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Primedia Limited - Primedia Limited appoints Kaizer Motaung to the Board as a
non-executive director.
Primedia Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1993/003355/06
Share code: PMA ISIN: ZAE000035119
Share code: PMN ISIN: ZAE000035127
25 February 2005
Press Release
Primedia Limited appoints Kaizer Motaung to the Board as a non-executive
director
Primedia today announced the appointment of Mr. Kaizer Motaung to its Board.
Kaizer Motaung is the Chairman and Managing Director of Kaizer Chiefs, South
Africa`s leading football club with approximately 14 million supporters.
Primedia owns 40% of Kaizer Chiefs and the club is housed within the Sport
division of Primedia Advertising.
Paul Nkuna, Chairman of Primedia said, ` I am pleased to welcome Kaizer Motaung
to the Primedia Board. He brings an exceptional store of business and sporting
knowledge and will provide valuable input to the group. His appointment
underlines Primedia`s commitment to empowerment and diversifying our leadership
structure.`
Kaizer Motaung commented on his appointment, ` I am honoured by my appointment
as a non-executive director to the Primedia Board. I believe this role will
enable me to cement the relationship between Kaizer Chiefs, a powerful South
African sporting brand and Primedia, one of the leading media companies in the
country. I look forward to working closely with the group to unlock the huge
potential within this partnership.`
William Kirsh, CEO of Primedia commented, `Our partnership with Kaizer Chiefs
has evolved very positively over the last five years. Through our investment in
Kaizer Chiefs, we have the unique position in not only been able to benefit from
the anticipated increased commercialisation of soccer in the run up to Soccer
World Cup 2010 but importantly from the many opportunities that we foresee in
exploiting this most revered sports and lifestyle brand, and this move is very
timely.`
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Notes to editors:
Primedia Limited Board:
Paul Nkuna (50)
Non-Executive Chairman, appointed 2000
William Kirsh (41)
Chief Executive Officer, appointed 1993
BCom, BAcc, CA (SA), H.Dip Tax Law
Funke Ighodaro (39)
Finance Director, appointed 2001
BSc(Hons), FCA
Ferdi Gazendam (44)
Executive Director, appointed 2000
BCom, BCom Hons, CA (SA)
Kuben Pillay (41)
Executive Director, appointed 1998
BA LLB. MCJ
Isaac (Issie) Kirsh (67)
Non-Executive Director, appointed 1993
Tshidi Madima (39)
Non-Executive Director, appointed 2002
BA (Hons), MA (Accounting and Financial Economics)
Peter Maw (41)
Non-Executive Director, appointed 1993
BCom, BCom Hons, CA(SA), H.Dip Tax Law
Bhekisisa (Bheki) Shongwe (47)
Non-Executive Director, appointed 1999
BA (ECOM), MBA, ACIS, FCIBM
Mike Bosman (42)
Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed 2002
BCom (Hons), LLM, CA (SA), AMP
Nomhle Canca (38)
Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed 2003
Humphrey Khoza (55)
Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed 2002
BSc
Chris Seabrooke (49)
Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed 1993
BCom, BAcc, MBA, FCMA
Sindi Zilwa (35)
Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed 2002
BCompt (Hons), CA (SA)
Profile of Kaizer Motaung
Kaizer Motaung was born on 16 October 1944 in Orlando East, Soweto, South
Africa. He went from being an international soccer star to founding, what has
become, the biggest sports brand in the country, Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, in
1970. 2005 marks the 35th anniversary of Kaizer Chiefs and to date, the team has
won a total of seventy-eight (78) trophies.
In addition to running Kaizer Chiefs as its Chairman and Managing Director, Mr.
Motaung serves as a member of the PSL Board of Governors, is the Chairman of the
PSL Financial Committee, is a member of the Local Organising Committee for the
2010 World Cup.
Over the years, Motaung served as a Director on the Boards of several companies:
Royal Beechnut, Simba Pty (Ltd.), New Age Beverages Limited and Get Ahead Ltd.
1977 to Date - Managing Director at Kaizer Chiefs.
1988 to Date - Chairman of Kaizer Chiefs.
1987 - Appointed to the Soccer City Board, which was responsible for the
Soccer City Project - FNB Stadium.
1992 to 1995 - Became an Executive Member of the National Soccer League.
1992 to 2001 - Executive member of the South African Football Association.
1996 to Date - Member of the Board of Governors of the Premier Soccer League,
and Chairman of the Financial Board of the Premier Soccer League.
2003-2004 - He served on the 2010 World Cup Bid Company for the FIFA soccer
World Cup, and was a member of the delegation that went to the
FIFA Head offices in Zurich and won the 2010 World Cup bid to
South Africa in 2004.
2004 - Kaizer Chiefs Managing Director Kaizer Motaung was honoured by
the Henley Management College, when they awarded him with an
Entrepreneurial Leadership Award.
2004 - Following the 2010 World Cup Bid success in Zurich, he was
appointed to serve in the Local Organising Committee for the 2010
Soccer World Cup.
Issued by Brunswick 011 268 5750
Enquiries:
Brunswick 011 268 5750
Di Munro 083 326 5958
Date: 25/02/2005 09:48:32 AM
Produced by the JSE SENS Department
