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Board of directors

The Board is responsible for the leadership and guidance of the Group and exercises control over all divisions and subsidiaries by monitoring the executive management.


Stephen Davidson Independent non-executive Chair

Appointed to the Board:

1 February 2007

Tenure: 14 years

Committees:

Chair of Nominations Committee

Jens Montanana Chief Executive Officer

Appointed to the Board:

6 October 1994

Tenure: 26 years

Ivan Dittrich Chief Financial Officer

Appointed to the Board:

30 May 2016

Tenure: 5 years

Ekta Singh-Bushell Senior independent
non-executive director

Appointed to the Board:

1 June 2018

Tenure: 3 years

Committees:

Maya Makanjee Independent non-executive director

Appointed to the Board:

1 November 2018

Tenure: 2 years

Committees:

Chair of Remuneration Committee

Chair of Social and Ethics Committee

John McCartney Independent non-executive director

Appointed to the Board:

16 July 2007

Tenure: 13 years

Committees:

Rick Medlock Independent non-executive director

Appointed to the Board:

1 January 2020

Tenure: 1 year

Committees:

Johnson Njeke Independent non-executive director

Appointed to the Board:

1 September 2016

Tenure: 4 years

Committees:

Chair of ARCC

  • ARCC
  • Social and Ethics Committee
  • Remuneration Committee
  • Nominations Committee

BOARD DIVERSITY

SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

  • Finance
  • Business management
  • Strategy
  • IT
  • Cyber security
  • Telecommunications
  • Risk
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Environment and sustainability
  • Leadership
  • Emerging markets
  • Public sector

BOARD AGE

* Tenure is as at date of publication.

BOARD TENURE*

  • Information available in the Annual Report

BOARD NATIONALITIES

South African – 3

American – 2

British – 3