including Standard Bank Group Limited, South African Breweries Limited and Multichoice South Africa (Pty) Ltd.. She is the Chairman of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (Pty) Ltd and Gobodo Forensic & Investigative Accounting (Pty) Ltd. She is also trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, Project Literacy and Tshwaraneng Legal Advocacy Centre.

Norman has been with the Group since 1993. He has over 15 years experience in the healthcare industry and has previously served as Chairman of the Hospital Association of SA (HASA). Norman became a non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2008.

Hymie has been a non-executive director of Netcare since its listing on the JSE in 1996. He is a specialist corporate and tax lawyer, and is the senior partner of HR Levin Attorneys. His experience spans more than 40 years with expertise in corporate law, stock exchange listings, mergers and acquisitions, and local and international taxation. He serves as a non-executive director or chairman of several JSE listed including AdvTech Ltd,
Famous Brands Ltd, Sacoven Plc and other non-listed companies.