Our board of directors
The company acknowledges that an effective board must have the expertise and competence to promptly and appropriately address current and emerging issues to ensure the delivery of its strategy.
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Phuthuma Nhleko (56)
Rob Shuter (50)
Ralph Mupita (45)
Paul Hanratty (56)
Alan Harper (61)
Koosum Kalyan (62)
Shaygan Kheradpir (56)
Peter Mageza (63)
Dawn Marole (57)
Azmi Mikati (45)
Stanley Miller (59)
Christine Ramon (50)
Nkunku Sowazi (54)
Alan van Biljon (70)
Jeff van Rooyen (67)
Phuthuma Nhleko (56)
Chairman and non-executive director
BSc (Civil Eng), MBA
Appointed: 28 May 2013
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Other directorships:
Chairman of various companies in MTN Group, chairman of Phembani Group (Pty) Limited, Afrisam (South Africa) (Pty) Limited, Blue Falcon 179 Trading (Pty) Limited.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Strategic leadership and finance.
Rob Shuter (50)
Executive director
Group president and CEO
BCom (Econ and Acc), PG Dip Acc CA(SA)
Appointed: 13 March 2017
Scheduled board attendance:
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Telecommunications and banking.
Ralph Mupita (45)
Executive director
Group chief financial officer
BScEng (Hons), MBA, GMP
Appointed: 3 April 2017
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Financial services in emerging markets.
Paul Hanratty (56) (Irish)
Independent non-executive director
BBusSc (Hons), Fellow of Institute of Actuaries, Advanced Management Programme (Harvard)
Appointed: 1 August 2016
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Financial services.
Alan Harper (61) (British)
Lead independent non-executive director
BA (Hons)
Appointed: 1 January 2010
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group, Azuri Technologies Limited, Avanti Communications Group plc and Gigabit Fibre Limited.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Telecommunications.
Koosum Kalyan (62)
Independent non-executive director
BCom (Law) (Hons) Economics, Senior Executive Management Programme (London Business School)
Appointed: 13 June 2006
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group, non-executive chairman of Edgo Merap. Non-executive director of Aker Solutions and Anglo American South Africa. Non-executive senior adviser of Boston Consulting Group. Member of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation Advisory Council and Invest Africa Advisory Board.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Economics, energy, infrastructure and corporate governance.
Shaygan Kheradpir (56) (American)
Independent non-executive director
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering
Appointed: 8 July 2015
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group. CEO and chairman of Coriant International Group, a global leader in packet-optical networking.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Business leadership and transformational change, operations, technology and engineering.
Peter Mageza (63)
Independent non-executive director
FCCA
Appointed: 1 January 2010
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group, Remgro Limited, Sappi Limited, RCL Group and Anglo American Platinum Limited.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Accounting, banking and finance.
Dawn Marole (57)
Independent non-executive director
BCom (Acc), Dip Tertiary Education, MBA, Executive Leadership Development Programme
Appointed: 1 January 2010
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group, South African Post Office (SoC) Limited, Richards Bay Mining (Pty) Limited, Santam Limited, Resilient Properties Income Fund and the Development Bank of Southern Africa.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Financial services, risk and corporate governance.
Azmi Mikati (45) (Lebanese)
Non-executive director
BSc
Appointed: 21 July 2006
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group, CEO of M1 Group Limited (an international investment group focusing on telecoms), director of various companies in M1 Group and director of Orascom Construction Limited. He also serves on the boards of the Children Cancer Centre, the International College and Columbia University board of visitors.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Telecommunications.
Stanley Miller (59) (Belgian)
Independent non-executive director
Intermediate diploma from the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (SA), Diploma in law and administration. Various executive programme courses (UCT Business School)
Appointed: 1 August 2016
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group, executive chairman of AINMT AB Sweden, CEO of Leaderman NV (Belgium), Leaderman SA (Lux), non-executive director of MTS OJSC Russia.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Telecommunications and media.
Christine Ramon (50)
Independent non-executive director
BCompt, BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), Senior Executive Programme (Harvard)
Appointed: 1 June 2014
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group, AngloGold Ashanti Limited, chairman of the CFO forum and deputy chair of the Financial Reporting Standards Council of South Africa.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Accounting, finance and general management.
Nkunku Sowazi (54)
Independent non-executive director
MA
Appointed: 1 August 2016
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in the MTN Group. Chairman of Kagiso Tiso Holdings and Synchem Group. Director of Grindrod Limited, IQ Business Holdings and Tiso Blackstar SE (UK). Co-founder trustee of the Tiso Foundation and Washington-based Housing for HIV Foundation.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Investment management, business leadership.
Alan van Biljon (70)
Independent non-executive director
BCom, CA(SA), MBA
Appointed: 1 November 2002
Retired on 31 December 2017
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group, chairman and trustee of Standard Bank Group Retirement Fund.
Skills, expertise and experience:
General business, accounting and finance.
Jeff van Rooyen (67)
Independent non-executive director
BCom, BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Appointed: 18 July 2006
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Other directorships:
Director of various companies in MTN Group, various companies in Uranus Group, Pick n Pay Stores Limited and Exxaro Resources Limited.
Skills, expertise and experience:
Accounting and finance.
Numbers refer to attendance at committee meetings.