CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT Directors of Professional Provident Society Insurance Company Limited Director Age* Qualification Appointed Mr C Erasmus (Chairman) Independent Non-executive 72 B Sc, FIA, FASSA 19 February 2007 Prof H E Wainer (Deputy Chairman) Independent Non-executive 62 B Acc, CA(SA), Registered Auditor 30 November 2009 Mr C E Backeberg Independent Non-executive 65 B Sc (Hons), FIA, FASSA, CFP 1 June 2023 Mr L M de Villiers Independent Non-executive 68 Nat. Dip. Electronic Data Processing, GITI – Information Technology & Telecommunications (INSEAD), DIS – Information Technology (Harvard) 1 January 2023 Mr A H de Vries Independent Non-executive 46 B Acc, CA(SA) 8 June 2023 Ms D L T Dondur Independent Non-executive 57 B Acc (Hons), B Compt, CA(SA), MBA, CD(SA) 24 June 2013 Mr J A B Downie Independent Non-executive 65 B Sc, MBA, CFP 24 June 2013 Dr D P du Plessis Independent Non-executive 69 B Sc (QS), MBA, DBA, CD(SA) 19 June 2017 Mr E J S Franklin Independent Non-executive 61 B Sc Physics and Applied Mathematics, B Sc Elec Eng, M Sc Elec Eng (Manchester), MBA 1 March 2019 Dr N H P Khosa Independent Non-executive 42 MB ChB, MBA 10 June 2020 Dr C M Krüger Independent Non-executive 58 MB ChB, M Prax Med, M Pharm Med 29 June 2015 Prof W J Maroun Independent Non-executive 39 B Acc (Hons), M Acc, PhD, CA(SA) 1 January 2024 Mr P Ranchod Independent Non-executive 68 B Compt (Hons), CA(SA), MBL, H Dip Business Data Processing 24 June 2013 Dr S N E Seoka Independent Non-executive 68 B Pharm, PhD, FPS 26 June 2006 Mr S Trikamjee Independent Non-executive 45 B Com (Hons), CA(SA) 29 June 2015 Dr J A van der Merwe Independent Non-executive 68 MB ChB, MBL, DBL, PED. (IMD) 18 June 2018 (Appointment terminated 8 June 2023) Mr I J Smit (Group Chief Executive Officer) (Executive) 56 B Com (Hons), FASSA 25 July 2016 Mr N J Battersby (Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer) (Executive) 56 B Sc Mech Eng, B Com (Hons), MBA, CFP, AMP (Harvard) 28 September 2016 Ms A Gounden (Group Chief Financial Officer) (Executive) 46 B Com (Hons), CA(SA), Higher Diploma in Auditing 1 October 2022 (Resigned 31 August 2023) * As at 3 April 2024. Note: Ad hoc Board committee meeting In addition to the above Board meetings, the following ad hoc Board committee meeting was held: – 8 March 2023, a sub-committee of the Board met to discuss the finalisation of the PPS Mutual transaction. 70 Corporate governance report
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