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Dr Venter has played an important role in developing the South African electronics and electrical industry into the key component of the national economy that it is today.

Awarded the Sunday Times Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, and the Minister’s Technology Top 100 Lifetime Achiever Award in 2009, in recognition of his significant contribution to technology development in South Africa.

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Joined the Altron board in 2002.

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20 years’ experience in senior management positions in the Altron group (1990 to current), including chief executive officer of Aberdare Cables (1993 to 1996), chief executive officer of Powertech (1996 to 2001) before joining Altron as chief executive (2001 to current).

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• Managing director, South African Breweries (1994 to 2003, Johannesburg)
• President and chief executive officer, Miller Brewing Company (2003 to 2006, Milwaukee)
• President and chief executive officer, SAB Miller Americas (2006 to 2007)

He is currently the chairman and managing director of SAB Limited in South Africa, a position which he assumed on 10 October 2008. Previous board memberships include, among others, ABI (SA), SAB Limited, SAB Plc (London), Miller Brewing Co, SAB Miller Central America (Honduras, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Panama)/SAB Miller South America (Columbia, Peru, Ecuador).

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Joined the Altron board in 1998.

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In March 2001, was appointed chief executive officer of Powertech. Since 1989, he has been a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa.

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Attorney, notary and conveyancer. Visiting Scholar of Constitutional Law at Columbia University Law School (New York).

Currently an active partner at Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys as well as a member of the executive committee at Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys and a senior special advisor of Sasol Limited. He is also the deputy chairman of Sasol Oil (Pty) Limited.

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In 1995, Barbara was appointed as Ambassador to France and UNESCO. She subsequently joined the private sector and became executive director for corporate communications and a member of the De Beers Consolidated Mines Board.

In 2003, President Mbeki appointed her Ambassador to the United States of America. Barbara continues to serve as a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and is a board member of the MTN Foundation South Africa and the SABC.

Recently appointed as chairman of the Remuneration Panel, established by the Minister of Public Enterprises, to make recommendations for a framework for a rational and consistent remuneration model that protects the interests of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), employees of SOEs, the state and the state’s national assets.

Previous board memberships include the Standard Bank of South Africa and the International Marketing Council.

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Major directorships include Eskom Holdings Limited, Blue IQ Holdings (Pty) Limited and ARB Electrical Wholesalers (Pty) Limited. Serves as a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.

Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and Association of Black Accountants of South Africa.

Previous board memberships include MTN, M-Net, Multichoice, The Premier Group and Tsogo Casino.

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Prior to this, Dawn worked as a senior manager and senior general manager (human resources) for Eskom and as senior divisional health education manager for the Anglo American Corporation.

Dawn’s talents and achievements have been widely recognised and acclaimed both locally and offshore. In 1993, she received the prestigious South African Businesswoman of the Year award. In 1994, she was honoured with an invitation to serve as one of the independent electoral commissioners who supervised the country’s first democratic elections. In 1995, she was invited by the Minister of Safety and Security to serve as chairman of the high-powered promotions committee for the South African Police Service. In 1996, Dawn was nominated as the chairman of UN Special Committee of Experts appointed to address the global issue of women and senior economic decision-making.

Her board memberships include Engen Limited, Massmart Holdings Limited, Sabvest Limited, Wesizwe Platinum Limited and Partnership Investments (Pty) Limited.

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Four years of financial management experience with the Altron group.

Alex is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

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