Our Board
INDEPENDENT
NOn-Executive Directors
BA Mabuza
BA, MBA
Lead Independent Non-executive Director
Date appointed: 1 June 2014
Board Committees: Audit and Risk Committee; Social and Ethics Committee; HR and Remuneration Committee
Major external positions, directorships or associations:
Independent non-executive director of the dual listed NinetyOne Group, Non-executive Chairperson of the Industrial Development Corporation and head of the South African BRICS Business Council
Key skills and experience:
Busi holds the designation of CD(SA) and has held several positions at listed and private South African investment firms, including appointments as Chair of the board of Airports Company South Africa Limited and the Central Energy Fund Proprietary Limited. She was also previously a partner at Ethos Private Equity Proprietary Limited. Busi now holds the abovementioned directorships and positions, serving on a number of board committees within these organisations.
MJA GOLDING
BA (Hons)
Independent Non-executive Director
Date appointed: 24 February 2011*
Major external positions, directorships or associations:
Non-executive Chairman of Rex Trueform Group Limited, Non-executive Chairman of Texton Property Fund Limited, Non-executive Director of Vunani Limited, Executive Director of African and Overseas Enterprises Limited, Chairman of Geomer Investments (Pty) Ltd
Key skills and experience:
Marcel co-founded HCI and served as Executive Chairman of HCI and Chief Executive Officer of e-tv until 2014. Prior to this he was a member of Parliament and Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers. In addition to holding the abovementioned directorships and positions, Marcel now runs a private family investment portfolio.
* MJA Golding was appointed to the board of the holding company of the group on 30 April 2004, prior to the reverse listing of the group into Gold Reef.
F MALL
CA(SA)
Independent Non-executive Director
Date appointed: 18 September 2020
Board Committees: Audit and Risk Committee (Chairperson)
Major external positions, directorships or associations:
Chief Executive Officer of Komorebi Holdings and director of Usizo Advisory Solutions
Key skills and experience:
Farzanah is a qualified chartered accountant with over 20 years of local and international experience in strategy development, market and brand positioning, leadership development, auditing, financial and management accounting, strategic eventing, brand profiling, business turnaround, governance, risk management, communications, internal auditing, and publishing of thought leadership. She has worked for 3 of the big 4 auditing firms and has held numerous senior leadership roles including being a Director at KPMG in the Advisory practice, and she has served on the KPMG South Africa Board. Her experience also includes lecturing postgraduate managerial accounting and finance, working for Coles Myer Limited in Melbourne, Australia, and serving as the National President of the Businesswomen’s Association of South Africa from 2014 to 2017.
VE MPHANDE
Elec Eng (Dip)
Independent Non-executive Director
Date appointed: 24 February 2011*
Board Committees: Social and Ethics Committee; HR and Remuneration Committee
Major external positions, directorships or associations:
Independent non-executive director and Chairman of Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited, Independent non-executive director of eMedia Holdings Limited and Chairman of HCI Coal
Key skills and experience:
Elias has served as national organising secretary of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union from, Chief Executive Officer of AUTA, Chief Executive Officer of Vukani Gaming Corporation from and Chairperson of Golden Arrow Bus Services. Elias now holds the abovementioned directorships and positions.
* VE Mphande was appointed to the board of the holding company of the group on 3 February 2005, prior to the reverse listing of the group into Gold Reef.
RD WATSON
Independent Non-executive Director
Date appointed: 1 June 2019
Board Committees: Audit and Risk Committee; Social and Ethics Committee (Chairperson); HR and Remuneration Committee
Major external positions, directorships or associations:
Independent non-executive director of Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited, eMedia Holdings Limited and Hosken Passenger Logistics and Rail Limited
Key skills and experience:
Rachel served as manager at a regional broadcaster. Prior to this appointment she was employed for 33 years within the clothing industry, serving as a trade union representative and national media officer. Rachel now holds the abovementioned directorships and positions, serving on a number of board committees within these organisations.