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Board of directors

 

From left:

Dr WP (Bill) Venter
Date of birth:	29 July 1934 (74)
Qualifications:	DPhil (Bus Man) (UJ); MPhil (Bus Man) (UJ – cum laude); MBA (Wales); DCom (hc) (UP, UFS and UPE); DSc (Eng) (hc) (Natal); DEng (hc) (Wits); CEng (UK)
Titles:	Non-executive chairman of Altron and Bytes Non-executive director of Altech, Bytes and Powertech, former chairman of the CSIR, and past director of AMIC Limited and Nedcor Bank Limited Member of the Altron nomination committee and remuneration committee   Joined the Altron board in 1980.

RE (Robert) Venter
Date of birth:	7 May 1960 (49)
Qualifications:	BSc (Econ) (UCLA); MBA (UCLA) Dean’s List
Titles:	Chief executive of Altron Non-executive director of Altech, Bytes and Powertech and various other group companies Chairman of the Altron executive committee Member of the Altron risk management committee   Joined the Altron board in 1997.

MC (Myron) Berzack
Date of birth:	30 May 1949 (60)
Titles:	Non-executive director of Altron Chairman of Voltex Holdings Executive director of The Bidvest Group Limited and numerous subsidiaries thereof Member of the Altron nomination committee and remuneration committee   Joined the Altron board in 1998.

AMR (Alex) Smith
Date of birth:	12 January 1969 (40)
Qualifications:	Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (Edinburgh); CA
Titles:	Chief financial officer and financial director of Altron Non-executive director of Altech, Bytes, Powertech and various other group companies Member of the Altron executive committee and risk management committee   Joined the Altron board in 2008.

DNM (Dawn) Mokhobo
Date of birth:	30 October 1948 (60)
Qualifications:	BASocSci, UNIN; Programme in Strategic Transformation, Graduate School of Business (Stellenbosch)
Titles:	Independent non-executive director of Altron   Joined the Altron board in 2008.

N (Norbert) Claussen
Date of birth:	10 December 1960 (48)
Qualifications:	BEng (Stellenbosch); MEng (UP); MBA (UCT); PrEng (ECSA)
Titles:	Executive director of Altron Chief executive officer of Powertech Director of Powertech Transformers, Aberdare Cables and Powertech Industries Member of the Altron executive committee and risk management committee   Joined the Altron board in 2005.

Dr PM (Penuell) Maduna
Date of birth:	29 December 1952 (56)
Qualifications:	Bluris (Unisa); LLB (Zimbabwe); LLM (Wits); HDip Tax Law (Wits); LLD (Unisa)
Titles:	Independent non-executive director of Altron Chairman of the Altron nomination committee   Joined the Altron board in 2004.

PL (Peter) Wilmot
Date of birth:	13 March 1940 (69)
Qualifications:	CA (SA)
Titles:	Independent non-executive director of Altron Chairman of the Altron audit committee Member of the Altron remuneration committee and risk management committee   Joined the Altron board in 2001.

 

 

From left:

CG (Craig) Venter
Date of birth:	4 July 1962 (46)
Qualifications:	BSc (Econ) (UCLA); BA (Psychology) (UCLA); MBA (USC); MSc (Mgmt Science) (USC)
Titles:	Executive director of Altron Chief executive officer of Altech Director of Altech Netstar, Altech Autopage Cellular, Kenya Data Networks, Swift Global (Kenya) and various subsidiaries of Altech Chairman of Altech’s executive committee, Altech Autopage Holdings, Arrow Altech Holdings, Altech Alcom Matomo, Altech Netstar Fleet Management Solutions, Altech UEC Multi-Media and Altech Information Technologies Member of the Altron executive committee and risk management committee Member of the world-wide Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO)   Joined the Altron board in 1997.

MJ (Mike) Leeming
Date of birth:	26 October 1943 (65)
Qualifications:	BCom (Rhodes); MCom (Wits); FIBSA (Wits); FCMA; AMP (Harvard)
Titles:	Independent non-executive director of Altron Chairman of the Altron risk management committee Member of the Altron audit committee and nomination committee   Joined the Altron board in 2002.

JRD (Jacob) Modise
Date of birth:	9 September 1966 (42)
Qualifications:	BCom (Wits); BAcc (Wits); CA(SA); MBA (Wits); AMP (Samford); AMP (Harvard)
Titles:	Independent non-executive director of Altron Chairman of the Altron remuneration committee Member of the Altron audit committee Executive chairman of Batsomi Investments (Pty) Limited   Joined the Altron board in 2003.

PMO (Peter) Curle
Date of birth:	19 May 1946 (63)
Qualifications:	MA (Oxon)
Titles:	Executive director of Altron Executive director of Altech: Corporate Finance Member of the Altron executive committee   Joined the Altron board in 1997.

NJ (Norman) Adami
Date of birth:	12 August 1954 (54)
Qualifications:	BBusSci (Hons) (UCT); MBA (Wits)
Titles:	Independent non-executive director of Altron Member of the Altron audit committee and remuneration committee   Joined the Altron board in 2008.

Dr HA (Harold) Serebro
Date of birth:	12 October 1938 (70)
Qualifications:	MBBCh (Wits); MD (Rand); FCRP (Canada); FACP (USA); PhD (Economics) (hc) (UFS)
Titles:	Senior Altron executive director Non-executive director of Altech Chairman of the Altron group purchasing and export councils Member of the Altron risk management committee Trustee of the State President Empowerment Award Programme and of the Duke of Edinburgh Trust Trustee of the Sexwale Family Foundation   Joined the Altron board in 1995.

PD (David) Redshaw
Date of birth:	29 January 1942 (67)
Qualifications:	BA (Hons) (Birmingham); ACMA
Titles:	Executive director of Altron Chief executive officer of Bytes Non-executive director of Bytes UK Member of the Altron executive committee and risk management committee   Joined the Altron board in 1991.

BJM (Barbara) Masekela
Date of birth:	18 July 1941 (67)
Qualifications:	BA (cum laude) (Ohio University)
Titles:	Independent non-executive director of Altron Member of the Altron nomination committee   Joined the Altron board in 2008.