Changes to the Board of Directors of PPC ("BOARD")
PPC Ltd
(Incorporated in South Africa)
(Company registration number: 1892/000667/06)
JSE and ZSE Code: PPC
ISIN: ZAE000170049
(“PPC” or the “Company”)
CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PPC (“BOARD”)
PPC shareholders are referred to the announcement published on the Stock
Exchange News Service on 22 February 2018 regarding alignment of the Board
composition with its strategic priorities. In compliance with paragraph 3.59
of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, the Board wishes to inform
shareholders of the following changes to the Board.
Appointments of Non-executive Directors to the Board
The Board is pleased to announce three new appointments to the board, with
immediate effect.
The first appointment is that of Mr Ignatius Sehoole as non-executive
director and member of the audit committee of PPC.
• Mr Sehoole is a Chartered Accountant with a Management diploma from
Ashridge College in the UK. He brings a wealth of leadership and management
experience spanning over 30 years. He is the former Executive President
of SAICA and is currently a non-executive Director at SacOil/Efora
Holdings Limited since 2013, where he serves as the chairman of the
Investment Committee, member of the Audit Committee and member of the
Social and Ethics Committee. He is also a non-executive Director at Old
Mutual Group Holdings and Chairman of its Audit Committee, as well as a
member of the Risk Committee. He serves on the Specialist Committee on
Company Law and the Chairman of CAPIM.
The board has also resolved to appoint Advocate Mojankunyane Gumbi to the
Board as non-executive director of PPC.
• Advocate Gumbi is a human rights lawyer in South Africa. She has practiced
as both an Attorney and later Advocate, since 1984 and served as a Special
Advisor in the Presidency during both the Mandela and Mbeki administration
where she acted as a key negotiator in the resolution of conflicts in
Lesotho, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire
and Zimbabwe. She serves and has served on the boards of many companies,
trusts and philanthropic associations including the Nelson Mandela
Children’s Fund, the Open Society Foundation, LexisNexis, the Southern
African Political and Economic Trust (SAPES), the Black Lawyers
Association and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation.
Advocate Gumbi holds two law degrees, one from the University of the
Witwatersrand (LL.B, conferred in 1984) and another from the University
of Limpopo (B.Proc, conferred in 1982), both in South Africa. She also
has a certificate in Trial Advocacy from the University of Texas at Austin,
and completed two modules on international economics with the London
School of Economics.
The third appointment to the board is that of Dr. Stephan Olivier who is
appointed as non-executive director of PPC.
• Dr. Stephan Olivier has extensive experience serving as a Board member in
various companies within the construction materials manufacturing and
associated industries. He was the Chief Executive Officer of AfriSam
(South Africa) (Pty) Ltd. until March 2017 and previously served as its
Chief Operating Officer of Cement. He has held various positions within
AfriSam, including that of Director in Marketing.
Dr. Olivier also served as a non-executive Director of Tanga Cement Public
Limited Company between May 2010 until March 2017 and as Chairman of its
Remuneration Committee. Previously, he also held the position of Director
Marketing and Technical Services at Holcim in South Africa. He holds a
Ph.D in Biochemistry from the University of the Free State.
The Board welcomes the newly appointed non-executive directors and is looking
forward to their contribution in their respective roles.
In addition, the board also confirmed the following appointments to board
committees:
• Ms Gobodo as chairman of the audit committee and member of the risk
and compliance committee;
• Ms Mkhondo as member of the nominations and remuneration committees;
• Mr Ball as member of the investment committee; and
• Mr Moleketi as chairman of the nominations committee and a member of
the remuneration and SET committee.
Sandton
13 April 2018
Investor contacts:
Anashrin Pillay
Tel: +27 (0) 11 386 9000
Anashrin.Pillay@ppc.co.za
Sponsor to PPC
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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