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Non-executive chairman
Pic of directorDA (Buddy) Hawton (70)†*
Chairman
FCIS
Appointed to the board in 1987 and retired as an executive director of Sun International on 30 June 2003. Buddy Hawton is a director of Standard Bank Group Limited, Liberty Group Limited, Liberty Holdings Limited, Stanlib, Nampak Limited, and chairman of Woolworths Holdings Limited, RAH and RRHL. He previously held directorships in City Lodge Hotels Limited, Altron Limited, South African Mutual Life Assurance Society, Rennies Group Limited, Safmarine and Rennies Holdings Limited (chairman) and South African Marine Corporation Limited (chairman).
 
 
Executive directors
Pic of directorDC (David) Coutts-Trotter (45)Δ
Chief Executive
BBus Sci, BAcc, CA(SA)
Appointed to the board in 1996, as deputy chief executive on 1 July 2003, chief executive designate on 1 September 2005 and chief executive on 1 July 2006. David Coutts-Trotter holds directorships in various Sun International group companies including SIML, RAH and RRHL. He completed articles with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc and has over ten years' experience in the hotel, resorts and gaming industries.
 
 
Pic of directorRP (Rob) Becker (45)Δ
Chief Financial Officer
BAcc, CA(SA), MBA
Appointed to the board in 2005 and is a director of various group companies, including SIML and RAH. Rob Becker joined the group on 1 July 2005 having spent two and a half years at Nampak and seven years at Robertsons Holdings where he held the positions of chief financial officer and group financial director respectively. He has extensive experience in corporate finance and local and offshore financial management.
 
 
Non-executive directors
Pic of directorGR (Graham) Rosenthal (63)†#Δ
CA(SA)
Appointed to the board in 2002. Graham Rosenthal is a non-executive member of various audit committees, including Macsteel Service Centres SA (Pty) Limited and ICASA, serves on credit committees and is a trustee of staff share schemes of Investec Bank. He retired in 2000 from Arthur Andersen after being in charge of their South African audit and business advisory practice. He served as chairman of the Investigations Committee of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants until 1999.
 
 
Pic of directorIN (Nigel) Matthews (62)†*Δ
MA (Oxon), MBA
Appointed to the board in 1996. Nigel Matthews holds a number of non-executive directorships including City Lodge Hotels Limited, Massmart Holdings Limited, Metrofile Holdings Limited and Lenco Holdings Limited (chairman) and is also chairman of the SIEST. Previously chairman of Sentry Group Limited and managing director of Holiday Inns Limited.
 
 
Pic of directorDr NN (Lulu) Gwagwa (48)Δ
BA (Fort Hare), MTRP (Natal), MSc (London), PhD (London)
Appointed to the board in 2005. Lulu Gwagwa served as a deputy director general in the National Department of Public Works and served a five-year term as CEO of the Independent Development Trust. She currently also holds directorships, inter alia, in FirstRand, Massmart, DBSA, Lereko Investments and Dinokana.
 
 
Pic of directorMV (Valli) Moosa (50)
B Sc (Mathematics, Physics)
Appointed to the board in 2005. Valli Moosa served as Minister of Constitutional Development from 1994 to 1999 and as Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism from 1999 to 2004. He served as chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development from 2002 to 2003. He is presently a national executive committee member of the ANC and currently holds directorships, inter alia, in Lereko Investments (executive chairman), Dinokana, Eskom Holdings (chairman), Imperial Holdings and Sanlam and is president of the World Conservation Union (IUCN).
 
 
Pic of directorE (Eddy) Oblowitz (50)†#
BCom, CA(SA), CPA (Isr)
Appointed to the board in 2002. Eddy Oblowitz is a financial and business advisor and non-executive director and trustee to various companies and trusts, including Mobile Industries Limited and Trencor Limited. He serves as the CEO of the South African operations of the Stonehage Group. Previously served as a senior partner of Arthur Andersen until January 2001.
 
 
Pic of directorDM (David) Nurek (57)†#Δ
Dip Law, Grad Dip Company Law
Appointed to the board in 2002. David Nurek is the regional chairman of Investec's various businesses in the Western Cape and is also global head of legal risk. He is a non-executive director to various listed and unlisted companies, including Foschini Limited, Trencor Limited, New Clicks Holdings Limited, Pick 'n Pay Stores Limited, Distell Group Limited, Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited, Lewis Group Limited, JCI Limited and Randgold & Exploration Company Limited. Served as chairman of the legal firm Sonnenberg Hoffman & Galombik until June 2000.
 
 
Pic of directorM P (Mike) Egan (52)†*#
BCom, CTA, CA(SA) BAcc, CA(SA), MBA
Appointed to the board in 1992. Mike Egan has significant experience in the leisure, film and entertainment industries in South Africa and was formerly group managing director of Interleisure Limited and chairman of Ster-Kinekor, Computicket and Toron Film Studios and a director of Sasani Limited. At the end of 1997 he retired from all executive positions. Holds private equity investments in and provides project services to the leisure, film and entertainment industries.
 
 
Pic of directorL (Leslie) Boyd (70)†*
CEng, FIM
Appointed to the board in 2001. Leslie Boyd is chairman of Datatec Limited, Imperial Holdings Limited and Metmar Limited and also holds directorships in various listed and unlisted companies, including Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Columbus Stainless, Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation and Tongaat Hulett Limited. Past chairmanships include Anglo American Industrial Corporation Limited, Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited, Allied Technologies Limited and AECI Limited, deputy chairman of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa and executive vice chairman of Anglo American Plc.
 
 
Pic of directorPL (Leon) Campher (59)†*
BEcon
Appointed to the board in 2002. Leon Campher has extensive experience in investment management with Old Mutual, Syfrets Managed Assets, Coronation and African Harvest. He is deputy chairman of the Stakeholders Forum of the Bond Exchange of SA, a director of STRATE Limited and Brimstone Investments Corp and serves as a member of the Financial Sector Charter Council, the directorate of Market Abuse and the Financial Markets Advisory Board. Retired from executive positions in February 2002.
 
 
Pic of directorPEI (Peter) Swartz (66)
Adv Pr Teachers Dip
Appointed to the board in 2004. Peter Swartz is the proprietor of the Peter Swartz Property group and chairman and CEO of Southern Pumps (Pty) Ltd. He currently serves as a non-executive director of the ABSA Group, ABSA Bank and Distell Limited. He previously held directorships in New Clicks Holdings (deputy chairman), Sanlam, Ellerine Holdings, SunWest (chairman) and GPI (chairman). Has over the past 35 years held personal interests in various industries, including cinemas, hotels, supermarkets and fast foods, gaining him significant experience in those industries.
 
 
Pic of directorH (Hassen) Adams (55)
HND Pr Tech Eng Civil Engineering
Appointed to the board in 2004. Hassen Adams has many years' experience in the field of civil engineering and project management and is a director of Grindrod Limited, chairman of ASCH Consulting Engineers and Proman Project Managers. He holds interests in restaurants and is chairman of Cape Town Fish Markets and San Squires and is also chairman of GPI, which company he represents on the board of SunWest as chairman.
 
 
Pic of directorLM (Louisa) Mojela (51)
BCom
Appointed to the board in 2004. Louisa Mojela is group chief executive officer of WIPHOLD of which she is a founder member, and holds nonexecutive directorships in, inter alia, ABB SA, Ericsson SA and SAA. She is also chairman of Afrisun Leisure, which company she represents as a director on the board of Emfuleni Resorts and as chairman of Afrisun Gauteng. She is also a member of the Financial Services Board and has held positions at Lesotho National Development Corporation, DBSA and SCMB.
 
 
Independent director
* Member of the remuneration and nomination committee 
# Member of the audit committee
Δ  Member of the risk committee
 
   
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