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NCL - New Clicks Holdings - Changes to Board of Directors
New Clicks Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1996/000645/06)
JSE share code: NCL
ISIN: ZAE000014585
("New Clicks" or "the group")
NEW CLICKS STRENGTHENS BOARD AND ENHANCES DIVERSITY
New Clicks has strengthened its board of directors and enhanced transformation
with the appointment of three black female directors with effect from 1 March
2008.
Bertina Engelbrecht, the group human resources director, has been appointed as
an executive director, with Professor Fatima Abrahams and Fatima Jakoet as
independent non-executive directors.
Professor Abrahams is senior professor in industrial psychology at the
University of the Western Cape (UWC) and is a non-executive director of the
Foschini Group and the Lewis Group. Fatima Jakoet is a chartered accountant with
extensive executive experience in large corporations and is an accomplished non-
executive director, with current directorships including the SA Reserve Bank,
Metropolitan Holdings, Metropolitan Health Group and Impala Platinum.
Bertina Engelbrecht joined New Clicks in July 2006 and has made a major
contribution in strengthening the group`s HR processes and implementing people
management strategies across the business. She is also a member of the New
Clicks group executive committee.
The group also advises that independent non-executive director, Roy Smither, has
resigned from the board with immediate effect for personal reasons. He was
appointed as a director in September 2006.
New Clicks chairman, David Nurek, said the appointment of the three directors
will bring complementary skills to the group and strengthen the board`s
expertise in the fields of human resources, transformation management,
employment equity, remuneration and finance.
"The appointments also show the group`s commitment to transformation and bring
gender diversity to the board. It is critical that our board becomes more
reflective of our customer base and these appointments go some way to achieving
this objective. These appointments have increased black representation on the
board to 40%, with female directors now comprising 30% of the board."
Following these changes to the board, the directors of New Clicks are:
David Nurek (chairman) Independent non-executive director
Fatima Abrahams Independent non-executive director
Peter Eagles Non-executive director
Bertina Engelbrecht Executive director
Michael Harvey Executive director
Fatima Jakoet Independent non-executive director
David Kneale Executive director
Robert Lumb Independent non-executive director
Martin Rosen Independent non-executive director
Keith Warburton Executive director
Background information on the new directors:
Prof Fatima Abrahams:
Prof Abrahams is an academic, experienced company director and a registered
industrial psychologist. She has lectured in the department of industrial
psychology at UWC since 1986 and is currently senior professor, having also
served as dean of the faculty of economic and management sciences. Prof Abrahams
is chairperson of TSIBA Education, a non-profit private higher educational
institution, and is a non-executive director of the Foschini Group and the Lewis
Group. Her previous directorships include Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Holdings
and Transnet. Prof Abrahams holds B Econ Hons (cum laude), M Com and D Com
degrees in industrial psychology.
Fatima Jakoet:
A chartered accountant with wide-ranging corporate experience in strategic and
operational roles, Fatima is a seasoned company director. She lectured in
financial accounting at UWC before spending a decade with the Eskom Group in
positions from finance to investments and general manager: telecommunications.
After working in general management positions at Denel she left the corporate
environment to concentrate on investment opportunities and director
responsibilities. Fatima is a non-executive director of the SA Reserve Bank, SA
Mint Company, SA Bank Note Company, Metropolitan Holdings, Metropolitan Health
Group, Impala Platinum, SAB&T Ubuntu, MTN West and Central Africa and Qualsa
Healthcare (chairperson). Previous directorships include Telkom, African Bank
and Woolworths Holdings. Fatima holds a B Sc, certificate in the theory of
accounting and a higher certificate in financial markets and instruments (cum
laude).
Bertina Engelbrecht:
An experienced human resources professional, Bertina joined New Clicks in July
2006 as group human resources director. She was previously general manager for
Shell SA Energy and regional human resources manager for Shell Oil Products
Africa. Prior to this Bertina was director of organisational effectiveness at
Sea Harvest, managed her own consultancy practice and spent eight years with
Transnet. An admitted attorney, Bertina holds B Proc and LL M degrees.
Cape Town
5 February 2008
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