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Independent non-executive directors
 
   
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Douglas Denoon Balharrie Band (65)
BCom, CA(SA)

Appointed October 27 2003.

Non-executive director of The Standard Bank Group Limited, Myriad International Holdings B.V. and MTN
Group Limited.

Doug has extensive experience in both commerce and industry and has served in an executive position in various blue-chip listed companies.

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Lilian Garner Boyle (62)
British
MA, Econ (Glasgow), MBA

Non-executive director, appointed January 23 2001.

Non-executive director of South African Express Airways and the South African Bank Note Company (Pty) Limited. Lilian has 40 years of diverse business experience including seven years in the freight management industry and 20 years in the travel industry.

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Stephen Koseff (58)
BCom, CA(SA), HDip BDP, MBA

Appointed June 17 1997.

Chief executive officer of Investec Limited and Investec plc.

Stephen has 33 years of financial experience and is the recipient of numerous business awards. He is a former member of the Financial Markets Advisory Board and former chairman of the Independent Banks Association. His directorships include Rensburg Sheppards plc.

20

Nkateko Peter Mageza (54)
ACCA (UK)

Appointed August 28 2009.

Former group chief operations officer and executive director of ABSA Bank Limited. Peter held several senior positions at ABSA since he joined ABSA in 2000.

Peter started his career within the audit environment at Coopers & Lybrand and worked as an audit manager within Transnet Limited’s group internal audit services. He became chief executive officer of Autonet in 1995, the road passenger and freight logistics division of Transnet. Peter is a director of National Bank of Commerce Limited – Tanzania, Barclays Bank Mozambique and Rainbow Chickens Limited.

21

Donald Masson (78)
ACIS

Appointed March 10 1992.

Director of numerous Bidvest subsidiaries, Cashbuild Limited, Valley Irrigation Limited, Faritec Holdings Limited and Kumnandi Food Corporation. Trustee of Investment Solutions and various other pension funds.

Donald is a former president of the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut and a former member of the President’s Economic Advisory Council and chairman of the SA Post Office. He has 42 years of diverse business experience in senior executive positions at listed, unlisted and parastatal organisations.

 
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Joseph Leon Pamensky (79)
CA(SA), OMSG

Appointed January 8 1990.

Director of Schindler Lifts (SA) (Pty) Limited and Worldwide African Investment Holdings (Pty) Limited. Chairman of Bidvest Bank Limited, Stonehage Financial Services (Pty) Limited and Terra Nova Services LLC.

Joe is the longest serving non-executive director of Bidvest with over 51 years’ experience in the financial, insurance and banking industries and the recipient of a number of business and public awards. He serves as a non-executive director of companies, both locally and internationally, and is a member of a number of audit and remuneration committees. Originally also a director of Bid Corporation Limited.

23

Nigel George Payne (49)
BCom (Hons), CA(SA), MBL

Appointed June 28 2006.

Director of a number of companies including JSE Limited, Mr Price Limited, Glenrand MIB Limited and BSi Steel Limited.

Nigel is a leading authority on corporate governance and risk management and is a member of the King Committee.

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Adv Faith Dikeledi Pansy Tlakula (52)
BProc, LLB, LLM (Harvard)

Appointed June 28 2006.

Chief electoral officer of The Independent Electoral Commission. Director of Lehotsa Holdings (Pty) Limited, MMRT (Pty) Limited and Khomanani Women’s Investment (Pty) Limited.

Pansy is a member of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, one of the organisations of the African Union. She chairs the board of the National Credit Regulator.

 
Alternate non-executive director
 
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Lebogang Joseph Mokoena (50)
BSc (Med Sci), MBA

Appointed as alternate to AA da Costa on December 8 2003.

Non-executive director of Ten Alliance Holdings (Pty) Limited, Sesiu Investment Holdings (Pty) Limited, Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts (Pty) Limited, Culca Investments (Pty) Limited, Lumumba Capital Investments (Pty) Limited and Dinatla Investment Holdings (Pty) Limited.

Lebogang has a number of years experience as a director of private companies. Over the years he provided management consultancy services to SMMEs, the public and private sectors. In recent years he devoted most of his time to investment management and strategy development.

 
 
 
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