Our board of directors
CORPORATE OFFICE
61 Katherine Street, Sandton
PO Box 782248, Sandton 2146, South Africa
Tel: +27 11 445 1000
Fax: +27 11 444 4170
Website: www.barloworld.com
Barloworld Limited (Reg No. 1918/000095/06)
DIRECTORS
NP Dongwana (Chairman)
FNO Edozien*
HH Hickey
MD Lynch-Bell**
NP Nxasana
SS Ntsaluba
P Schmid
DM Sewela
HN Molotsi
NV Mokhesi
NV Lila
**British
*Nigerian
COMPANY SECRETARY
AT Ndoni
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Neo Phakama Dongwana
Chairman
Age: 48
Qualifications: BCom (Cape Town), Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (Cape Town), BCom (Hons) (Cape Town), CA(SA), MCom (Wits)
Profile: Neo was appointed to the Barloworld board in May 2012 and became chairman of the board in February 2020. She currently serves as a non-executive director of Mpact Limited and Nedbank Limited. Prior to being a non-executive director, she was an Audit Partner at Deloitte for almost 10 years. After qualifying as a CA(SA), Neo worked as an equities analyst at Gensec Asset Management. Neo is the chairman of the Takeover Regulation Panel and a member of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) Tribunal.
Business address: PO Box 688, Northlands, 2116
Nationality: South African
Ngozi Frances Oluwatoyin Edozien
Independent non-executive director
Age: 55
Qualifications: BA in Social Studies (Harvard & Radcliffe Colleges), MBA (Harvard Business School) (Cambridge,MA USA)
Profile: Ngozi was appointed to the Barloworld board in March 2014. She is the chief executive officer and managing director of InVivo Partners Limited and a non-executive director of Stanbic IBTC Plc and Guinness Nigeria Plc (Diageo). Ngozi has held previous positions as; chief executive officer of Actis West Africa; Founding chief executive officer of Equity Vehicle for Health in Africa (EVHA); vice-president Strategic Planning & Business Development and Regional Director, Anglophone East, West and Central Africa at Pfizer Inc; and Associate at Partner Mckinsey & Company. She has also had investment banking experience at JP Morgan Inc New York. She is a member of the Young President's Organisation, African Leadership Network Advisory Council and Institute of Directors Nigeria (IOD) amongst other professional organisations.
Business address: InVivo Partners Limited, 1st Floor, 9A Akarigbere Close, Off Idejo Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigerian, American
Hester Helena Hickey
Independent non-executive director
Age: 67
Qualifications: BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Profile: Hester was appointed to the Barloworld board in April 2017. She has held a number of positions including lecturing at the University of Witwatersrand and was a partner at Ernest & Young. Hester previously served as the Chairperson of SAICA and worked for a number of listed companies including AngloGold Ashanti Limited where she held the position of internal audit manager and finally head of risk. She is a non-executive director of Pan African Resources plc, Cashbuild Limited and Northam Platinum Limited.
Business address: PO Box 97208, Petervale 2151
Nationality: South African
Michael David Lynch-Bell
Independent non-executive director
Age: 67
Qualifications: BA (Hons), D.LITT, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA ICAEW)
Profile: Michael was appointed to the Barloworld board in April 2017. His early Ernst & Young career was focused on auditing clients within the oil and gas sectors. He later added mining to his portfolio. Michael led Ernst & Young's UK IPO and Global Natural Resources transaction teams in the transaction advisory practice. He has been involved with the CIS since 1991 and has advised many CIS companies on fundraising, reorganisations, transactions, corporate governance and IPOs. Michael is a former chair of the Bureau and current member of UNECE's Expert Group on Resource Classification and a non-executive director of Gem Diamonds, Little Green Pharma, Lenta and Kaz Minerals.
Business address: Kaz Minerals plc, Cardinal Place, 100, Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL
Nationality: British
Nomavuso Patience Mnxasana
Independent non-executive director
Age: 64
Qualifications: BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Profile: Nomavuso was appointed to the Barloworld board in October 2017. She was a senior partner and member of the executive committee of SizweNtsaluba VSP before serving as Group audit and risk executive at Imperial Holdings Limited. She is a former director of Nedbank Group and JSE and currently holds directorships at Arcelor Mittal SA Limited, Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited, Blue Label Telecoms, HBZ Bank, and Wescoal Holdings Limited.
Business address: PO Box 934, Kyalami Estates, 1684
Nationality: South African
Neo Violet Mokhesi
Independent non-executive director
Age: 59
Qualifications: BCom, AMP, Advanced Management Programme.
Profile: Neo was appointed to the Barloworld board on 1 February 2019. She has over 25 years' experience in marketing, corporate affairs, development finance, strategy and corporate governance. Neo was a senior executive at the Industrial Development Corporation including serving as the executive responsible for market development into the rest of Africa. She currently serves on the boards of WDB Investments Holdings, Mozal Aluminum S.A. and CAST Products SA. She was previously on the boards of Clover SA and Scaw Metals.
Business address: PO Box 1159, Sunninghill, 2157
Nationality: South African
Hugh Ntshabela Molotsi
Independent non-executive director
Age: 54
Qualifications: BSc Comp, MSc Comp
Profile: Hugh was appointed to the Barloworld board on 1 February 2019. He began his early career at Hewlett Packard in the US, as a software engineer and then moved on to spend 22 years at Intuit, a financial software and services firm based in the US where he remained until 2015. Here he become an engineering fellow and vice president leading the Intuit Labs Incubator. Hugh is the CEO and founder of Ujama, a messaging platform designed for communities. Hugh has served on numerous boards in the US, including the Miller Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Africa Diaspora Network, Linqto and All Star Code.
Business address: 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite 100, Cupertino CA 95014
Nationality: South African
Sango Siviwe Ntsaluba
Independent non-executive director
Age: 60
Qualifications: BCom, BCompt (Hons), HDip Tax Law, CA(SA), MCom
Profile: Sango was appointed to the Barloworld board in July 2008. He is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Aurelian Capital, an investment holding company. He co-founded what is now known as SNG-Grant Thornton one of South Africa's leading auditing and accounting firms. Sango has spent over 20 years in leadership positions in operations, investment and finance. In addition, he has extensive board experience in listed, public sector and unlisted companies in South Africa and abroad. He offers a wealth of knowledge in a variety of industries including financial services, transport & logistics, mining and food production acquired over his 30-year span in public practice, operations and board memberships.
Business address: Building 4 Parc Nicol, 3001 William Nicol Drive, Bryanston, 2191
Nationality: South African
Peter Schmid
Independent non-executive director
Age: 58
Qualifications: BCom (Hons), CA(SA)
Profile: Peter was appointed to the Barloworld board in April 2017. Until recently, Peter was the Global head of Private Equity at ACTIS and he was responsible for the Global PE business. He spent 11 years in Ethos Private Equity as a partner where he led and originated many buy-outs across Southern Africa. Peter has served on numerous boards across emerging markets, including Alexander Forbes. Peter joined Investec Asset Management as "Head of Alternatives" with effect from 1 October 2018.
Business address: 9 Sundbrook Gardens, London TW10 7DD
Nationality: South African
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Dominic Malentsha Sewela
Chief executive
Age: 55
Qualifications: BSc Chemical Engineering
Profile: Dominic rejoined Barloworld in 2007 as Chief Executive Officer to the Equipment division South Africa. In 2014, he was promoted to chief operating officer of Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa and thereafter chief executive officer of Barloworld Equipment Southern Africa. He joined the board on 19 March 2014 and was subsequently appointed deputy chief executive effective 1 March 2016. From 1 October 2016, Dominic became the chief executive designate of Barloworld. Prior to joining Barloworld, Dominic was deputy managing director of Afgri Limited. On 8 February 2017, Dominic was appointed chief executive of Barloworld Limited.
Business address: Barloworld Corporate Office, 61 Katherine Street, Sandton, 2196
Nationality: South African
Nopasika Vuyelwa Lila
Group financial director
Age: 51
Qualifications: BCom (Hons), CA(SA), BCom Accounting Science, Post-Graduate Certificate in Corporate Governance, Woman in Insurance Management Development Programme, Higher Certificate in Financial Markets and Instruments.
Profile: Nopasika Lila was appointed as the Group Finance Director of Barloworld Limited with effect from 1 August 2019. She previously served as the CEO and principal officer preceded by being the CFO of the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund. She is a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years of experience in finance, corporate governance and the financial industry. She possesses advanced proficiencies in Funds Administration, Corporate Governance and Compliance Management, with demonstrated skills in leading major funds sustainably with astute control over risk management, reputation and stakeholder relations. She previously served on various boards both listed and unlisted, namely enX Group Limited, Nampak Limited and Basil Read and chaired some of the audit committees.
Business address: Barloworld Corporate Office, 61 Katherine Street, Sandton, 2196
Nationality: South African