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ASA / ABSP /AMAGB - Absa Group / Absa Bank - Appointment Of Directors
ABSA GROUP LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1986/003934/06)
ISIN: ZAE000067237
JSE share code: ASA
Issuer code: AMAGB
(Absa Group or the Group)
ABSA BANK LIMITED
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1986/004794/06)
JSE share code: ABSP
(Absa Bank)
ISIN: ZAE000079810
APPOINTMENT OF BAREND JOHANNES WILLEMSE AND SHAUKET ALLIE FAKIE AS INDEPENDENT
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF ABSA GROUP AND ABSA BANK
Professor Johan Willemse and Mr Shauket Fakie have been appointed as independent
non-executive directors on the boards of Absa Group and Absa Bank, with effect
from 1 January 2008.
Professor Willemse is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural
Economics at the University of the Free State and serves as a member of numerous
national agricultural associations, councils and committees in South Africa. He
belongs to the South African Agricultural Writers Association and is a regular
columnist for various agricultural periodicals. Professor Willemse was a member
of the Ministerial Task Group to evaluate the 1992 drought-aid to farmers and
was appointed by the Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs in 1997 to advise
on the implementation of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act. Professor
Willemse is a specialist on agricultural marketing, strategy and policy
formulation.
Mr Shauket Fakie is Group Executive for Business Risk Management at MTN Group
Limited. Before joining MTN, he was the Auditor General of South Africa for
seven years, during which time Mr Fakie cemented the independence and
professionalism of the Office. A Chartered Accountant by profession, Mr Fakie
developed a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges the African
continent faces, particularly through his interaction with the auditor general
fraternity during his tenure as Auditor General.
Enquiries
Gill Marcus
Chairperson
(+2711) 350-4337
E-mail: gill.marcus@absa.co.za
Sponsor:
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Proprietary) Limited
Johannesburg
14 December 2007
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