Who’s Who

Trustees

Employer-appointed Trustees

Craig Coltman

Occupation: Chairperson: Board of Trustees
Division: Not Applicable
Date of birth: 27/12/1960
Qualifications: National Higher Diploma: Cost and Management Accounting,
B Com (Honours): Financial Management,
Chartered Management Accountant

Jackie Mapiloko

Occupation: Vice President Communications
Division: DBCM
Date of birth: 29/07/1982
Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts – Journalism

Richard Steenkamp

Occupation: Senior Sales and Office Manager
Division: De Beers Sightholder Sales SA
Date of birth: 18/09/1976
Qualifications: Master of Business Administration: Strategy, International Business and Leadership

Eric Mcetywa

Occupation: Head of CFO Office
Division: Group Directors Office
Date of birth: 17/10/1976
Qualifications: Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (ACMA, CGMA)

Member-elected Trustees

Roger Ketley

Occupation: Pensioner
Division: Not Applicable
Date of birth: 12/10/1952
Qualifications: CIS Diploma / Higher Diploma in Company Law

Wayne Smerdon

Occupation: Senior HR Manager, Employee Relations
Division: DBCM HR
Date of birth: 22/10/1964
Qualifications: BA (Soc Sci)

Dinesh Bhana

Occupation: Pensioner
Division: Not Applicable
Date of birth: 08/07/1958
Qualifications: B Compt (Hons), Post Graduate Diploma in Investment Planning, AGA (SA)

Arthur Hewett

Occupation: Pensioner
Division: Not Applicable
Date of birth: 11/11/1960
Qualifications: Masters Degree in Psychology

Board Committee Members

Audit and Risk

  • J Hugo (Chairperson – Non-Trustee)
    Occupation: Program Director; Winu
    Division: Rio Tinto Copper
    Date of birth: 30/07/1973
    Qualifications: MBA; B-Engineering (Chemical)
  • A Sewkuran (Non-Trustee)
    Occupation: Financial Manager: FSS
    Division: DBGS Finance
    Date of birth: 06/05/1978
    Qualifications: N.Dip : Information Technology and B.Com : Informatics
  • D Bhana (Trustee)
    Occupation: Pensioner
    Division: Not Applicable
    Date of birth: 08/07/1958
    Qualifications: B Compt (Hons), Post Graduate Diploma in Investment Planning, AGA (SA)
  • AP Hewett (Trustee)
    Occupation: Pensioner
    Division: Not Applicable
    Date of birth: 11/11/1960
    Qualification: Masters Degree in Psychology
  • Kefilwe Mmule Mokgoko (Non-Trustee)
    Occupation: Head of People Partnering: Venetia Mine
    Division: De Beers Venetia Mine
    Date of Birth: 23/06/1979
    Qualifications: B-Tech Human Resources Management and Mphil HIV/Aids Management in the world of work
  • Alfred Walter Breed (Non-Trustee)
    Occupation: Principal: Underground
    Division: De Beers Group – Mining and Discovery TS
    Date of Birth: 19/07/1984
    Qualifications: BEng Mining, BSc(Hons) Management of Technology and Innovation

Benefits Review

  • CW Coltman (Chairperson)
  • RW Ketley (Trustee)
  • AP Hewett (Trustee)
  • WJB Smerdon (Trustee)

Communication and Education

  • WJB Smerdon (Chairperson)
  • AP Hewett (Trustee)
  • CW Coltman (Trustee)
  • J Mapiloko (Trustee)

Investment

  • CW Coltman (Chairperson)
  • D Bhana (Trustee)
  • RW Ketley (Trustee)
  • D Kerspuy (Non-Trustee)

Remuneration

  • WJB Smerdon (Chairperson)
  • CW Coltman (Trustee)
  • AP Hewett (Trustee)
  • E Mcetywa (Trustee)
  • R Steenkamp (Trustee)

Ad Hoc Sustainability

  • CW Coltman (Chairperson)
  • RW Ketley (Trustee)
  • AP Hewett (Trustee)
  • WJB Smerdon (Trustee)

Management

Kobus Badenhorst

Principal Officer

Alida Le Roux

Society Manager

David Datnow

Secretarial and Communications Manager

Deidre Kruger

Medical Scheme Administrator

Tracey-Lee Masuaby

Financial Manager

Departments

Communications

Boitumelo Thole

Accounts

Samantha van der Ross

Financial Accountant

Joy Attwell

Chanelle May

Claims and Enquiries

Andre Daries

Supervisor

Maxine Cader

Senior Claims Assessor

Newreen August

Senior Authorisations Assessor

Erica Pieters

Audrey Jooste

Shannon Griffiths

Bulelwa Njovu

Registration

Sonia Hendricks

Supervisor

Verna Benjamin

Olivia Pietersen

Cordelia Stewart

Share Services

Information Technology

Andrew Boraine

Office Administration

Candice Starr

Lesego Mogwerane

Pascalia Mojaki

Finance

Magdalena Pienaar

Charlene Begley


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