THE YORK TIMBER ORGANISATION LIMITED - SOLLY TUCKE
YRK
YRK
THE YORK TIMBER ORGANISATION LIMITED - SOLLY TUCKER RETIREMENT
The York Timber Organisation Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1916/004890/06)
Share code: YRK & ISIN code: ZAE000008108
("Yorkcor" or "the Company")
Yorkcor: Solly Tucker retirement
Solly Tucker (69), has retired as chairman of The York Timber Organisation
Limited (Yorkcor) with immediate effect.
Tucker, who has been associated with the company since 1960, was born and bred
in Pretoria and was educated at Pretoria Boys High School before taking a law
degree at the University of Pretoria. He was then awarded a Commonwealth
Exhibition to Cambridge where he gained MA and LL.M degrees, having been awarded
a double first in his qualifying examinations. He is a member of Gray"s Inn
London. In 1962 Tucker was admitted as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of South
Africa but has not practised as such. He has been a commercial member of the
Special Income Tax Court for several years.
Apart from being the public face of Yorkcor for over 40 years, Solly Tucker
enjoys a high standing in industry circles. He is a past chairman of the
Institute of Directors in Southern Africa, and has served on the executive
committees of Pretoria"s Chamber of Commerce and the South African Lumber
Millers" Association.
Tucker is succeeded by Dr MJC ("Tienie") van Vuuren as non-executive chairman.
Dr van Vuuren has been a director of Yorkcor since 2003 and has served the
company over two periods, together totaling 15 years. Ivor Tucker, Lance Cooper,
John Lehman and "Poenkie" de Villies will continue to make up Yorkcor"s top
executive team in their respective capacities as group managing director, chief
operating officer, financial director and business liaison director.
ISSUED FOR: YORK TIMBER ORGANISATION LIMITED
WEBSITE: www.yorkcor.co.za
ISSUED BY: TISH STEWART PR ASSOCIATES
CONTACT: Tish Stewart 011 325 4195 / 082 443 6399
FAX NO: 011 325 4199
E-MAIL: tish@tspr.co.za
DATE: 08 March 2006
Date: 08/03/2006 03:33:04 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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