ExecutiveCommittee

The Executive Committee manages the business’s day-to-day running in line with the good institutional governance established by the Board.

The Executive Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Board regarding the Group’s policies and strategies and monitoring their implementation according to the Board’s directives. From time to time, Executive Directors are invited to Board or Board sub-committee meetings regarding matters relevant to their areas of responsibility.

Other critical responsibilities for the Executive Committee include developing the annual budget and business plans for approval by the Board and providing overall leadership to the executive senior management and staff of the Group.

Detailed biographies of our Executive Committee can be found at www.afrocentric.za.com/au-exec.php

GERALD
VAN WYK (40)

Group CEO

BCom Risk Management (UNISA), Senior Management Development Programme (University of Stellenbosch), General Management Programme (Harvard Business School)

HANNES
BOONZAAIER (50)

Group CFO

CA(SA)

SANDILE
MBELE (48)

Group Executive: Corporate Solutions

MBA – Strategic Management Practice, Research Dissertation: Continual Business Strategy Regeneration (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (University of KwaZulu-Natal), BTech Chemical Engineering (ML Sultan Technikon)

AKLAAQ
MAHMOOD (59)

Group Executive: Group Diversified and Africa

MBA (University of Stellenbosch), BAcc (University of South Africa)

ANDREW
SCHWULST (59)

CEO: Medscheme

MBA (Bond University), BCom Accounting and Finance (University of Cape Town)

MUJEEB
BRAY (51)

COO: Medscheme

BCom Business Administration and Management, General (University of Western Cape), Leadership Advance Programme (University of Cape Town), High Performance Peak Programme (London Business School), CEO Programme (Said Business School – University of Oxford)

SATISH
ANTONY (40)

Executive Manager: Medscheme – Actuarial

BCom (Honours) Actuarial Science (University of Stellenbosch), MBA Executive Management, BCom (Honours) Actuarial Science (University of Stellenbosch), MBA Executive Management (University of Cape Town, Fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries – UK)

ELNARIE
HENDRICKS (54)

Interim CEO AfroCentric Distribution Services

MBA (Henley Business School), PGDip Management (Henley Business School), Programme for Management Development (GIBS), High Performance Management (IMD Switzerland), Regulatory Examination 5 (Moonstone)

THIRUSHEN
PILLAY (37)

Acting CEO: Pharma Cluster

MBA (GIBS Business School), Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (University of Cape Town), BBusSci (University of Cape Town), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

ASHLEY
SINGH (42)

CIO: Health and Corporate

MBA (Henley Business School), BSc Computer Science (Natal University), PGDIP (Honours) Leadership (Stellenbosch Business School, Agile Leadership Harvard Certification)

GARY
ALLEN (60)

Executive: AfroCentric, Sanlam Integration

BBusSci (Honours) Marketing, BCom (Honours) Finance (University of Cape Town)

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