2019 Integrated annual report

Directorate

From left: Gavin Tipper, Thabo Mokgatlha, Zuleka Jasper, Mike Lewin, Stewart Shaw-Taylor, Nonyameko Mandindi

Independent non-executive directors

• Gavin Tipper (54)

  CHAIRMAN

  CA(SA)
  Gavin has been involved in the financial services industry for more than 25 years, and was an executive director of Coronation Limited and a technical partner at KPMG South Africa. He currently serves on a number of listed and unlisted boards.

  Appointed: 2013

  Committees: AUDIT AND RISK, REMUNERATION AND NOMINATION (chair), INVESTMENT

• Thabo Mokgatlha (44)

  CA(SA)
  Thabo began his career as a senior lecturer in accounting and taxation at the University of the North West. He worked as finance manager of the North West Parks Board, centre manager in the Rustenburg office of the auditor-general and finance manager of Royal Bafokeng Administration. He currently serves on the boards of a number of listed companies.

  Appointed: 2013

  Committees: AUDIT AND RISK (chair), REMUNERATION AND NOMINATION

• Zuleka Jasper (45)

  MCompt, CA(SA)
  Zuleka is an internationally certified Leadership and Life Transformation Coach. She previously held the role of Professional Practice Director (Audit Quality Leader) for Deloitte Africa. She was a Deloitte audit partner for more than 12 years, served on various committees at the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) and is a member of the ATC Examinations Committee at SAICA. Zuleka facilitates at global leadership programmes on leadership and technical matters.

  Appointed: 2018

  Committees: AUDIT AND RISK

• Mike Lewin (64)

  BCom, BAgric management
  Mike has over 26 years’ experience in the property industry and headed the group retail division of Redefine Properties Limited until December 2013. He was previously with Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited for 18 years, as its property development executive.

  Appointed: 2010

  Committees: SOCIAL AND ETHICS (chair)

• Stewart Shaw-Taylor (67)

  CA(SA)
  Stewart has over 31 years’ experience in investment banking and real estate. Prior to retiring from Standard Bank, he was head of real estate investments: corporate and investment banking, responsible for its equity-related real estate activities. He currently serves on a number of listed and unlisted boards.

  Appointed: 2000

  Committees: AUDIT AND RISK, REMUNERATION (chair) AND NOMINATION, INVESTMENT

• Nonyameko Mandindi (53)

  BSc (QS) Executive masters
  Nonyameko is a professional quantity surveyor with experience in all aspects of the infrastructure, property investment and development value chain. She is currently executive director of property development and investment venture, Kusile Africa Ventures Proprietary Limited, and Petals Global Proprietary Limited and a non-executive director of Hudaco Industries Limited, SVA International Proprietary Limited and ITISA.

  Appointed: 2017

  Committees: SOCIAL AND ETHICS

• Annabel Dallamore (32)*

  BSc (Mechanical Engineering)
  Annabel has experience in financial services, with a specific focus on asset securitisation and equity derivatives, technology and artificial intelligence. She is the CEO and founder of Strider, a leading South African fintech company.

  Appointed: 2019

  Committees: AUDIT AND RISK, INVESTMENT

   

  * Appointed 1 October 2019 (Not represented in photo.)

From left: Louis Norval, Kevin Ellerine, Morné Wilken, Wilhelm Nauta, Brett Till

Non-executive directors

• Louis Norval (63)

  BSc (QS)
  Louis co-founded Attfund Limited and was executive chairman and chief executive of Attfund Retail Limited when it was acquired by Hyprop. He is executive chairman of Homestead Group Holdings Limited as well as managing director of the Parkdev Group of Companies. Louis is a non-executive director of Capital and Regional Plc (a UK focused specialist retail property REIT listed on the London Stock Exchange with a secondary listing on the JSE), and Hystead Limited. He also serves as non-executive chairman of the Trigen Group.

  Appointed: 2011

  Committees: INVESTMENT

• Kevin Ellerine (51)

  National Diploma in Company Administration
  Kevin joined the family business, Ellerine Holdings, in 1991 as merchandise manager. In 1993, he became property manager of Ellerine Bros Proprietary Limited and was appointed managing director of the property division in 2000. He is currently the CEO of the Ellerine Group and in addition, serves on a number of listed and unlisted boards.

  Appointed: 2009

  Committees: INVESTMENT

• Executive directors

  Morné Wilken (48)

  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  B Eng (Honours)
  Morné has considerable property experience having spent time at Atterbury Properties and Attacq Limited, with a focus on rolling out the Waterfall Development in Gauteng. He served as the chief executive officer of Attacq Limited from July 2011 to December 2017 and briefly led MAS Real Estate Inc. as chief executive officer before joining Hyprop in December 2018.

  Appointed: 2018

  Committees: SOCIAL AND ETHICS, INVESTMENT

• Wilhelm Nauta (48)

  CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

  CA(SA)
  Wilhelm has extensive experience in investment analysis, investment management, business strategy and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). He started his career at Deloitte & Touche (financial institutions team) in Johannesburg, before joining BJM Securities as an investment analyst in the banking, insurance and property sectors. He subsequently worked for Royal Bafokeng Holdings as a manager in the strategic investments area, and for the Blend Property Group as an executive director and chief investment officer. Wilhelm joined Hyprop in 2016 and was appointed to the board in July 2018.

  Appointed: 2018

  Committees: SOCIAL AND ETHICS (chair)

• Brett Till (50)

  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

  CA(SA)
  Brett has extensive experience in corporate finance, due diligence work, financial management and reporting, corporate governance, company and commercial law and taxation and exchange control compliance. He started his career at Fisher Hoffman Stride in Johannesburg, before joining Rebhold Limited in 1998 where he served as group chief financial officer from 1999 until 2007. Brett joined Mentor Africa Limited, a private investment company, in 2007, as the chief financial officer, where he had various financial and corporate finance responsibilities.

  Appointed: 2018