BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The composition of the Board of
Directors is as follows:
Jeremy John Ord, Executive Chairman
Brett William Dawson, Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Michael Joubert, Group Executive: Global Solutions
Patrick Keith Quarmby, Director: Corporate Finance
David Brian Sherriffs, Chief Financial Officer
Rupert George Barclay*, Independent non-executive Director (A)
Leslie F. Bergman, Independent non-executive Director
Peter John Liddiard, Non-executive Director
Wendy
Elizabeth Lucas-Bull, Independent non-executive
Director (R)
Josua
(Dillie) Malherbe, Non-executive Director (R)
Moses Modidima (Moss) Ngoasheng, Independent non-executive Director
Roderick (Rory) Michael Scott*, Independent non-executive Director (R, A)
Peter Dorian (Dorian) Wharton-Hood, Independent non-executive Director (N)
*British
R= Member of the Remuneration Committee
A= Member of the Audit Committee
N= Member of the Remuneration Committee
View the directors' biographies
A
corporate governance framework in the form of an authorities matrix has been
approved by the Board. This framework defines the roles and responsibilities
of the constituent elements of the Group’s structure. It enables the Board to
plan, execute, control and monitor the Group’s objectives so as to achieve
its strategic objectives.
The schedule of matters reserved for the
Board include:
- Approval of the Group’s strategy and
annual budget
- Review of Group performance
- Approval of major capital expenditure
or disposals, material contracts, material acquisitions and developments
- Maintaining and monitoring the Group’s
system of internal control and risk management
- Changes relating to the company’s
capital structure and the memorandum and articles of association
- Recommendation of dividends
- Communication with shareholders,
including approval of all circulars, prospectuses and major public
announcements
- Terms of reference of Board Committees
- Appointment, removal and remuneration
of directors and Company Secretary
- Changes to retirement benefit schemes,
employee share plans and long term incentive programmes
- Approval of the interim statement and
annual report and accounts (including the review of critical accounting
policies and accounting judgements, and an assessment of the company’s
position and prospects
- The appointment of external auditors.
