Non-executive directors

Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita (56)

Independent non-executive chairman

BSc (EE); MSc (EE); MBA
Tenure as director: 7 years
Non-executive director of Old Mutual plc, Old Mutual Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Macsteel International Holdings BV, Macsteel Services Centres SA (Pty) Ltd, CEO of IchorCoal N.V.
Appointed to the Board in 2009
Anton Botha (63)

Independent lead non-executive director

BCom (Hons); BProc; Stanford Executive Programme
Tenure as director: 11 years
Director and co-owner of Imalivest; non-executive director of Sanlam Ltd and African Rainbow Minerals Ltd; chairman of Vukile Property Fund Ltd; member of University of Pretoria Council.
Appointed to the Board in 2005
Dr Suresh Kana (61)

Independent non-executive director

CA(SA); MCom; PhD (Honorary)
Tenure as director: 1 year
Retired CEO and territory partner of PwC Africa. Non-executive director of Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd and Ilovo Sugar Ltd; chairman of Imperial Group Ltd.
Appointed to the Board in 2015
Dr Mantsika Matooane (41)

Independent non-executive director

BSc (Maths); PhD (Comp Sc); MBA
Tenure as director: 4 years
Experience as IT executive and director. Non-executive director of NMG Consultants and Actuaries (Pty) Ltd; director of Truesport Investments (Pty) Ltd.
Appointed to the Board in 2012
Andile Mazwai (45)

Independent non-executive director

BCom (Hons)
Tenure as director: 11 years
Chief executive officer of National Stokvel Association of South Africa (NASASA).
Appointed to the Board in 2005
David Lawrence (65)

Non-executive director

BA; MCom
Tenure as director: 9 years
Deputy chairman of Investec Bank Ltd. Director of various companies.
Appointed to the Board in 2008
Nomavuso Patience Mnxasana (60)

Independent non-executive director

BCompt (Hons); CA(SA)
Tenure as director: 4 years
Director of Nedbank Group Ltd, AWCA Investment Holdings, Noma Namuhla Trading and Projects, Pareto Ltd; non-executive director of Arcelor Mittal.
Appointed to the Board in 2012
Dr Michael Jordaan (48)

Independent non-executive director

MCom (Economics); PhD (Banking Supervision)
Tenure as director: 3 years
CEO of Montegray Capital (Pty) Ltd; chairman of Consumer Data Bureau, Compuscan Holdings.
Appointed to the Board in 2014
Nigel Payne (56)

Independent non-executive director

BCom (Hons); HDip (Acc); CA(SA); Certified Internal Auditor; MBL
Tenure as director: 11 years
Independent non-executive chairman of Mr Price Group Ltd. Independent non-executive director of Bidvest Group Ltd, Bidcorp Limited, Vukile Property Fund Ltd, BSI Steel Ltd and Strate (Pty) Ltd.
Appointed to the Board in 2005

Executive directors

Nicky Newton-King (50)

Chief executive officer

BA LLB; LLM
Tenure as director: 11 years
Director of JSE-related companies. World Economic Forum Young Global Leader; Yale World Fellow 2006.
Appointed to the Board in 2005
Appointed CEO in January 2012
Aarti Takoordeen (36)

Chief financial officer

BCompt (Hons); CTA; CA(SA)
Tenure as director: 4 years
Appointed CFO in March 2013

Alternate directors and Group Company Secretary

Leanne Parsons (51)

Director of Information Services

BCom
Tenure as director: 11 years
Director of JSE-related companies.
Appointed to the Board in 2005
John Burke (50)

Director of Issuer Regulation

BCom (Hons); HDip (Corporate Law)
Tenure as director: 11 years
Chairman of the Issuer Services Advisory Committee; member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance; director of the Institute of Directors.
Appointed to the Board in 2005
Graeme Brookes (49)

Group Company Secretary

BCom
Number of years served as Group Company Secretary: 2 years, 5 months
Director of JSE-related companies.
Appointed Group Company Secretary in 2014

Members of the Executive Committee

Nicky Newton-King (50)

Chief Executive Officer

Appointed to EXCO on 01 December 2002
BA LLB - University of Stellenbosch,
LLM - University of Cambridge
Director of JSE-related companies,
World Economic Forum Young Global
Leader,
Yale World Fellow 2006
Aarti Takoordeen (36)

Chief Financial Officer

Appointed to EXCO on 01 February 2013
BCompt (Hons) - University of South Africa,
CA(SA)
Leanne Parsons (50)

Director of Equity Market

BCom, University of South Africa.
Number of years in service: 19 years
Number of years as director of EM:
Chairman of the Equity Trading Advisory
Committee; member of the Risk
Management Committee.
Appointed in March 1997
John Burke (50)

Director of Issuer Regulation (alternate director of the JSE Board)

BCom (Hons) Investment Management, HDip Corporate Law,RAU (now University of Johannesburg).
Number of years in service: 19
Number of years as director of IR: 10
Chairman of the Issuer Services Advisory Committee;
member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance;
director of the Institute of Directors;
member of the Takeover Regulation Panel
Appointed in 1997
Tshwantsho Matsena (42)
B.Sc. (Physics & Computer Science)
PBL (Unisa SBL)
MBL (Unisa SBL)
Registered Stock Broker
Donna Oosthuyse (58)

Director: Capital markets

MA in Comparative Area Studies/ Economics – Cum Laude (Georgetown University, Washington DC);
BA in Latin American Studies/Economics (Duke University Durham, North Carolina).
Number of years in service: 1 year
Member of the New Products Committee and Risk Committee by invitation;
Board Member of AMCHAM,
Operation HOPE and Junior Achievement.
Appointed in August 2014
Zeona Jacobs (53)

Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs

Appointed to EXCO on 01 September 2012
Diploma: Business Management - Damelin,
Diploma: Management Advancement
Programme - Wits Business School
Chairman of the Johannesburg Social
Housing Company
Chairman of Committee of Southern African Stock Exchanges
Executive Committee Member of the Association of Securities Exchanges of Africa
Advisory Board Member of the Wits Business School
Dr Alicia Greenwood (44)

Director of Post-Trade and Information Services

BSc (Mathematics, Chemistry); PhD (Chemistry)
Number of years served as director: 2 months
Director of JSE-related companies
Chairman of Clearing Advisory Committee and JSE Clear Advisory Committee
Donald Khumalo (40)

Director: Human Resources

Appointed in November 2016
BA - University of the North,
BA (Hons) - RAU,
Management Development Program - Unisa School of Business Leadership,
Advanced Executive Programme (Vodacom Programme in collaboration with GIBS) - Gordon Institute of Business Science,
HR Excellence Programme - Vodafone & Corporate Executive Board: Certificate programme