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Board of Directors

Non-executive
		HE (Boy) Blanckenberg (61) BA Trade, Agricultural Diploma (Elsenburg) Chairman of the Board, Chairman of Nomination Committee, Member of Human Resources Committee Mr Blanckenberg has been farming in the Klipheuwel area since 1970. He has served as board member and chairman of various organisations in the dairy industry. He is currently a director of companies and is the chairman of the Board of Pioneer Foods. Director since 20 June 1997.
		AW (Albie) Bester (65) Non-executive director, Member of the Nomination Committee Mr Bester has been farming in the Moorreesburg area since 1965. He has served on various managerial boards of public organisations and is currently also serving on the board of Moorreesburgse Koringboere (Pty) Ltd. Director since 22 February 2008.
		GD (George) Eksteen (67) Non-executive director, Member of Nomination and Human Resources Committees Mr Eksteen farms in the Malmesbury area. Since 1980 he has been serving on various boards and is currently the chairman of Kaap Agri Ltd. Director since 22 February 2002.
		AE (Antonie) Jacobs (44) BAcc, BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), MCom (Tax), LLB Non-executive director Mr Jacobs has many years experience in an investment management capacity in the agricultural sector. He was the managing director of KLK Landbou Limited for three years. He served on the boards of various investment holding companies with diversified interests, such as Winecorp and Spier Holdings. He also previously lectured tax and accountancy at the University of Stellenbosch. Director since 7 August 2008.
		JA (Nols) Louw (65) BSc Hons, B(B&A) (Hons) Vice-chairman of the Board, Chairman of Human Resources Committee Mr Louw served as executive director of Malbak from 1969 to 1985. In 1986 he became managing director of Pepcor and vice-chairman of Pepcor in 1992. Mr Louw became chairman of Pep Limited in 1996, a position he held until 1997. Currently Mr Louw has various farming operations and is a director of companies, inter alia, of Shoprite Holdings Limited. Director since 28 April 1999.
		NS (Sylvia) Mjoli-Mncube (50) MA in City planning, SPURS fellow (MIT), Cert Finance SEP Executive, Leadership Programme (Harvard USA), Cert in Technical Management (Warwick) Independent non-executive director, Member of the Nomination Committee Ms Mjoli-Mncube held various positions at the Social and Economic Science Research Centre at the Washington State University, Pullman, USA. From 1993 to 1995 she was executive director of Bernhardt Dunstan and Associates, a wholly owned subsidiary of Murray and Roberts. From 1995 to 2003 she was executive director of the National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency. Director since 25 November 2004.
		JF (Jannie) Mouton (62) BComm (Hons) (University of Stellenbosch) Independent non-executive director After having completed his BComm (Hons) in 1969 Jannie then qualified as a CA (SA) in 1973. He was co-founder and Managing Director of SMK, whereafter he founded PSG Group Limited and later Capitec Bank. Jannie is Chairman and Director of various companies within the PSG Group and also serves on the boards of Zeder Investments, Kaap Agri, Steinhoff International and the KWV. Director since 20 May 2009.
		AH (Andile) Sangqu (42) BCom (Acc), BCompt Hons, CTA, Higher Dipl Tax, MBL Independent non-executive director, Chairman of Audit and Risk Committee After having completed his articles with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc., Mr Sangqu spent 14 years in various financial management positions. He is currently group executive director at Kagiso Trust Investments and serves on various boards of companies. Director since 24 February 2006.
		Dr MI (Iqbal) Survé (46) MBChB, BSc (Med) (Hons) Sports Medicine, Fellow of American College of Sports Medicine, Senior Executive Programme (Harvard/Wits), MBA (UCT) Independent non-executive director, Member of Human Resources Committee Prior to founding Sekunjalo Group in 1997, Dr Survé was a practising medical doctor and sports medicine specialist. Dr Survé is a fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative, a fellow of the HRH the Prince of Wales Business and Environment Programme and was appointed by former president Bill Clinton to the Board of Governance on the Clinton Global Initiative. He has also been a participant member of the World Economic Forum. He is currently a director of various companies. Director since 25 November 2004.
		JH (Kosie) van Niekerk (52) Non-executive director, Member of Nomination Committee After serving as a pilot in the South African Air Force, Mr Van Niekerk started farming in 1980 and has extended the business to seven farms. He has served on various boards of companies and is currently serving, inter alia, on the board of Kaap Agri Ltd, where he is the vice-chairman. Director since 24 February 2006.
Executive
		WA (André) Hanekom (50) CA(SA) Managing director Joined the Group with Bokomo Breakfast Cereals and in 1994 he was appointed chief executive officer of Bokomo. After the merger, André was the executive: Sasko Milling & Baking before being appointed as managing director of the Group in 1999. Director since 1 January 1999.
		LR (Leon) Cronjé (52) CA(SA) Financial director Joined the Group in 1987 with Sasko and was the General Manager: Finance before the merger. He was appointed in the same role for Pioneer Foods before becoming financial director in 1999. Director since 28 April 1999.
		TA (Tertius) Carstens (46) BEng (Chem), MBA Executive director: Sasko Joined the Group in 1995 and fulfilled various managerial and executive positions before being appointed as an executive director. Director since 23 May 2007.

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