Directors' report

Directorate

Mr SG Pretorius retired as an executive director with effect from March 1 2011.

In terms of the Company’s articles of association the directors who retire by rotation at the forthcoming annual general meeting are DDB Band, BL Berson, DE Cleasby, AW Dawe, RM Kunene, P Nyman and LP Ralphs. All retiring directors are eligible and available for re-election.

The names of the directors who were in office during the period August 28 2010 to August 26 2011 and the details of board meetings attended by each of the directors are:  

 

Chairman   Date of  
appointment  
November 12
2010
February 25
2011  
May 26
2011
August 17
2011
August 25
2011
 
MC Ramaphosa   July 6 2004   ^   ^   Apol   ^   ^    
Independent non-executive directors                
DDB Band   October 27 2003   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
LG Boyle   January 23 2001   Apol   ^   Apol   ^   ^    
MBN Dube   October 27 2003   ^   ^   ^   Apol   ^    
S Koseff   June 17 1997   Apol   ^   ^   Apol   ^    
NP Mageza   August 28 2009   ^   ^   ^   ^   Apol    
D Masson   March 10 1992   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
JL Pamensky   January 8 1990   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
NG Payne   June 30 2006   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
FDP Tlakula   June 30 2006   Apol   ^   ^   Apol   Apol    
Non-executive directors                
FJ Barnes   October 27 2003   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
AA da Costa   December 8 2003   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
RM Kunene   December 8 2003   ^   ^   Apol   Apol   Apol    
T Slabbert   August 20 2007   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
Executive directors                
B Joffe   March 1 1989   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
BL Berson   October 27 2003   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
MC Berzack   April 29 2002   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
DE Cleasby   July 9 2007   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
AW Dawe   June 30 2006   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
LI Jacobs   October 27 2003   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
P Nyman   February 1 1991   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
SG Pretorius   February 19 2004   ^   ^   *   *   *    
LP Ralphs   May 19 1992   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
AC Salomon   September 10 1990   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
Alternate                
LJ Mokoena (alternate to AA da Costa)  December 8 2003              
^ Attended in person, by video-conference or tele-conference.
Apol – Apologies tendered.
* Retired March 1 2011  

 

Audit committee

The names of the members who were in office during the period August 28 2010 to August 26 2011 and the details of audit committee meetings attended by each of the members are:  

Director   November 12
2010
February 24
2011
May 23
2011
August 22
201
August 23
2011
 
NG Payne (Chairman)  ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
NP Mageza   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
D Masson   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    
JL Pamensky   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    

^ Attended in person, by video-conference or tele-conference.
Apol – Apologies tendered.  

Nominations committee

The names of the members who were in office during the period August 28 2010 to August 26 2011 and the details of nominations committee meetings attended by each of the members are:  

Director   August 25
2011
 
DDB Band (Chairman)  ^    
JL Pamensky   ^    
MC Ramaphosa   ^    
T Slabbert   ^    
B Joffe   Apol    

^ Attended in person, by video-conference or tele-conference.
Apol – Apologies tendered.  

Remuneration committee

The names of the members who were in office during the period August 28 2010 to August 26 2011 and the details of remuneration committee meetings attended by each of the directors are:  

Director   March 13
2011
June 2
2011
August 25
2011
 
DDB Band (Chairman)  ^   ^   ^    
D Masson   ^   ^   ^    
JL Pamensky   ^   ^   ^    

^ Attended in person, by video-conference or tele-conference.  

Risk committee

The names of the members who were in office during the period August 28 2010 to August 26 2011 and the details of the risk committee meetings attended by each of the members are:

  October 21
2010
January 27
2011
May 26
2011
July 28
2011
 
Directors            
NG Payne (Chairman)  ^   ^   ^   ^    
D Masson   ^   ^   ^   ^    
BL Berson   Apol   ^   ^   ^    
MC Berzack   ^   ^   #   #    
DE Cleasby   ^   ^   ^   ^    
AW Dawe   Apol   ^   ^   ^    
B Joffe   ^   ^   ^   Apol    
P Nyman   ^   ^   ^   ^    
SG Pretorius   ^   ^   *   *    
LP Ralphs   ^   ^   ^   ^    
AC Salomon   ^   ^   ^   ^    
Other executives            
NW Birch   ^   ^   ^   ^    
CE Singer   ^   ^   ^   ^    

^ Attended in person, by video-conference or tele-conference.
Apol – Apologies tendered.
* Retired March 1 2011
# Resigned from risk committee in February 2011