INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Wendy Lucas-Bull
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Wendy Lucas-Bull
BSc, Chairman
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 1 October 2020
- Appointed as member of the Social and Ethics Committee on 24 May 2024
- Appointed as member of the Finance and Investment Committee on 2 September 2021
- Appointed as Independent chairman of the Shoprite Holdings Board on 16 November 2020
- Appointed as chairman of the Nomination Committee on 16 November 2020
- Chairman of Absa Group, Absa Bank and Absa Financial Services until March 2022
Nonkululeko Gobodo
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Nonkululeko Gobodo
CA(SA), BCompt (Hons)
- Lead Independent Director of the Board
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 11 May 2021
- Appointed as chairman of the Social and Ethics Committee on 14 November 2022
- Appointed as member of the Nomination Committee on 2 September 2021
- Appointed as member of the Audit & Risk Committee on 11 May 2021
- Serves on the board of PPC Ltd and Net 1 Technologies Inc., a company listed on Nasdaq stock exchange, is a member of the Gauteng Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and joint caretaker at the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA)
- Previously served on the boards of Clicks Group, Mercedes-Benz SA, Imperial, the SA Maritime Authority, South African Revenue Service, IRBA and the Senior Partners Forum of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants
Peter Cooper
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Peter Cooper
(68)CA(SA), BCom (Hons), H.Dip Tax Law
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 11 August 2021
- Appointed as chairman of the Remuneration Committee on 14 November 2022
- Appointed as member of the Nomination Committee on 4 March 2022
- Appointed as member of the Finance and Investment Committee on 2 September 2021
- Serves on the board of Momentum Metropolitan Holdings
- Previously served on the boards of RMI Holdings, Discovery, FirstRand and OUTsurance
Linda de Beer
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Linda de Beer
(55)CA(SA), MCom (Tax), CD(SA)
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 11 May 2021
- Appointed member of the Nomination Committee on 29 August 2024
- Appointed as chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee on 2 September 2021
- Appointed as member of the Finance and Investment Committee on 2 September 2021
- Appointed as member of the Audit & Risk Committee on 11 May 2021
- Serves on the boards of Aspen and Momentum Metropolitan Holdings
- Appointed Chairperson of the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) in April 2020
- Previous member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance and Chair of the Financial Reporting Investigations Panel of the JSE
- Previously served on the board of Tongaat Hulett
Graham Dempster
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Graham Dempster
(69)CA(SA), BCom, Harvard Business School AMP
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 15 November 2021
- Appointed as member of the Audit and Risk Committee on 4 March 2022
- Appointed as member of the Finance and Investment Committee on 4 March 2022
- More than 35 years’ experience in the banking and financial services industry both in South Africa and internationally
- Serves as Lead Independent Director of Sun International.
Dawn Marole
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dawn Marole
(64)BCom (Acc), MBA, DTE
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 4 March 2022
- Appointed as member of the Social and Ethics Committee on 4 March 2022
- Serves on the boards of Resilient REIT, Richards Bay Minerals (Pty) Ltd, Santam Group Ltd and Wetback Contractors (Pty) Ltd, Chairman of Datika Capital Investments
- A member of the Presidential State-Owned Enterprises Council
- Previously served on the boards, MTN Group Ltd, Development Bank of Southern Africa, JP Morgan Sub-Sahara, Presidential Review Committee (SOE)
Sipho Maseko
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sipho Maseko
(56)BA LLB
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 27 June 2023
- Appointed member of the Audit and Risk Committee on 29 August 2024
- Appointed member of the Finance and Investment Committee on 30 August 2023
- Chairman and board member of Heidrick and Struggles
- Serves on the board of Airlink
- Previously served on the boards of Telkom, BP Southern Africa, Vodacom and Afrox
Prof. Hlengani Mathebula
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Prof. Hlengani Mathebula
(57)BA, BTh (Hons), MM (Master of Management), PhD
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 27 June 2023
- Appointed member of the Remuneration Committee on 29 August 2024
- Appointed member of the Social and Ethics Committee on 30 August 2023
- Professor of Strategy, Finance and Investment at the Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership, University of Limpopo
- Chairman of the Media Development and Diversity Agency and the Black Business Executive Circle
- Independent non-executive director of the Health Professionals Council of SA
- Previously served on the boards of BMW SA, Eskom Pension Fund, African Leadership Group, ABSA fund Managers, ABSA Investment Management Services (AIMS) and ABSA Brokers and was a founder member of the Black Business Council
Paul Norman
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Paul Norman
(58)MA Psych, MBA (IMD, Switzerland)
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 4 March 2022
- Appointed as member of the Social and Ethics Committee on 1 September 2022
- Appointed as member of the Remuneration Committee on 4 March 2022
- Holds directorships in various other public/private companies
- Currently Chief Human Resources Officer at MTN Group
Eileen Wilton
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INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Eileen Wilton
(65)BCom, PGDDB, CD(SA)
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Holdings on 11 August 2021
- Appointed as member of the Audit and Risk Committee on 2 September 2021
- Appointed as member of the Social and Ethics Committee on 2 September 2021
- Serves on the boards of Sasfin Bank and Holdings, Growthpoint Properties Ltd, and the Institute of Directors of South Africa (IoDSA)
- Previously co-chair of the Cape Town Chapter of Business Engage 30% Club – to promote women in leadership
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Dr Christo Wiese
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NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dr Christo Wiese
(83)BA LLB, DCom (hc)
- Appointed to the Shoprite Holdings Board on 30 October 1991
- Appointed Chairperson and member of the Finance and Investment Committee on 2 September 2021
- Member of the Nomination Committee
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Former Chairman of the Shoprite Holdings Board, stepped down as Chairman on 16 November 2020
- Chairman of Tradehold Ltd and Invicta Holdings Ltd
- Serves as a Non-executive Director on the boards of Brait SE Ltd
Adv. Jacob Wiese
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ALTERNATE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Adv. Jacob Wiese
(43)BA Stellenbosch, M International Economics (Milan), LLB UCT
- Appointed as alternate director of Shoprite Holdings in 2005
- Serves on the boards of various listed companies including Invicta Holdings Ltd and Fairvest Ltd
- Advocate of the High Court of South Africa
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Pieter Engelbrecht
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Pieter Engelbrecht
(55)CA(SA), BCompt Hons , Chief Executive Officer
Experience with the Group:
- Joined the Group in 1997
- Appointed to the board of Shoprite Holdings and as Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2017
- Served as Shoprite Holdings alternate director and as Chief Operating Officer of Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd from 2005 to 31 December 2016
- Director of Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd
Anton de Bruyn
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Anton de Bruyn
(53) CA(SA), BCompt Hons, Chief Financial Officer
Experience with the Group:
- Joined Shoprite Checkers in 2000
- Appointed to the board of Shoprite Holdings and as Chief Financial Officer on 2 July 2018
- Appointed as a director of Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd in July 2018
- Serves on the Boards of various other Group subsidiaries
- Serves on the Social and Ethics Committee