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BAcc, CA(SA)

Charles joined Hulamin in 1979 and was appointed financial director of Hulamin in 2003. Charles is also director of a number of Hulamin subsidiaries.

Qualifications
B. Acc; CA (SA)

Years service
29 years with Hulamin, appointed to the board in 2003

Role at Hulamin
Charles runs the entire financial affairs of Hulamin, managing both the accounting and finance functions in the business and is on the Board of Hulamin Extrusions and Hulamin Opco.

How has your experience prepared you for your current role?
I joined Hulamin in 1979, 29years ago after completing my CA exams. Having overseen most of the financial areas of the business, I have been fortunate to have “hands on”experience which has given me a wide breadth of knowledge. This is complimented by having been intimately involved from the onset with all the regulatory, funding, financial, legal and accounting issues in the build up to the listing.

What have been your most significant challenges?
Hulamin has for some years been both a growing and evolving organisation, with fundamental changes having taken place in the last 10 years.  My role in the company has also grown and changed and the need to adapt and excel has been tremendously challenging and exciting

What is your vision for Hulamin?
Hulamin has already shown that it has the potential to be a really great company. We just have to continue to make it happen!

What are the major threats to Hulamin’s ongoing prosperity?
Hulamin has succeeded in the past in attracting and retaining highly capable people –doing this in the future will remain a major challenge, especially as South Africa continues to grow.

Charles is married to Lesley, and they have twins –Bruce and Clare. He is a keen cyclist, mainly mountain biking and previously has been an enthusiastic canoeist, completing 20 Fish River Canoe marathons and enjoying extreme white water adventures.

Senior manager: Industrial Development Corporation
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)

Vusi joined the IDC in 1998 and in his current position is responsible for managing IDC’s investment portfolio. His directorships include Atlantis Forge, Ernani Investments and Golden Frontiers Citrus. He was appointed to the Hulamin board in 2006.

Higher Diploma (Electrical Engineering),
BCom (Honours)

Moses joined Hulamin in July 1982, was appointed Hot Mill production manager in 1989 and Foil Mill manager in 1994. In 1997 he became a director of Hulamin Rolled Products and in 2000 he was appointed a director of Hulamin. He is also a director of a number of subsidiaries of Hulamin.

Executive chairman: Makana Investment Corporation
BCom (Hons)

Following his release from Robben Island in 1991, Peter-Paul joined Engen and later South African Breweries. In 1997 he joined Makana Trust, where he is a founding trustee and former chairman. He later co-founded Makana Investment Corporation of which he is the current executive chairman. Peter-Paul is the treasurer of the Ex-Political Prisoners Committee. He is also the chairman of South African Airlink, Heart 104.9 and the Igagasi and 99.5 radio stations, Sebenza Forwarding and Shipping Consultancy. He was appointed to the Hulamin board in 2007 as an alternate to Johannes Bhekumuzi Magwaza.

Director of companies
BA (Psychology & Soc Anthropology), MA (Ind Rel),
Dip (IR), Dip (PM)

JB joined Hulett Sugar in 1975, becoming personnel director for Hulett Refineries in 1988. He was appointed personnel director for Hulamin in 1992 until he became an executive director of Tongaat Hulett in 1994. He retired in 2003 but remains on the board in a non-executive capacity. His directorships include Nedbank, Dorbyl, Rainbow Chickens, Mutual and Federal, Imbewu Capital Partners and Anglo American South Africa. He was appointed to the Hulamin board in 2007.

Executive director: Thesele Group
BCom (Accounting), BCompt (Hons),
Management Advancement Programme (MAP)

Thabo is the executive director and founder shareholder of Thesele. He served articles at Deloitte & Touche and has held financial management positions in Worldwide Africa Investment Holdings, Oceana Fishing, National Sorghum Breweries and Old Mutual Employee Benefits. He joined Cazenove SA in 1998 as a research analyst, in 2002 he became a director of Cazenove SA and in 2004 became a director of Cazenove Group Plc. He was appointed to the Hulamin board in 2007.

Businesswoman
BCom, Post Grad. Dip Tax, MAcc (Taxation),
Executive Leadership Development Programme (ELDP)

Zee practices as a tax consultant and financial accountant and has been running her Durban-based business, Tax Solutions CC since 1989. She serves on the boards of Eskom, Combined Motor Holdings, Three Cities Investments and Sport For All Franchising. Zee is a commercial member of the Tax Court and is a member of the Standing Advisory Committee on Company Law. She was appointed to the Hulamin board in 2007.

Businessman and director of companies
BSc (Mathematics), BSc (Engineering),
Management Development Programme (MDP),
Strategies of Successful Business Management

Mafika has held various positions including chairman of Western Areas, Letseng Diamonds and Orlyfunt Holdings from 2003 to 2006, chief executive officer of Metro Rail Services from 1995 to 1996, managing director of Transnet from 2000 to 2003, executive director of Spoornet from 1996 to 1998 and is also the chairman of the BEE entity Shamsko Investment Holdings. Other directorships he holds include Nedbank and Stefanutti & Bressan Holdings. He was appointed to the Hulamin board in 2007.