Jd Group Limited - Appointment Of Additional Direc
JD Group Limited
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("the Group")
The JD Group is pleased to announce the appointment of three additional, South
African directors to its board:
Gerald Volkel (40), as financial director, with effect from April 2;
Maureen Lock (51), as non-executive director, from April 2; and
Martin John Shaw (62), as non-executive director, from June 1.
Mr Vvlkel joined JD Group as Group Financial Controller in 1995, prior to this
he was an audit partner at Ernst & Young. He has been Group Financial
Executive at JD Group and a director of JDG Trading Pty Limited since October
1997.
Ms Lock was the first woman to be made a partner in any Ernst & Young practice
throughout the world and is currently Assistant Director, corporate finance, in
Ernst & Young's London office.
Mr Shaw is currently Chairman of the Board of Deloitte & Touche and is also
Chairman of the global consulting practice, Deloitte Consulting.
David Sussman, Executive Chairman of JD Group said:
"The Group's intellectual capacity has been significantly strengthened by the
addition of these highly qualified members to the Board. They bring with them
a total of 88 years' accounting and auditing knowledge, enriched by the wealth
of international experience, which they have accumulated during their
high-profile careers. We look forward to their contribution to the group's
future direction."
2 April 2001
Enquiries:
JD Group Limited Tel: (011) 408 0213
Jan Bezuidenhout, Director Corporate Services
College Hill Tel: (011) 447 3030
Tom Allison
Julia Kerr
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