Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director

Qualifications

BCom (Hons), CA (SA)

Appointed

2022

Strategic value contribution

• Accounting
• Corporate and financial reporting
• Education
  

Alex was involved in accounting education for an extended period at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and more broadly in the accounting profession and following her early retirement is now an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at UCT. She chairs the JSE’s Financial Reporting Investigations Panel (FRIP). She was a board member of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an Amsterdam based multi-stakeholder organisation focused on impact reporting. Her role as an adjudicator on EY’s Excellence in Reporting awards since its inception and various other roles in the development of corporate reporting has provided her with deep insight into corporate reporting.

Executive Director, Group Chief Executive Officer

Qualifications

MA (Economic Science), University of Aberdeen

Appointed

2024

Committee membership

Investment and TSEC Committees

Strategic value contribution

• Strategy, marketing, business development and general management
• International commerce and management
• Transformation and leadership development

Geoff holds a Master’s degree in economics from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and has

more than 30 years’ experience across various industries. He is a commercially focused business

leader with executive experience in global organisations including Unilever, PepsiCo, Cadbury-

Schweppes, SAB-Miller and Nando’s. Geoff has a record of success in a wide variety of geographies

including South Africa, the UK, the USA, Holland, the rest of Africa, the Middle East and sub-continental India.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Qualifications

BSc (Hons), MBA, PhD (Cardiff)

Appointed

2017

Committee membership

Chair of the TSEC Committee, member of the Audit and Risk committee.

Strategic value contribution

• Strategy development and execution
• Marketing
• Business development
• African enterprises

Jackie is the chief executive officer of the African Leadership Institute (AFLI). She has some 20 years’ experience in Strategy as both a practitioner and academic. She has worked for the IDC as Senior Strategist and as Strategy Lead at Deloitte Consulting. She was instrumental in setting up the Deloitte Africa Desk and advised clients on accessing opportunities in Africa. She has been recognised by Forbes Africa magazine as one of Africa’s Youngest Power Women. She currently serves on the board of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe and chairs the board’s ESG Committee. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Africa Regional Strategy Group and a member of ONE’s global board and its Africa Policy Advisory Board.

Non-Executive Director

Qualifications

Certified Public Accountant (Chartered Accountant)

Maîtrise de Sciences Financières et Comptables (MBA equivalent in Finance and Accounting) University of Paris-Dauphine, France

Appointed

2021

Strategic value contribution

• Investment banking
• International finance
• Finance risk management
• Private equity
• Governance
• Strategy and leadership
• Merger and acquisitions
  

Sybile is an experienced senior management executive with extensive experience in leadership positions in investment banking and international finance in emerging markets. Some of her experience includes holding positions such as associate director at the International Finance Corporation, Washington D.C., USA; senior vice president at Société Générale, Investment Banking, Paris, France; investment officer at Inter-American Investment Corporation Washington, D.C., USA and consultant for The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA.

Non-Executive Director

Qualifications

B.Bus.Sci. (UCT), MBA (Stanford)

MA Education (Stanford)

Appointed

2021

Committee membership

Investment, Nominations

and Remuneration Committees

Strategic value contribution

• Corporate finance and capital allocation
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate strategy
• Education and policy research

Monde is an experienced investment professional in private and public equities in South Africa and the USA. He is currently an executive director and senior investment professional at Value Capital Partners (VCP), an investment firm that acts as an engaged shareholder in several JSE-listed entities. Prior to VCP, Monde was on the investment team of FFL Partners, a San-Francisco based private equity firm managing over USD2 billion. Monde has served on the boards of several JSE-listed companies, including Net1 UEPS Technologies Inc., Grand Parade Investments Limited and Adcorp Holdings Limited.

Executive Director, Group Commercial Director

and Chief Financial Officer

Qualifications

BCompt (Hons) UNISA, CA(SA)

Appointed

2005

Committee membership

Investment, Nominations

and Remuneration Committees

Strategic value contribution

• Financial management and commerce
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate financing
• Corporate governance

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 term in Europe as financial director of Nampak Plastics Europe. Didier joined ADvTECH as group financial manager before being appointed as group financial director in 2005. In 2019 he was appointed group commercial director and chief financial officer due to the increase in his area of responsibility.

Executive Director, Group Chief Financial Officer

Qualifications

BCom (Hons), CTA, CA(SA)

Appointed

2025

Strategic value contribution

• Finance and investment banking
• Accounting
• Risk management
• Auditing
  

Hannes, a Chartered Accountant, joined the ADvTECH Group on 1 February 2025 as the Group Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining ADvTECH, he was the Group Chief Financial Officer at the AfroCentric Group and a senior manager in the corporate finance team at KPMG, where he also completed his Articles. Hannes holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Pretoria, completed a Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) through UNISA, and was admitted as a Chartered Accountant (SAICA) in 2000. CFO South Africa awarded him the CFO Transformation and Empowerment Award in 2019. He won "Best Integrated Audit Report" for healthcare companies at the annual Board of Healthcare Funders Awards in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and was the overall winner in the JSE Small Cap section Integrated Audit Reports at the Sunday Times Companies Secretaries Award in 2022.

Alternate Director to Monde Nkosi

Qualifications

B.Acc (Hons) (Wits), H.Dip Tax (Wits), CA(SA)

Appointed

2022

Committee membership

None

Strategic value contribution

• Investment banking
• Corporate finance, capital allocation and treasury
• Mergers and acquisitions
• JSE listed entities and corporate governance
• Strategy and business development

Dan has over 20 years’ experience in Investment Banking in South Africa and the United Kingdom and industry experience across the financial services, property, industrials, consumer, hospitality and construction sectors. Dan currently holds the position as Group Chief Financial Director at Lesaka Technologies. Prior to Lesaka, Dan previously held the position as Investment Partner at Value Capital Partners. He is the founder of the DLS Advisors and has previously held senior positions in Investment Banking at Standard Bank South Africa and Nomura International plc in London. 

Independent Non-Executive Director

Qualifications

BCom (Hons) (UCT) M.Phil (Cantab) CA (SA)

Appointed

2021

Committee membership

Chair of the Investment Committee, member of the Audit and Risk, and Remuneration Committees

Strategic value contribution

• Business leadership and strategy
• Corporate restructuring, acquisitions and disposals
• Corporate finance and treasury
• Governance and risk management

Clive has over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership and executive roles. He served as chief executive officer of Barloworld for approximately ten years, and as group finance director for close to four years. Prior to his group chief executive officer role, he was chief executive officer of Barloworld Equipment with responsibility for leading the Caterpillar equipment business in Southern Africa, Russia and Iberia. Prior to joining Barloworld, Clive was a partner at Deloitte where he headed up the national education portfolio in addition to his audit client service and accounting technical advisory responsibilities. Clive is currently an independent non-executive director of Woolworths Holdings Limited and Vodacom Group Limited. He previously served for 6 years as a member of Council and chairman of the Finance committee at St Stithians College.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Qualifications

BCom (Hons) Information Systems

Appointed

2022

Strategic value contribution

• Information communication and technology
• Strategy and business management
• Risk management and governance
• Business management
  

Stewart has in excess of 35 years’ experience in the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) industry as well as cross-functional knowledge and business management expertise which he gained across expansive geographies and multi-cultural environments with a strict adherence to corporate governance and ethical leadership.

Lead Independent Non-Executive Director

Qualifications

BCom, CTA (UCT), CA (SA)

Appointed

2015

Committee membership

Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee, member of the Investment Committee

Strategic value contribution

• Business leadership and strategy
• Corporate restructuring, acquisitions and disposals
• Corporate finance and treasury
• Governance and risk management

Keith is a Chartered Accountant (SA) who has over 30 years’ experience in business and commerce and has held various executive management positions with several JSE Listed entities since qualifying as a chartered accountant at Arthur Andersen. Besides his experience in retailing and wholesaling, he also has experience in corporate finance as well as the steel and manufacturing industries. He worked for Clicks Group Ltd as chief financial officer and then as chief operating officer.