BCom, BAcc, MBA, FCMA Joined the Group in 1980.
Appointed Chief Executive in 1987.
Non-Executive Director of Transaction Capital Limited and of Metrofile Holdings Limited. Also a director of numerous unlisted companies. Former Chairman of the State Theatre of South Africa and Deputy Chairman of the inaugural National Arts Council of South Africa. Previously a director of 27 other listed companies over the years.
Leon Rood
Executive Director
Leon Rood (46)
Executive Director
B.Com,LLB
Appointed to the Board in 2019.
In addition to being an admitted attorney, holds
diplomas in advanced taxation, corporate and
securities law and international taxation. Previously
a senior director of Werksmans and held various
positions with Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and KPMG.
Kyle De Matteis
Chief Financial Officer
Kyle De Matteis (39)
Chief Financial Officer
B.Bus.Sc, PGDA, CA(SA), CFA
Appointed Chief Financial Officer in April 2022.
Joined the Group in October 2020. Previously in various roles with Deloitte in South Africa, New York and London, was head of credit at Merchant Capital and most recently was a senior financial manager at Brait.
Non-Executive Directors
Kuben Pillay
Independent Chairman
Kuben Pillay (62)
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Chairman of the Nominations Committee and member
of the Remuneration and Social and Ethics Committees
BA LLB (Wits) MCJ (Howard School of Law, USA)
Appointed to the Board in 2020.
Chairman of USA public company Lesaka Technologies Inc and Lead Independent Director of OUTsurance Group. Former Chairman of Cell C Limited, Mineworkers Investment Company and Primedia Limited and previously Non-Executive Director of Transaction Capital Limited.
Olufunke Ighodaro
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
Olufunke Ighodaro (60)
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
Chariman of the Investment Committee and a member of the Audit, Remuneration, Nominations and Socila Ethics Committess.
BSc (Hons), CA (England and Wales)
Appointed to the Board in 2020.
Currently Audit Chair and Non-Executive Director
of Old Mutual Limited and Old Mutual Life
Assurance Limited Company, Audit Chair and
Non-Executive Director of The Spar Group and
Non-Executive Director of Telkom SOC Limited.
Previously served as CFO of Tiger Brands Limited
and Primedia Limited and as Non-Executive Director
of several listed companies.
Bheki James Themba Shongwe
Independent Non-Executive Director
Bheki James Themba Shongwe (68)
BA (Econ), MBA, ACIS, FCIBM
Chairman of the Remuneration and Social Ethics
Committees and a member of the Investment, Audit and Risk, Nominations and Remuneration Committees
Appointed to the Board in 2005.
Chairman of Flow Communications (Pty) Ltd,
Executive Chairman of Matsamo Group Ltd, Non-
Executive Director of Matsamo Capital (Pty) Ltd,
Cigicell (Pty) Ltd and Kaimot Investments (Pty) Ltd.
Lindiwe Mthimunye
Independent Non-executive Director
Lindiwe Mthimunye (49)
Independent Non-executive Director
Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and member
of the Social and Ethics, Nominations and Remuneration
Committees.
M.Com, H.Dip Tax Law, CA (SA)
Appointed to the Board in 2018.
Director of Vega Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd and a
Non-Executive Director of Blue Label Telecoms
Limited, Metrofile Holdings Limited, DRA Global
Limited and Old Mutual Investments.
