Board of Directors

Maasdorp, Leslie (45)

Independent non-executive Director, Chairman
(Member of the Remuneration Committee)

 

MSc Economics (SOAS, UK), BA Economics (UWC)

Leslie has more than 19 years experience in economic policy making, corporate strategy and investment banking. He has occupied senior leadership positions in both the public and private sectors. He is currently Vice Chairman of Absa Capital and Barclays Capital and is a director of several listed and unlisted companies including Batho Bonke Capital (the black empowerment partner of Absa Group), Cell C, Prescient and Robor. Leslie is Non-executive Chairman of Yard Capital, a private equity investment holding company in South Africa and Vice President of Business Leadership South Africa. In 2007 he was designated by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. He joined the ADvTECH Limited Board in July 2009 and was appointed as Chairman of the ADvTECH board on 1 September 2010.

Thompson, Frank (56)

Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer

 

BCom, BAcc, CA (SA)

Frank has over 25 years’ experience in senior management and board positions since qualifying at Deloitte. He spent 10 years in the Anglo American Group, mainly at electronics company Conlog, 10 years in the Malbak Group and its subsequently unbundled entity, Amalgamated Appliance Holdings Limited, where he was Deputy Chairman until joining ADvTECH in August 2002 as Group CEO.

Levin, Hymie (66)

Non-executive Director (Chairman of Audit and Remuneration Committees and Litigation Committee member)

BCom, LLB, LLM, HDip Tax Law, HDip Co Law

Hymie is a specialist corporate and tax lawyer. He is the senior partner of HR Levin Attorneys and his experience spans more than 40 years. He is also a Non-executive Director/ Chairman of various
companies listed on the JSE. He joined the ADvTECH Limited Board in 1987 at the time of ADvTECH Limited listing on the JSE.

Ferreira, David (49)

Independent non-executive Director (Chairman of the Board
Transformation Committee)

 

BA, LLB (Wits), MA (Oxon), MSc (LSE)

David is the Managing Director for Innovative Finance and Head of Washington DC Office of the GAVI Alliance, a major public-private partnership that brings immunisation to poor countries. Before that, he was the Investment Manager of Soul City Broad-Based Empowerment Company. Previously, David was a founder and director of Praxis Capital, a South African private equity business, and before that worked in project and corporate finance for leading South African and US firms as well as for the World Bank. He joined the Board of ADvTECH Limited in 2002.

Jansen, Jonathan (Prof) (55)

Independent non-executive Director (Member of the Board Transformation Committee)

 

PhD (Stanford), MSc (Cornell), BEd, HEd (UNISA), BSc (UWC)

Jonathan is Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State, President of the South African Institute of Race Relations and Vice-President of the Academy of Science of South Africa. He holds an Honorary Doctor of Education degree from the University of Edinburgh and serves as Assessor and Administrator of universities on behalf of the Ministry of Education. He is a prominent speaker and writer on educational matters around the world. He joined the ADvTECH Limited Board in 2004.

Oesch, Didier (46)

Executive Director, Group Financial Director

 

BCompt (Hons), CA (SA)

Didier qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1991 after completing his articles at Betty & Dickson. He gained considerable experience with the Nampak Group in various financial positions culminating in a four year stint in Europe as Financial Director of Nampak Plastics Europe from October 2000 to December 2004. Didier joined ADvTECH as Group Financial Manager and member of the Exco in August 2005 and was appointed as Group Financial Director in October 2005.

Gourley, Brenda (Prof) (68)

Independent non-executive Director

 

CTA (Wits), MBL (UNISA), Hon LLD (Nott), Hon Doctor of Humane Letters (Richmond), Hon DEd (Abertay), Hon DPhil (Allama Iqbal), Hon Doctor (Quebec), Hon DCom (Pretoria), FCGI

Professor Brenda Gourley’s long career in academia culminated in her period of office as Vice-Chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa for eight years followed by a period of office as Vice Chancellor and CEO of The Open University in the United Kingdom for seven years. She has served two terms as Chair of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and two terms on the Board of the International Association of Universities. She is an accountant by profession and holds board memberships of several companies and institutions, in both the private and public sectors. She joined the ADvTECH Limited Board in May 2008.

Livingstone, Jeffrey (59)

Independent non-executive Director (Member of the Remuneration, Audit and Litigation Committees)

BCom, CA (SA), HDip Tax Law

Jeffrey is a practising Chartered Accountant and Chairman of Light & Livingstone Inc., Registered Accountants and Auditors.
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1976 after completing his articles at PKF. He completed the Higher Diploma in Tax Law in 1981. Jeff provides a wide range of professional services and has acted as a director of and consultant to several public and private companies. He joined the ADvTECH Limited Board in October 2008.

Boulle, Christopher (41)

Alternate Director

B Com, LLB, LLM

Chris Boulle is a commercial, corporate finance, tax and trust attorney and his expertise includes cross border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, BEE transactions and advising on listings on the stock exchange both locally and internationally. He is a non-executive director of two companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and a trustee of various trusts. He was the trustee of a pension fund, provident fund and retirement annuity fund. His experience as a non-executive director of companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange spans over one decade. He commenced his legal career at HR Levin Attorneys where he is now one of the two senior partners. He joined the ADvTECH Limited Board in September 2011