| Executive directors | |
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Andries J van Heerden (45) B.Eng (Mech) MBA (University of Stellenbosch) Government Certificate of Competence CEO Andries has extensive experience in strategic positioning, marketing and finance. During 2001 he joined the Prima group as director and became Managing Director two years later. He left Prima in 2005 and formed a consortium which acquired the Lancaster group, of which he became CEO. He was instrumental in the formation and listing of Afrimat in 2006. Andries was a finalist in the 2008 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur awards in the category 'Emerging Entrepreneur'. |
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Hendrik P Verreynne (54) B.Compt Hons, CA(SA) Financial Director Prior to joining Afrimat Hendrik, a chartered accountant, was financial director for Oceana Brands Limited. Previously he was a senior executive in finance for Woolworths and Borden Foods and the financial director of Sea Harvest. He was appointed to Afrimat's board in October 2007. |
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Gert Coffee (60) - COO: Mining & Aggregates B.Sc; B.Eng. Mechanical (Industrial) Gert joined the group in 2010. Previously he was a director of several companies in the sector. His wealth of experience stretches across areas such as readymix, concrete and quarrying to crushing in South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia and Botswana. Gert is also director of the South African branch of the Institute of Quarrying. |
| Non-executive directors | |
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Loyiso Dotwana (47) B.Sc. Civil Engineering (University of Cape Town) Loyiso has worked as a civil engineer in design and project management for more than 20 years. He specialised in design and contract administration of township services, rural and urban roads and national roads. He has been involved in the conceptual and detailed design of bulk services for the Coega Industrial Development Zone in Port Elizabeth. Loyiso founded Illiso Consulting (Pty) Limited, one of South Africa's largest black-owned consulting engineering companies, of which he is currently a director and major shareholder. |
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Francois du Toit (64) Francois joined Prima Klipbrekers (Pty) Limited as Managing Director in 1967 and helped establish the Prima group twelve years later, where he remained as Managing Director and later Chairman. |
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Dr. Laurie Korsten (70) PhD (Honoris Causa) (Potchefstroom University) Laurie, a chartered accountant, began his professional career at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) where he later headed up the Financial Investigations and Small Business Divisions. Laurie was one of the founding shareholders and executive directors of FINANSBANK Limited. He is also a past chairman of the SA Merchant Bankers Association; a past executive chairman of Volkskas Merchant Bank and Volkskas International Bank. In 1991 Laurie was appointed by the South African Cabinet as Chairman of the Korsten Committee to investigate government pension Funds. He served as Chairman of The Carl and Emily Fuchs Foundation; chairman of Rusfurn Limited and as a Trustee of CANSA. Currently he serves as chairman and controlling shareholder of the investment holding companies, Korfonds (Pty) Limited and Forecast Investments (Pty) Limited. |
| Independent non-executive directors | |
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Marthinus (Matie) W von Wielligh (SA) (59) B.Sc (Mech. Eng.) (University of Pretoria) MBA (University of Stellenbosch), Stanford Executive Programme (Stanford University USA) Chairman Matie has over 30 years' professional experience at Iscor Limited and Kumba Resources. At Iscor he served in various management positions before becoming managing director of Sishen Iron Ore Company until 2006. At Kumba Resources he was general manager of the Iron Ore Business. He has extensive experience in strategic and financial management, corporate finance, new business development, feasibility studies, project management, human resources management and BEE. |
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Hendrik (Hennie) JE van Wyk (67) B.Com CA(SA) Hennie qualified as a chartered accountant in 1975 with Brink Roos & Du Toit, where he became a partner three years later. In 1987 he was appointed lead partner in the Cape Town office of Theron du Toit and in 1990 lead partner of Coopers & Lybrand at the time of the merger with Theron du Toit. In 1998 he became managing partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. |
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Phuti Tsukudu (58) M Ed, University of Bristol, Post graduate Diploma in Adult Education, B.A. (SW) Phuti is an Organisational Development and Management consultant and is currently the managing director/senior consultant at Tsukudu Associates and a partner/senior consultant at CRG PPS. She has extensive experience in Organisational Development, Human Resources Management and Human Resources Development in the public, private and non-governmental sectors. She continues to hold a number of board positions. Phuti has over 15 years' experience as an independent consultant and has spent over 10 years as a community development practitioner working in the development and education arena. |










