R (Ramani) Naidoo

Date of Birth:
17 May 1962

Qualifications:
BA; LLB; Certificate in Mergers and Acquisitions

Titles:

• Independent Non-executive Director of Altech
• Chairman of the Altech Remuneration and Nomination Committee (appointed April 2011)
• 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.