BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Born: 1950

Larry has over 40 years’ experience in his long and successful corporate career, both in South Africa and internationally. Larry is a co-founder and former executive director of Investec Bank Limited. He assisted in the creation and strategic development of a number of listed companies such as Capital Alliance Holdings Limited, Super Group Limited, Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited, SIB Holdings Limited and Global Capital Limited. He is the past chairman on each of the boards of these companies.

Larry has also served on the board of directors of Softline Limited, JCI Limited and Abacus Technologies Holdings Limited. He was a former director of a number of non-listed companies, internationally and locally, viz, Stenham Limited (UK) and Prefsure Life Limited (Aus). Currently, Larry holds various directorships and is executive chairman of Global Capital Proprietary Limited, and chairman of Melrose Motor Investments, Moregolf Proprietary Limited, SellDirect Marketing Proprietary Limited and National Airways Corporation Proprietary Limited.

Larry joined the Board on its establishment in 2007. As a respected senior member of the South African business community, his strategic vision, guidance and experience contribute significantly to the Board and its deliberations.

Board committee participation

Remuneration and Nomination Committee:
Chairman of Nomination Committee and member of Remuneration Committee

Joint Chief Executive Officer
Born: 1975

Brett has an impressive entrepreneurial history having founded and operated many small businesses in the early 1990s. He has been involved across a wide range of industries, including the distribution of fast-moving consumer goods and insurance replacements for electronic goods. Brett’s business achievements have earned him a number of prestigious nominations and awards, including the ABSA Bank Jewish Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2003) and the ABSA Jewish Business Achiever Non-Listed Company Award (2007), which he won jointly with his brother, Mark Levy. Brett was nominated as an Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur SA Finalist for 2007. In 2010 he received the Liberty Life Award for a Remarkable Success Story in the David Awards and was a finalist in the Top Young Entrepreneur category of the African Access National Business Awards. In 2011 he shared with Mark the Top Entrepreneur accolade in the African Access National Business Awards.

Brett joined the Board on its establishment in 2007, and is a director of various other companies, including some local and global Group companies.

Board committee participation

Executive Committee: Member
Investment Committee: Member
Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee: Member
Audit, Risk and ComplianceCommittee: Attendee
Remuneration and Nomination Committee: Attendee

Joint Chief Executive Officer
BCompt (Unisa)
Born: 1971

Mark graduated from Unisa with a BCompt in 1993. After some years as a commodities trader, he decided to pursue the goal of becoming an entrepreneur, which skill and strength he has applied over the past several years in spearheading Blue Label’s impressive organic and acquisitive growth and international expansion. Together with his brother, Brett Levy, Mark received the ABSA Jewish Business Achiever Non-Listed Company Award (2007). He was nominated as an Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur SA Finalist for 2007. In 2010 Mark was voted Top IT Personality of the year by ITWeb and was a finalist in the Top Young Entrepreneur category of the African Access National Business Awards. In 2011 he shared with Brett the Top Entrepreneur accolade in the African Access National Business Awards.

Mark joined the Board on its establishment in 2007, and is a director of various other companies, including some local and global Group companies.

Board committee participation

Executive Committee: Member
Investment Committee: Member
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee: Attendee
Remuneration and Nomination Committee: Attendee

Chief Operating Officer
BCom (Wits), BCompt (Hons) (Unisa), CA(SA)
Born: 1972

Mark completed his articles at PwC before joining Mercantile Bank’s corporate finance department. In 1999 he moved to the boutique advisory firm, Nucleus Corporate Finance, before joining Blue Label in 2001. Mark has played an integral role in the Group’s strategic and operational management and much of its expanding telecommunications footprint can be attributed to his vision and leadership. Mark is a member of SAICA and the Young Presidents Organisation.

Mark joined the Board on its establishment in 2007, and is a director of various other companies, including some local and global Group companies.

Board committee participation

Executive Committee: Member
Investment Committee: Member

Independent Non-Executive Director
BBusSci (Hons) (UCT), FCMA, CGMA, CA(SA)
Born: 1957

Gary graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1979, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1982, an associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) in 1983 and as a fellow chartered management accountant (UK) in 1996. His career was forged in merchant banking. In the early 1990s he became an adviser to the African National Congress and in 1992 was instrumental in the creation of Thebe Investment Corporation. Gary served as joint Chief Executive Officer of Msele Corporate and Merchant Bank, South Africa’s first black-controlled merchant bank.

In 1996 Gary was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of Unihold Limited, where he remains executive Chairman. He led its transition from an engineering conglomerate to an international IT and telecommunications group, followed by a delisting through a management buyout. Gary continues to serve on numerous private and public company boards.

He is also Chairman and/or director of various Group subsidiaries.

Board committee participation

Investment Committee: Chairman
Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee: Member
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee: Member
Remuneration and Nomination Committee: Member

Non-Executive Director
BA LLB (Wits)
Born: 1958

Neil graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1981 with a BA LLB. After completing articles, he was admitted as an attorney in 1983 and a year later as an advocate, practicing at the Johannesburg bar. Neil was appointed as Senior Counsel by former President Mandela in 1998 and has also served as an acting judge. As an advocate, Neil specialised in corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions and was involved in some major corporate reorganisations, both locally and internationally. Upon leaving the profession in 2000 he became a director of Corpcapital Limited, establishing its corporate finance business. Neil currently discharges both corporate finance and legal mandates for a number of local and international companies, but spends most of his time on advisory work for Blue Label.

Board committee participation

Investment Committee: Member
Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee: Member
Remuneration and Nomination Committee: Chairman of Remuneration Committee and member of Nomination Committee
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee: Attendee