PERSONAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH 1 February 1967
NATIONALITY Dual British / South African
MARITAL STATUS Married, with 3 children
HOME LANGUAGE English

EDUCATION

1984
Matric, St Stithians College, Johannesburg
1987
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Cape Town
1988
Graduate Diploma in Accounting, University of Cape Town
1991
Chartered Accountant, South Africa
1998
Master of Commerce, University of the Witwatersrand
(Thesis: Structures for Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa)

CAREER OVERVIEW

1989 - 1992 KPMG

• 4 Years auditing and consultancy experience

1993 - 2009 Standard Bank

• Joined the Corporate Finance Division in 1993.
• Appointed a director in 1998.
• Appointed Head of Department in 1999. Responsible for the day to day management of the Corporate Finance Division which houses, inter alia, Standard Bank’s mergers and acquisitions, IPO, privatization and black economic empowerment advisory expertise.
• 4 months’ secondment to Standard Bank London.
• Member of the Executive Committee of Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking Division.
• In July 2006 left the Corporate Finance Division to join a team of 5 senior bankers, focused on investment banking client coverage.
• In May 2007 I was appointed Head of Investment Banking for Standard Bank Africa. The role required me to manage Standard Bank’s investment banking business across the 17 countries in Africa where Standard Bank has a presence. I performed this role until my resignation from the bank in April 2009.

Selected transactions include:

• Telkom SA Ltd
  Part of the team which advised on the IPO.
• SABMiller PLC
  Led the team which advised on the IPO of subsidiary, Tanzania Breweries Limited.
• Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd
  Led the team which advised on the IPO.
• Anglo Platinum Ltd
  Part of the team which advised on the placing of R4bn convertible instrument.
• AngloGold Ashanti Ltd
  Part of the team which provided a reasonableness opinion on their BEE transaction.
• Tiger Brands Ltd
  Led the team which advised on their BEE transaction.
• Standard Bank Group Ltd
  Led the team which advised on their BEE transaction.
• Liberty Group Ltd
  Led the team which advised on their BEE transaction.
• Standard Bank / Liberty Group
  Led the team which advised on the merger of their asset management businesses to form Stanlib.
• Standard Bank Group Ltd
  Led the team which advised on the formation of Andisa Capital, a black empowered financial services joint venture.
• Mvelaphanda Resources Ltd
  Led the team which advised on company acquisitions and reverse listing.
• Mvelaphanda Group Ltd
  Led the team which advised on the placing of a R547m preference share issue.
• Remgro Ltd
  Led the team which provided a reasonableness opinion on the formation of associate company, Distell Group Ltd.
• Johnnic Holdings Ltd
  Led the team which advised on several corporate actions including the unbundling of Johnnic Communications Ltd.
• Johnnic Communications Ltd
  Led the team which advised on a R3.8bn rights offer as well as the subsequent unbundling of MTN Group Ltd.
• MTN Group Ltd
  Led the team which advised on the introduction and funding of BEE partners.
• Nampak Ltd
  Led the team which advised on the IPO of subsidiary, Packaging Industries Malawi.
• Illovo Sugar Ltd
  Led the team which advised on the IPO of subsidiary, Sucoma, in Malawi.
• Government of Zambia
  Part of the team which advised on the stabilization of Konkola Copper Mines plc following the exit of Anglo American plc and on the introduction of a new strategic equity partner, Vedanta Resources plc.
• Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd
  Part of the team which advised on the privatization.
• Thebe Investment Corporation (Pty) Ltd
  Led the team which advised on and arranged funding for the acquisition of an interest in Shell South Africa.
• African Oxygen Ltd
  Performed valuations of several businesses.
• Allan Gray Property Trust
  Led the team which advised on the IPO.
• Amalgamated Beverage Industries Ltd
  Led the team which provided a reasonableness opinion on the minority buyout by SABMiller plc.
• Real Africa Holdings Ltd
  Led the team which advised on the unbundling of African Life Assurance Company Limited.