ADVTECH LIMITED - Appointment to the Board

Appointment to the Board

ADvTECH Limited

(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)

(Registration number 1990/001119/06)

Share code: ADH ISIN: ZAE000031035

("the Company" or “ADvTECH”)

APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR SHIRLEY ZINN

The board of directors of ADvTECH, the education and recruitment group, announces the appointment
of Professor Shirley Zinn as an independent non-executive director of the Company with effect from 22
October 2012.

Prof Zinn’s experience spans a number of sectors, including banking and government. Her passion,
however, lies in education. She was Deputy Global Head of Human Resources at Standard Bank from
2010 to 2012, and Enterprise-wide HR Director at Nedbank from 2005 to 2010. Over the years, she
has also held positions at the Dept of Public Service and Administration, SARS and the University of
the Western Cape. She has served as a director on a number of boards including The Institute of
Bankers and the Bank SETA. She has been the recipient of a number of awards, including Top
Woman in Business and Government as well as Top Executive in Corporate South Africa by Topco
Media in 2008, and continues to be involved in community work with organisations such as the South
African Association of Learning and Educational Differences.

Prof Zinn holds a BA (University of the Western Cape); Higher Diploma in Education (University of
Western Cape); B Ed Honours (UNISA); M Ed (University of the Western Cape); Ed M (Harvard) and
Ed D (Harvard. She is currently professor (extraordinaire) of Human Resources Management: Faculty
of Economic and Management Sciences – Graduate School, University of Pretoria.

The board welcomes Prof Zinn to the board.

Johannesburg
23 October 2012
Sponsor: Bridge Capital Advisors (Pty) Limited

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