Our Board of directors

Thulani Gcabashe

Chairman and independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2003
Appointed chairman 2015

Qualifications:
BA (Botswana and Swaziland), Master’s degree in urban and regional planning (Ball State, USA)

Skills and experience:
Thulani Gcabashe is a seasoned leader with a breadth of experience gained from roles held in a range of industries. He was the chairman of Imperial Holdings and MTNZakhele. He was chief executive officer of Eskom between 2000 and 2007 and a non-executive director of the National Research Foundation.

Dr Hao Hu

Deputy chairman SBG and non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2017

Qualifications:
Doctorate degree in economics (Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Bachelor Degree (Hunan University)

Skills and experience:
Dr Hao Hu is an executive director and senior vice president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). His previous positions include deputy general manager of the industrial and commercial credit department, deputy general manager of the credit management department, general manager of the institutional banking department, general manager of the international banking department, president of Chinese Mercantile Bank and chairman of ICBC Luxembourg S.A.

Jacko Maree

Deputy chairman, SBG and non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2016

Qualifications:
BCom (Stellenbosch), BA and MA (politics and economics) (Oxford), PMD (Harvard)

Skills and experience:
Jacko Maree, the group’s deputy chairman alongside Dr Hao Hu, has over 36 years’ experience in banking. From November 1999 to March 2013, he served as chief executive of SBG. He retired from his role as a senior banker focusing on key client relationships in August 2015. He is currently the chairman of Liberty Holdings Limited and Liberty Group Limited.

Arno Daehnke

Group financial director, SBG and executive director, SBSA

Appointed 2016

Qualifications:
BSc, MSc (UCT), PhD (Vienna University of Technology), MBA (Milpark), AMP (Wharton)

Skills and experience:
Arno Daehnke joined the group in 2001 as part of the CIB, global markets division. In 2010, he was appointed as head of group treasury and capital management division, with responsibilities including balance sheet management, financial planning, regulatory reform and optimally deploying group financial resources. He was appointed as group financial director in May 2016.

Maureen Erasmus

Independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2019

Qualifications:
BCom (UCT)

Skills and experience:
Maureen Erasmus has extensive capital markets and banking experience, having worked across developed and emerging markets for more than 35 years. Until 2017, she was a partner at Bain and Company Inc. (London), where she led major assignments across Europe, Middle East and Africa on corporate and investment banking turnaround strategies. Prior to this, she had held senior executive roles at Merrill Lynch in London and New York.

Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi

Independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2016

Qualifications:
Master’s degree in public administration (Pretoria), Doctorate in philosophy (Honoris Causa) (Nelson Mandela University), Fellow of Institute of Politics (Harvard)

Skills and experience:
Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi has experience in leadership and public policy formulation and implementation. Until December 2016, she was the Special Envoy on gender at the African Development Bank based in Côte d’Ivoire. Previously, she was director of the UN Development Programme’s Democratic Governance Group. Between 1994 and 2008, she was a member of the South African parliament and served as the Minister of Public Service and Administration from 1999 – 2008, and as the Minister of Welfare and Population Development from 1996 – 1999.

Gesina (Trix) Kennealy

Independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2016

Qualifications:
BCom (Pretoria), BCom (Hons) (UJ)

Skills and experience:
Trix Kennealy has extensive business and financial services experience. From 2009 to 2013, she was the chief financial officer of the South African Revenue Service and prior to that, was the chief operating officer of ABSA Corporate and Business Bank between 2006 and 2008.

Nomgando Matyumza

Independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2016

Qualifications:
BCompt (Hons) (Transkei), LLB (Natal), CA (SA)

Skills and experience:
Nomgando Matyumza has experience in diverse business and leadership roles. Between 2004 and 2008, she was the general manager of Eskom Distribution (Eastern Region), and prior to that, she was deputy chief executive at Transnet Pipelines. Her previous directorships include serving as a non-executive director on the boards of Cadiz Limited, Transnet SOC Limited and Ithala Development Finance Corporation.

Kgomotso Moroka

Non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2003

Qualifications:
BProc (University of the North), LLB (Wits)

Skills and experience:
Advocate Kgomotso Moroka was a member of the Judicial Services Commission for 15 years. She has played leadership roles across different industries and has served as a non-executive director on boards of blue chip companies. She is currently a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and the Apartheid Museum.

Martin Oduor-Otieno

Independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2016

Qualifications:
BCom (University of Nairobi), CPA (Kenya), Executive MBA (ESAMI/Maastricht Business School), Honorary doctor of business leadership (KCA University), AMP (Harvard), Fellow at the Institute of Bankers (Kenya)

Skills and experience:
A fellow of the Kenyan Institute of Bankers, Dr Martin Oduor-Otieno has experience in banking and finance. His 15 years of experience in banking includes having served as the chief executive officer of the Kenya Commercial Bank Group between 2007 and 2012. He was previously a partner at Deloitte East Africa and is a fellow at the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. He is an independent business advisor in Kenya.

André Parker

Independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2014

Qualifications:
BEcon (Hons), MCom (Stellenbosch)

Skills and experience:
André Parker, a businessman, spent most of his working career of 32 years with the South African Breweries Limited. He spent the last 10 years prior to his retirement in charge of SABMiller Plc’s Rest of Africa (excluding South Africa) and Asia business portfolio.

Atedo Peterside

Independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2014

Qualifications:
BSc (economics) (The City University, London), MSc (economics) (London School of Economics and Political Science), Owner/President Management Programme (Harvard)

Skills and experience:
Atedo Peterside, a businessman and banker, was the founder and chief executive of the then Investment Bank and Trust Company Limited (IBTC) from 1989 until 2007, and chairman of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc (the bank) from 2007 until September 2014. He stepped down as chairman of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc at the end of March 2017. Previously, he was the chairman of the committee on Corporate Governance of Public Companies which wrote the first Code of Best Practices for Public Companies operating in Nigeria (published 2003).

Myles Ruck

Independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2002

Qualifications:
BBusSc (UCT), PMD (Harvard)

Skills and experience:
Myles Ruck, a banker with extensive background in risk management, spent most of his working career with the Standard Bank Group. He was chief executive of SCMB, deputy chief executive of SBG and chief executive of the Liberty Group until he retired from that position in June 2006. He was chairman of Standard Bank Argentina (now ICBC Argentina) until the group disposed of its majority shareholding.

Peter Sullivan

Lead independent director, SBG and independent non-executive director, SBSA

Appointed 2013

Qualifications:
BSc (physical education) (University of New South Wales)

Skills and experience:
Peter Sullivan, a seasoned banker with experience in banking across Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to his retirement in 2008, he held various executive positions including that of chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank Africa and chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. Since his retirement, he has been a non-executive director on various boards and has primarily served on audit and remuneration committees.

Sim Tshabalala

Group chief executive, SBG and executive director, SBSA

Appointed 2013

Qualifications:
BA, LLB (Rhodes), LLM (University of Notre Dame, USA), HDip Tax (Wits), AMP (Harvard)

Skills and experience:
Sim Tshabalala, a banker with over 22 years’ experience in the financial services industry, joined the group in 2000 in the project finance division of SCMB and was appointed to group exco in 2001. Between 2001 and 2006, he was managing director of Stanbic Africa, and was appointed chief executive of PBB in 2006. In June 2008, he was appointed chief executive of SBSA. In March 2013, he was appointed joint group chief executive of SBG, a position he held alongside Ben Kruger until September 2017. He resigned as chief executive of SBSA in January 2018.

John Vice

Independent non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2016

Qualifications:
BCom, CTA (Natal), CA (SA)

Skills and experience:
John Vice has extensive experience in IT and audit gained during his 39 years at KPMG, where he was a senior partner and held various IT related roles, including heading the firm’s audit practice, IT audit and IT consulting departments. Prior to joining the board, he was an independent advisor to SBG’s group information technology board committee. He previously served on the board of Zurich Insurance South Africa Limited.

Lubin Wang

Non-executive director, SBG and SBSA

Appointed 2017

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in corporate finance (Fudan University), Master’s degree in accounting and finance (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Skills and experience:
Lubin Wang is the chief representative officer of the ICBC African Representative Office. He has held several positions within ICBC, including deputy manager of the Finance Management Division, senior manager of the Overseas Financial Management Division within the Finance and Accounting Department as well as head of the Accounting and IT Department in the ICBC Sydney Branch.

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