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Our Board of directors plays a crucial role in our organisation’s leadership, providing guidance on strategy, governance and policy. Appropriately balanced between independent non-executive and executive directors, the Board is committed to upholding the Group’s vision, mission and purpose.
MUSTAQ
BREY1, 3
Age
66
Role
Non-executive
director
Chairman
Date appointed
10 June 2010*
Appointed
Chairman –
February 2013
Qualification
CA(SA)
Committee
Nominations and
governance
committee
PETER
GOLESWORTHY2
Age
62
Role
Lead independent
non-executive
director
Date appointed
10 June 2010
Qualification
BA (Hons) (first
class), Accountancy
Studies, CA
Committee
Audit (chairman),
nominations and
governance
chairman), risk,
compliance and IT
governance,
investment
PROF MARIAN
JACOBS1
Age
72
Role
Independent
non-executive
director
Date appointed
1 January 2014
Qualification
MBChB (UCT),
Diploma in
Community Medicine
(UCT), Fellow of the
College of South
Africa (paediatrics)
Committee
Clinical (chairman),
social, ethics and
transformation and
risk, compliance and
IT governance
DR VICTOR
LITLHAKANYANE1, 3
Age
54
Role
Independent non-executive
director
Chairman-designate
Date appointed
15 April 2020
Qualification
MBChB, Masters in
Medicine
(radiotherapy),
Masters: Business
Administration
Committee
Investment and
clinical
AUDREY
MOTHUPI1
Age
50
Role
Independent
non-executive
director
Date appointed
3 July 2017
Qualification
BA (Hons), (PolSci),
Trent University,
Canada
Committee
Social, ethics and
transformation
(chairman), audit and
risk, compliance and
IT governance
JOEL
NETSHITENZHE1
Age
63
Role
Independent
non-executive
director
Date appointed
30 November 2010
Qualification
MSc (University of
London, School of
Oriental and African
Studies), PGDip
(Economic Principles),
Dip (PolSci)
Committee
Risk, compliance
and IT governance
(chairman), social,
ethics and
transformation
DR MALEFETSANE
NGATANE1
Age
66
Role
Independent
non-executive
director
Date appointed
10 June 2010*
Qualification
BSc, MBChB,
FCOG
Committee
Social, ethics and
transformation,
clinical, nominations
and governance
ADV MAHLAPE
SELLO1
Age
58
Role
Independent
non-executive
director
Date appointed
3 July 2017
Qualification
Master of Arts and
Law (Russia), LLB
(Wits)
Committee
Human resources
and remuneration
and risk,
compliance and IT
governance
GARTH
SOLOMON1
Age
53
Role
Independent
non-executive
director
Date appointed
10 June 2010*
Qualification
CA(SA)
Committee
Investment
(chairman), audit,
human resources
and remuneration,
clinical
ROYDEN
VICE1
Age
73
Role
Independent
non-executive
director
Date appointed
1 January 2014
Qualification
CA(SA)
Committee
Human resources
and remuneration
(chairman), audit
and investment
PETER
WHARTON-HOOD1, 4
Age
55
Role
Executive director,
Chief Executive
Officer
Date appointed
1 September 2020
Qualification
CA(SA)
Committee
Social, ethics and
transformation,
investment, risk,
compliance and
IT governance
PIETER VAN DER
WESTHUIZEN1, 4
Age
49
Role
Executive director,
Chief Financial
Officer
Date appointed
1 June 2013
Qualification
CA(SA)
Committee
Risk, compliance
and IT governance
| 1 | South African. |
| 2 | British. |
| 3 | Mr Mustaq Brey will serve as chairman of the Board until the conclusion of Life Healthcare’s annual general meeting (AGM) in 2021, whereafter Dr Victor Litlhakwanyane will assume the role of chairman. |
| 4 | Dr Shrey Viranna resigned as CEO on 17 January 2020.Mr Pieter van der Westhuizen served as acting CEO until Mr Peter Wharton-Hood’s appointment as CEO from 1 September 2020. |
| * | Refer to Board composition and tenure for further information in respect of tenure. |
For a detailed biography of each member, please refer to our Board and executive management supplementary report, available online at https://www.lifehealthcare.co.za/investor-relations/our-directors/.
