Corpcapital Limited
14 February 2002
Tom Wixley, former chairman of Ernst & Young in South Africa and deputy
chairman of Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited, has been appointed
to the board of directors of investment banking group Corpcapital Limited.
Corpcapital is one of South Africa's top ten banking groups.
Wixley becomes a non-executive director, effective from today, and will
chair the board's audit committee.
"Tom brings to Corpcapital a wealth of local and international experience,
and we believe he will be an invaluable member of our board and audit
committee," said Corpcapital non-executive chairman Eric Ellerine.
"We have been very selective about the non-executive members we appoint and
he is exactly the sort of person we have been looking for. We are delighted
that he has joined us."
The existing non-executive directors are businessmen Eric Ellerine and Nic
Frangos, and Wim Trengove SC, one of South Africa's leading senior counsel.
Executive directors are Jeff Liebesman, Martin Sacks, Errol Grolman, Benji
Liebmann, Neil Lazarus and Barry Kalkhoven.
Wixley was chairman of Ernst & Young in South Africa from 1991 to 2001, and
served for a period on the International Council of Ernst & Young
International. During his 41 years with the firm he provided professional
services and advice, and participated in audit committees of many clients in
both the public and private sectors.
He has been active in many aspects of the accounting profession, and has
been a member of the Accounting Practices Board since 1984. He is also a
member of the litigation sub-committee of the Financial Services Board.
Wixley serves on a number of boards, including African Life Assurance
Company, Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited and Spoornet.
His areas of expertise are business strategy, accounting theory and
practice, and corporate governance, on which he is currently engaged in
writing a book.
For further information, please contact:
Eric Ellerine Tel : +27 11 483-4711
Cell: 82 457 3469
Jeff Liebesman Tel: + 27 11 283-0123
Cell: 83 775 7967
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