MV (Valli) MOOSA (57)
Chairman
BSc (Mathematics, Physics)
Valli was appointed to the board in 2005 and as board Chairman on 1 July 2009. He served as Minister of Constitutional Development from 1996 to 1999 and as Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism from 1999 to 2004. Valli previously served as Chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, Chairman of Eskom Holdings, as a national executive committee member of the African National Congress and as president of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. He currently holds directorships, among others, in Anglo Platinum (non-executive Chairman), Imperial Holdings, Sanlam and Sappi. He is also the Chairman of the environmental organisation WWF (SA).
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: remuneration, nomination, social & ethics and investment
IN (Nigel) MATTHEWS (69)
Lead Independent Director
MA (Oxon), MBA
Nigel was appointed to the board in 1996 and as the Lead Independent Director with effect from 1 July 2009. Nigel holds a number of non-executive directorships including City Lodge Hotels Limited, Metrofile Holdings Limited, Lion Sands Private Game Reserve (Pty) Limited, Tsebo Outsourcing Group (Pty) Limited and is also Chairman of the Sun International Employee Share Trust. Nigel was previously Chairman of Sentry Group Limited and Lenco Holdings Limited and managing director of Holiday Inn Limited.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: investment, nomination, risk and remuneration
PDS (Peter) BACON (68)
FIH
National Diploma in Hotel Keeping and Catering, Stanford Executive Programme.
Peter was appointed independent non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 February 2013. Peter has over 35 years’ experience in the hospitality, resorts and gaming industry. He previously served as Managing Director of Sun International (South Africa) Limited from 1994 and as the Group’s Chief Executive from 2003 until his retirement in June 2006. Peter serves as a director of Woolworths Holdings Limited, Elgin Wine Company (Pty) Ltd and Atlantic Leaf Properties Ltd. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the National Sea Rescue Institute and previously served as Chairman of Cape Town Routes Unlimited and Chairman of the Tourism Grading Council Awards Committee.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: risk
ZBM (Zarina) BASSA (50)
BAcc, Dip Acc, CA(SA)
Zarina was appointed to the board in 2010. Zarina is the executive Chairperson of Songhai Capital. She also serves as a non-executive director of Kumba Iron Ore Limited, Vodacom South Africa, Woolworths, the Lewis Group, the Oceana Group, the Financial Services Board and Senwes. She is also the Chairperson of Yebo Yethu Limited and has recently been appointed to Investec Bank Limited and Investec Plc as a non-executive director.
She has also previously chaired the Public Accountants' and Auditors' Board and the Auditing Standards Board and has been a member of the Accounting Standards Board, the JSE's GAAP Monitoring Panel, the board of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants' and Vice President of ABASA. Zarina was named Top Women in Business and Government in 2007 and Top Business Personality in Financial Services: Banking in 2008.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: audit, investment and remuneration
PL (Leon) CAMPHER (66)
BEcon
Leon was appointed to the board in 2002. Leon has extensive experience in investment management with Old Mutual, Syfrets Managed Assets, Coronation and African Harvest. He is the CEO of the Savings and Investment Association of South Africa, director of the International Investment Funds Association, a director of STRATE Limited, Brimstone Investment Corp Limited and Safex Clearing Company (Pty) Limited (this is now JSE Clear), Chairman of Equites Property Fund Limited.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: audit, investment, nomination, remuneration and social & ethics
E (Enrique) CIBIE (61)
BA, CA (Stanford University), MBA (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago)
Enrique was appointed to the board with effect from 22 August 2014. Enrique is a Chilean national and currently serves as a non-executive director on various boards in Chile, having previously served as the Chief Executive of various multi-national and Chilean companies.
Board meeting attendance:1/1
Committee Membership: None
DR NN (Lulu) GWAGWA (55)
BA, MTRP, MSc (London), PhD (London)
Lulu was appointed to the board in November 2005. Lulu served as a deputy director general in the National Department of Public Works and served a five-year term as CEO of the Independent Development Trust. She currently also holds directorships, among others, in FirstRand, Massmart and Tsebo Outsourcing and was previously on the board of ACSA. She is the CEO of Lereko Investments.
Board meeting attendance: 5/6
Committee Membership: Risk
BLM (Tumi) MAKGABO-FISKERSTRAND (40)
Appointed to the board in 2010, Tumi Makgabo is the founder and executive director of Africa Worldwide Media, a Johannesburg-based production company, and founder of Tumi Makgabo Enterprises, focused on identifying investment opportunities throughout the African continent. Tumi also worked for CNN International and the FIFA 2010 World Cup Organising Committee South Africa, and serves on the boards of South African Tourism and the Foschini Group. She is also a member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Africa.
Board meeting attendance: 5/6
Committee Membership: social & ethics
B (Bridgette) MODISE (47)
CIMA, BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Bridgette was appointed to the board in September 2011. Bridgette is the founder and non-executive Chairperson of investment holding company Kutira Capital and the Managing Director of the retail business, Sugarberry Trading. She is a non-executive director in, among others, PPC Limited, Nestlife Assurance Limited, Tellabs South Africa (Pty) Limited and Kanhym Estates (Pty) Limited. She is a member of the board committees (audit, risk, social and ethics and remuneration) of various companies.
Board meeting attendance: 5/6
Committee Membership: audit
LM (Louisa) MOJELA (58)
BCom
Louisa was appointed to the board in 2004. Louisa is group CEO of WIPHOLD of which she is a founder member, and holds non-executive directorships in, among others, Adcorp Holdings, Distell Group, Life Health Care Group Holdings Limited and USB-ED Limited. She previously held positions at Lesotho National Development Corporation, DBSA and SCMB.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: investment and nomination
GR (Graham) ROSENTHAL (70)
CA(SA)
Graham was appointed to the board in 2002. Graham is a non-executive director of three listed companies, including Investec Property Fund Limited, and chairs their audit committees. He serves on credit committees and is a trustee of staff share schemes of Investec Bank. He retired in 2000 from Arthur Andersen after being in charge of their South African audit and business advisory practice. He served as Chairman of the Investigations Committee of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: audit, risk and social & ethics
GE (Graeme) STEPHENS (51)
Chief Executive
BCom, HDip Acc, CA(SA)
Graeme joined Sun International on 1 October 2011 as New Business Development director. He has spent 15 years as a financial services advisor focused in particular on the tourism and leisure industry and was with Kerzner International Limited for seven years as the Senior Vice President: Project Development. Graeme was appointed as Chief Executive and to the Company’s board with effect from 1 February 2013.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: risk
AM (Anthony) LEEMING (44)
Chief Financial Officer
BCom, BAcc, CA(SA)
Anthony was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and an executive director of the board with effect from 1 March 2013. Anthony is a director of various Group companies including SIML, where he was appointed on 1 July 2009 with responsibility for the Group's corporate and SIML finance and has been integrally involved in all aspects of the Group's financial affairs. He has over 15 years' experience in the hotels, resorts and gaming industries, having joined the Group in 1999 as the Group Financial Manager.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: risk and IT governance
KH (Kele) MAZWAI (45)
Director: Group Human Resources
BBus Admin, BCom, BCom (Hons), MBA
Kele joined Sun International in 2008 and has over 20 years' experience in human resources management. Prior to joining Sun International she worked for MNet, Supersport and Oracle as human resources director. She has held various positions in human resources with PG Autoglass, Markhams, Woolworths and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee Membership: risk
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY
CA (Chantel) REDDIAR (38)
Director: Corporate Services and Legal
BA, LLB, LLM, MBA
Chantel joined Sun International in 2004 as a senior legal advisor and has 14 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer. She was appointed as Group Company Secretary in April 2010, with oversight for corporate governance, statutory, regulatory, gaming and other licensing processes, intellectual property rights, as well as the Group’s share plans. Chantel holds directorships in various Group companies and was appointed as director of corporate services with effect from 1 February 2012 with oversight of legal, compliance and socioeconomic development in 2013.
Board meeting attendance: 6/6
Committee membership: risk