Board of Directors

Date of Birth:
4 July 1962

Qualifications:
BA (Econ) (UCLA); BA (Psychology) (UCLA); MBA (USC); MSc (Mgmt Science) (USC)

Titles:

• Chief executive officer and director of Altech
• Executive director of Altron
• Director of Altech Netstar, Altech Autopage Holdings, and various other subsidiaries of the Altech Group, both local and global
• Chairman of Altech’s executive committee, Altech Autopage Holdings, Arrow Altech Holdings, Altech Netstar, Altech Radio Holdings, Altech Multimedia, Altech Information Technologies, Altech NuPay and the Altech Academy
• Member of the Altron executive and risk management committees
• Member of the worldwide Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO)

Experience:
23 years in senior management positions in the Altech Group.

Joined the Altech board in 1993.

Date of Birth:
19 May 1950
     
Qualifications:
BA (Economics)

Titles:

• Independent non-executive chairman of Altech
• Independent non-executive director of Altech
• Executive director of Breeze Power (Pty) Limited (Lesotho)
• Executive director of Harrison & White Investments (Pty) Limited
• Chief executive officer of Moya Eco-Power (Pty) Limited
• Member of the board of trustees of Brand SA

Experience:
Extensive management experience at some of South Africa’s leading corporations, including Tiger Brands, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Standard Bank Investment Corporation, KPMG and Alliance Capital. Served on the boards of Airports Company South Africa, National Sorghum Breweries, Cadbury, African Merchant Bank, CNA-Gallo and Alliance Capital. He is a past president of the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry and chaired the business committee of the United States – South Africa Bi-National Commission.

Joined the Altech board in 1998.

Date of Birth:
19 January 1950 

Qualifications: 
BCom (Hons); MCom; PhD; CA(SA)  

Titles:      

• Chief financial officer and executive director of Altech
• Chairman of the audit committee of various local and global group subsidiaries
• Chairman of the risk committee of various local and global group subsidiaries
• Director of various other local and global group subsidiaries
• Member of Altech's business risk and executive committees and a director of the Altech Academy board
• Trustee of the Altron Pension Fund and the Altron Medical Aid Scheme      

Experience: 
27 years in electronics, telecommunications and power electrical industries. Previously in the auditing profession and academic field.

Joined the Altech board in 1996.

Date of Birth:
19 May 1946

Qualifications:
MA (Oxon)

Titles:

• Non-executive director of Altech: Corporate Finance
• Non-executive director of Altron

Experience:
40 years in merchant banking and corporate finance activities in South Africa and abroad. Re-joined the Altron group in 1997, having previously served as an executive director from 1983 - 1986.

Joined the Altech board in 2000.

Date of Birth:
10 November 1946

Qualifications:
CA(SA); EDP (Wits) F inst D 

Titles:

• Independent non-executive director of Altech
• Chairman of the Altech social and ethics committee
• Member of the Altech audit committee
• Independent non-executive director of Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited (CIL) and chairman of the audit committee
• Independent non-executive director of Santova Logistics Limited and member of the audit committee
• Member of the King Committee

Experience:
Partner, CEO and chairman of Coopers & Lybrand (PricewaterhouseCoopers) KZN as well as a member of National Executive and Governing Board (1975 to 1995). Executive director of three publically listed companies. Between 1987 and 1999 he was on the council and an executive committee member of the Natal Rugby Union (Sharks), served briefl y on SARFU’s finance committee and is currently an honorary vice president of the NRU. Five years’ experience as executive director of the Institute of Directors (IoD) (2003 to 2008). An experienced CEDR accredited mediator (CEDR, the UK-based Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, is the acknowledged leader in its fi eld and its accreditation is internationally recognised). Past council member of the Natal Society of Chartered Accountants, and was alternate director of the Insider Trading Board, a past chairman of the CA(SA) Medical Aid Fund (CAMAF) and a member of the Consultative Advisory Group of the Public Accountants and Auditors Board.

Joined the Altech Board in 2011.

Date of Birth: 
14 August 1969 

Qualifications:
CA (SA); Trainee Accountant (Serving articles); Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting; B.Comm

Titles:

• Independent non-executive director of Altech
• Chairman of AIH, (AWCA Investment Holdings) and the Advanced Capital Group
• Founder of AWCA (African Women Chartered Accountants)
• Chairman of AWCA (Advisory Council of AWCA)
• Board member of Toyota and its audit and risk committee
• Chairman of the Working Group on BBBEE for The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)

Joined the Altech board in 2012

Date of Birth:
17 May 1962

Qualifications:
BA; LLB; Certificate in Mergers and Acquisitions

Titles:

• Independent non-executive director of Altech
• Chairman of the remuneration and nomination committee
• Member of the University of Pretoria Centre for Responsible Leadership
• Former non-executive directorships include African Bank Limited, Juta and Company Limited, Stellenbosch Vineyards Limited
• Member of the Advisory Council of the UNISA Centre for Corporate Citizenship

Experience:
An admitted attorney, Notary Public and conveyancer, Ramani spent seven years in private legal practice before taking up her first corporate role as the Company Secretary for Airports Company SA. Her other positions have included head of legal services for the Southern Sun Group, Director of Edward Nathan Corporate Governance Advisory Services and Group Company Secretary of Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited. Ramani has a special interest in and has written extensively on corporate governance. She is the author of The Effective Directors Guide and Corporate Governance - An Essential Guide for South African Companies, the second edition of which was published in November 2009.

Joined the Altech board in 2004.

Date of Birth:
 8 July 1970

Qualifications:
LLB

Titles:

• Independent non-executive director of Altech
• Member on the board of the African Export-Import Bank (AFRIEXIMBANK). Headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, the Bank was established by African Governments, African private and institutional investors as well as non-African financial institutions and private investors for purposes of fi nancing, promoting and expanding intra-African and extra-African trade. AFRIEXIMBANK has the status of an international multilateral organisation
• Member of the Honorary International Investor Council (HIIC) for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The HIIC is a body of leading international business-persons that advises the President and members of the Federal Government on how it might take action to encourage further investment in the country
• Member of the Pan-African Private Sector Trade Policy Committee (PAFTRAC) which along with African Ministers of Trade and Industry is responsible for developing Africa’s Trade Policy issues and position at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
• Chairman of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF): a multi billion Rand Development Finance Agency established by the government of the Republic of South Africa to promote and drive Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and transformation of the South African economy
• Deputy Chairman of Comair Limited, a company listed on the JSE Stock Exchange with investments in the Aviation and Travel sectors and operates airlines such as British Airways and Kulula

Experience:
He has 16 years’ experience in a number of industries as can be seen from the positions above.

Joined the Altech board in 2011.

Date of Birth:
12 October 1938

Qualifications:
MBBCh (Wits); MD (Rand); FRCP (Canada); FACP (USA); Ph.D (Economics) (hc) (UFS)

Titles:

• Non-executive director of Altech
• Member of the Altech social and ethics committee
• Trustee of the State Presidents Empowerment Award Programme, the Duke of Edinburgh Trust and of the Harold Serebro Family Trust
• Director of CTV Industries (Pty) Limited and Breehar Investments (Pty) Limited

Experience:
Dr Serebro has 29 years’ experience in the electronics industry with the Altron group. Past member of the Altech board from 1997 to 2009.

Re-appointed to the Altech board in 2011.

Date of Birth:
4 January 1952

Qualifications:
BCom; BCompt (Hons); MBA (UK); CA (SA)

Titles:

• Independent non-executive director of Altech
• Chairman of the Altech business risk committee
• Member of the Altech audit committee and the remuneration and nomination committee

Experience:
26 years in the accounting and auditing profession, which includes Offi ce of the Auditor General as a corporate executive; senior executive partner within Ernst & Young and currently a director at Morar Incorporated. He has a further seven years’ experience in retail banking at Standard Bank and African Bank where he occupied senior executive positions. He is the former chief executive officer of Northwest Development Corporation.

Joined the Altech board in 2008.

Date of Birth:
12 January 1969

Qualifications:
LLB (Honours) (Edinburgh); CA 

Titles:

• Chief financial officer and financial director of Altron
• Director of Altech, Bytes, Powertech and various other group companies
• Member of the Altron executive and risk management committees and the Altech risk management committee

Experience:
14 years in the accounting profession with PricewaterhouseCoopers both in the UK and South Africa. Initially involved in auditing, later spending eight years in the transaction services and corporate fi nance fi elds. Six years’ experience in fi nancial management within the Altron group. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Joined the Altech board in 2008.

Date of Birth:
7 May 1960

Qualifications:
BA (Econ) (UCLA); MBA (UCLA) Dean's List

Titles:

• Chief executive officer of Altron
• Director of Altech, Bytes and Powertech and various other group companies
• Chairman of Aberdare Cables
• Chairman of the Altron executive committee
• Member of the Altron risk management committee
• Member of the remuneration and nomination committee of Altech and member of Altron social and ethics committee

Experience:
Four years’ merchant banking experience in the United States, the latter part as Vice-President, Bear Stearns and Co. Inc (1987 to 1990). 22 years’ experience in senior management positions in the Altron group (1990 to current), including chief executive offi cer of Aberdare Cables (1993 to 1996), chief executive offi cer of Powertech (1996 to 2001) before joining Altron as chief executive (2001 to current).

Joined the Altech board in 2001.

Date of Birth:
29 July 1934

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); C Eng (UK)

A UK chartered engineer and founder of Altron, through Allied Electric in 1965 and recipient of the Order of Meritorious Service Gold (O.M.S.G), as awarded by the State President of South Africa for his significant contribution to South Africa’s electronics industry.

Titles:

• Non-executive chairman of Altron, Bytes and Powertech
• Non-executive director of Altech, Bytes and Powertech, former chairman of the CSIR, and past director of AMIC Limited and Nedcor Limited and former member of the State
  President’s economic advisory committee and former director of the Export Council of South Africa
• Member of the Altron nomination committee and remuneration committee

Experience:
Some 45 years devoted to entrepreneurial endeavours and initiatives in the electronics, telecommunications and power electrical industries, both in South Africa and offshore, firstly as design engineer then marketing manager at STC (SA) and thereafter Chief Executive and latterly as Chairman of the Altron group.

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. Voted as one of the top 5 businessmen of the year by the Sunday Times Business Times. Awarded the SETA ICT Legend Award (2009) for his contribution to ICT development in southern Africa.

Joined the Altech board in 1975.