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SANLAM LIFE INSURANCE LIMITED REG NO 1998/021121/06

Independent non-executive directors

Roy Andersen

Roy Andersen
Board Chairman 
CA (SA), CPA (Texas)

Appointed in 2004 – Independent director Major external positions, directorships or associations: Murray & Roberts, Virgin Active Group Ltd - United Kingdom, JHB Children's Home, The Business Trust, Business Against Crime (SA), Chief of Defence Reserves, SA National Defence Force.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Nominations (Chairman), Human Resources, Non-executive Directors (Chairman).

Manana Bakane-Tuoane

Manana Bakane-Tuoane
PhD (Economics) (University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Director since 2004 – Independent director
Major external positions, directorships or associations: Municipal Manager Emfuleni, African Rainbow Minerals.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership:  Nominations, Human Resources, Non-executive Directors, Retail Cluster. 

Anton Botha

Anton Botha
Chairman: HR committee
BProc, BCom (Hons) Investment Management, Stanford Executive Program

Director since 2006 – Independent director. Major external positions, directorships or associations: JSE, University of Pretoria, Vukile Property Fund, Sanlam Capital Markets, Sanlam Investment Management, Imalivest.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Human Resources (Chairman), Non-executive Directors, Institutional Cluster.

Attie du Plessis

Attie du Plessis
BCom, CA (SA), AMP (Harvard), AEP (Unisa)

Director since 2001 – Independent director. Major external positions, directorships or associations: Absa (retired 31/12/2007), KWV, Sanlam Investment Management.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Audit and Risk, Non-executive Directors, Institutional Cluster.

Fran du Plessis

Fran du Plessis
BCom (Hons) Taxation, BCom LLB, CA (SA)

Director since 2004 – Independent director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: KWV, Naspers, Keeromstraat 30 Beleggings, Heemstede Beleggings, South African Airways, IDC, Findevco, LDP Incorporated.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership:  Audit & Risk, Policyholders' Interest (Chairperson), Non-executive Directors.

Wilmot James

Wilmot James
PhD (Wisconsin)

Director since 2004 – Independent director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: Media 24, Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, African Genome Education Institute, Grape Company (Pty) Ltd, The Fynbos Foundation, Fynbos Holdings (Pty) Ltd.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership:  Policyholders' Interest, Sustainability, Non-executive Directors.

Valli Moosa

Valli Moosa
BSc (University of Durban-Westville)

Director since 2004 – Independent director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations:  Lereko Investments, Eskom, Imperial, Sun International, Real Africa Holdings, Anglo Platinum, ANC (National Executive Council), Auditor General Advisory Board, IUCN (World Conservation Union). Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Sustainability (Chairman), Non-executive Directors, Institutional Cluster.

Sipho Nkosi

Sipho Nkosi
BCom (Hons) Economics, MBA

Director since 2006 – Independent director
Major external positions, directorships or associations:  Eyesizwe, Exxaro, Anooraq Resources.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership:  Non-executive Directors, Retail Cluster.

Ian Plenderleith

Ian Plenderleith
MA (Oxon), MBA (Columbia), FCT, FSI, CBE

Director since 2006 – Independent director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations:  Past Deputy Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, Past Executive Director of the Bank of England, BH Macro, MediCapital Bank, Bond Exchange of South Africa, International Capital Markets Association, Invoice Clearing Bureau South Africa, British Museum Friends,  Columbia Business School Board of Overseers, Wits Business School Advisory Board.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Audit and Risk, Non-executive Directors, Institutional Cluster.

George Rudman

George Rudman
Chairman:  Audit and Risk Committee
BSc, FFA, FASSA, ISMP (Harvard)

Director since 2001 – Independent director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: Santam.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Audit and Risk (Chairman), Non-executive Directors, Retail Cluster, Short-term Insurance Cluster.

Bernard Swanepoel

Bernard Swanepoel
BCom (Hons), BSc (Mining Engineering)

Director since 2004 – Independent director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: African Rainbow Minerals, Mintails, Wits Business School Advisory Board, Pretoria University Mining Engineering Advisory Board.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Sustainability, Non-executive Directors, Retail Cluster.

Lazarus Zim

Lazarus Zim
BCom Hons, MCom, DCom (HC)

Director since 2006 - Independent director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: Anglo American SA, Chamber of Mines of SA, Kumba, Telkom, Afripalm, Northam Platinum, Mvelaphanda Resources, Transhex.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Non-executive Directors.

Non-Executive directors

Patrice Motsepe

Patrice Motsepe
Deputy Chairman
BA (Legal), LLB

Director since 2004 – Non-executive director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: African Rainbow Minerals, Harmony, Ubuntu-Botho Investments, Sizanani-Thusanang Helpmekaar Investments, President of Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club. President of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), African Fashion International, Leisureworx.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Nominations, Human Resources, Non-executive Directors.

Rejoice Vakashile Simelane

Rejoice Simelane
PhD (Econ) (Connecticut)

Director since 2004 - Non-executive director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: African Rainbow Minerals, Ubuntu-Botho Investments. Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club, Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (BEPA), Presidential Economic Advisory Panel.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Sustainability, Non-executive Directors, Retail Cluster.

Executive directors

Johan van Zyl Johan van Zyl
Group Chief Executive Officer
PhD, DSc (Agric)

Director since 2001 - Group Chief Executive since 2003.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: Sanlam Investment Management, Sanlam Netherlands Holdings BV, Santam, African Life Assurance Company, University of Pretoria, Hans Merensky Foundation.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Short-term Insurance Cluster (Chairman), Retail Cluster (Chairman), Institutional Cluster (Chairman).
Kobus Möller

Kobus Möller
Financial Director
Bcompt (Hons), CA (SA), AMP (Harvard)

Financial Director since 2006.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: Sanlam Capital Markets, African Life Assurance Company, Sanlam Investment Management, Santam.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Short-term Insurance Cluster, Retail Cluster, Institutional Cluster.

Raisibe Morathi

Raisibe Morathi 
CA (SA)

Director since 2006 - Independent director.  Major external positions, directorships or associations: Santam, Afrisam.  Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee membership: Policyholders' Interest, Non-executive Directors, Institutional Cluster.

Chief executives of individual businesses

Themba Gamedze Themba Gamedze
Chief Executive: Marketing and Strategic Investments
Ian Kirk
Chief Executive: Santam Ltd
Lizé Lambrechts Lizé Lambrechts
Chief Executive: Sanlam Personal Finance
Johan van der Merwe Johan van der Merwe
Chief Executive: SIM (Pty) Ltd
Robert Roux
Acting Chief Executive: Sanlam Employee Benefits
Heinie Werth

Heinie Werth
Chief Executive: Sanlam Developing Markets

 

André Zeeman
Statutory Actuary

Company secretariat

Magda Lombard Magda Lombard
Company Secretary

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