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WIL - Wilderness Holdings Limited - Change to the Board of Directors
Wilderness Holdings Limited
(formerly Wilderness Holdings (Proprietary) Limited)
(Incorporated in Botswana on 23 February 2004)
(Registration number 2004/2986)
(Registered as an external company in South Africa on 27 November 2009)
(External company registration number 2009/022894/10)
ISIN: BW0000000868
Share code: WIL
("Wilderness Holdings" or "the company")
CHANGE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
In compliance with the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, the following
information is disclosed:
Derek De La Harpe has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of
Wilderness Holdings with effect from 8 April 2010 following the resignation
by Karen Mitchley to pursue other interests. Karen will remain with the
company to assist with the February 2010 end of year audit and hand-over
process and will be consulting on a project by project basis.
Derek De La Harpe is a Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe) with thirty years`
experience in southern and eastern Africa. He spent eighteen years with the
then Price Waterhouse, the last eight as the partner in charge of the firm`s
practice specialising in tourism and environmental consulting. He then spent
eight years as the CEO of The Malilangwe Trust, a Zimbabwean NGO working in
wildlife conservation and rural development, and with a high profile tourism
operation. He has spent the last four years working as a management
consultant in southern and eastern Africa, south-east Asia and central
America, specialising in the tourism development and wildlife conservation
interface.
Mr Jochen Zeitz, CEO of Puma and Mr Robert Polet, President and CEO of the
Gucci Group, have been appointed to the board with effect from 8 April 2010.
Jochen Zeitz is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PUMA AG. After
beginning his professional career with Colgate-Palmolive in New York and
Hamburg, he joined Puma in 1990. In 1993 he was appointed CEO and Chairman
of the Board of Management. He has also been a member of the Board of
Directors of Harley Davidson since 2007.
Jochen Zeitz discovered his interest in the African continent many years
ago. He speaks six languages, including Swahili. In 2008, he founded the
Zeitz Foundation for Intercultural Ecosphere Safety to support creative and
innovative sustainable projects that balance conservation, community
development, culture, and commerce, promoting an inclusive, holistic
paradigm of conservation that enhances livelihoods and fosters intercultural
dialogue.
Robert Polet is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board
of Gucci Group. He joined Gucci Group in 2004 after a 26-year career at
Unilever, bringing considerable global management experience and a deep
knowledge of the development of consumer brands in a multicultural
environment.
Mike Ness has resigned as Non-Executive Director with effect from 8 April
2010. The board wishes to thank him for his valuable contribution to the
group.
The composition of the board is as follows:-
DA De La Harpe, R Friedman, JA Gnodde, RM Hartmann, JM Hunt, RJ Marnitz, MW
McCulloch (Chairman), AG Payne (CEO), R Polet, BBP Tafa, MPK Ter Haar, GB
Tollman, M Tollman, DJ van Smeerdijk, KNW Vincent, J Zeitz
Johannesburg
14 April 2010
BSE sponsor
Capital Securities (A member of the Botswana Stock Exchange)
JSE Sponsor
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)
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