Larry has over 40 years experience in his long and successful corporate career, both in South Africa and internationally. Larry is a co-founder and former executive director of Investec Bank Limited. He assisted in the creation and strategic development of a number of listed companies such as Capital Alliance Holdings Limited, Super Group Limited, Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited, SIB Holdings Limited and Global Capital Limited. He is the past chairman on each of the boards of these companies.

Larry has also served on the board of directors of Softline Limited, JCI Limited and Abacus Technologies Holdings Limited. He was a former director of a number of non-listed companies, internationally and locally; viz, Stenham Limited (UK) and Prefsure Life Limited (Aus). Currently, Larry is the executive chairman of Global Capital (Proprietary) Limited as well as chairman of the Pro Shop Group, Melrose Nissan-Renault, SellDirect Marketing (Proprietary) Limited and Placo Holdings (Proprietary) Limited.

Larry is a respected senior member of the South African business community and his strategic vision, guidance and experience contribute significantly to the board and its deliberations.

Brett has an impressive entrepreneurial history having founded and operated a number of small businesses from the early 1990s. Brett has been involved in a wide range of industries, including the distribution of fast-moving consumer goods and insurance replacements for electronic goods. His business achievements have secured a number of prestigious nominations and awards, including the ABSA Bank Jewish Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2003) and the ABSA Jewish Business Achiever Non-Listed Company Award (2007), which he won jointly with his brother Mark. Brett was nominated as an Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur SA Finalist for 2007. In 2010 Brett received the Liberty Life Award for a Remarkable Success Story in the David Awards and was a finalist in the Top Young Entrepreneur category of the African Access National Business Awards. In these awards in 2011 he shared the Top Entrepreneur Award with his brother Mark.

Board committee membership:
Executive Committee: Member
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee:
Attendee
Investment Committee: Member
Transformation Committee: Member

Mark graduated with a BCompt degree from UNISA in 1993. After a period as a commodity trader, Mark decided to pursue his goal of becoming an entrepreneur and has spent the past several years spearheading Blue Label’s impressive growth and international expansion. Together with his brother Brett, Mark won the ABSA Jewish Business Achiever Non-Listed Company Award (2007). Mark was nominated as an Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur SA Finalist for 2007. In 2010 Mark was voted Top IT Personality of the year by ITWeb and was a finalist in the Top Young Entrepreneur category of the African Access National Business Awards. In these awards in 2011 he shared the Top Entrepreneur Award with his brother Brett.

Board committee membership:
Executive Committee: Member
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee:
Attendee
Investment Committee: Member

Mark completed his articles with PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. before moving to the corporate finance department of Mercantile Bank. In 1999 he joined the boutique corporate advisory firm, Nucleus Corporate Finance, before joining Blue Label in 2001. Mark has played an integral role in the strategic and operational management of the group and much of its expanding telecommunications footprint can be attributed to his leadership. Mark is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO).

Board committee membership:
Executive Committee: Member
Investment Committee: Member

David completed articles at Papilsky Hurwitz and in 1999 joined Merrill Lynch International (UK) as financial controller. David was employed by Credit Suisse for a brief period before returning to South Africa in 2002 to take up the role of financial director at Integr8IT (Proprietary) Limited. Previously as chief financial officer and now financial director for Blue Label he contributes significantly to the governance and reporting systems supporting the group’s growth. David is a member of SAICA.

Board committee membership:
Executive Committee: Member
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee:
Attendee
Investment Committee: Member
Transformation Committee: Alternate member to B Levy

Kevin joined the family business, Ellerine Holdings, in January 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, a position he still holds today. He sits on the boards of the property and private equity companies in which Ellerine Bros. is invested. Kevin’s all-round business skill and acumen contribute to board and committee deliberations of the group.

Board committee membership:
Remuneration and Nomination Committee: Member
Transformation Committee: Alternate member to B Levy

Gary graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1979, later qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1982, an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) in 1983 and as a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (UK) in 1996. He forged his early career in merchant banking and was also an adviser to the finance department of the African National Congress in the early 1990s regarding developing a BEE policy. In 1992, he played an instrumental role in the creation of Thebe Investment Corporation and also served as Joint Chief Executive Officer of Msele Corporate and Merchant Bank, South Africa’s first black-controlled merchant bank.

Gary was appointed group chief executive officer of Unihold Limited in 1996, where he led its transformation from an engineering conglomerate to an international IT and telecommunications group, prior to its delisting through a management buy-out. He remains executive chairman today. Gary has served on numerous private and public company boards. He is presently an independent non-executive director of Mveloserve Limited, chairman of their audit and risk committee and member of their remuneration, investment and transformation committees.

Board committee membership:
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee: Member
Remuneration and Nomination Committee: Member
Investment Committee: Chairman
Transformation Committee: Chairman

Joe Mthimunye qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1993. In 1996, he co-founded Gobodo Incorporated, an accounting practice with eight other partners which in time became the biggest black accounting firm in South Africa. In 1999, he led a management buy-out of Gobodo Corporate Finance from the accounting firm and re-branded it as AloeCap (Proprietary) Limited. He is currently executive chairman of AloeCap. He also serves on the board of directors of Invicta Limited and all the non-listed companies in which AloeCap Private Equity is invested.

Board committee membership:
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee: Chairman
Investment Committee: Member

Neil graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1981 with a BA LLB degree. After completing articles, he was admitted as an attorney in 1983. He was admitted as an advocate in 1984 and practised at the Johannesburg bar. He was appointed as senior counsel by President Mandela in 1998. He also served as an acting judge. As an advocate, Neil specialises in corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions and has been involved in some major corporate reorganisations both locally and internationally. Upon leaving the profession in 2000 he became a director of Corpcapital Limited, establishing its corporate finance business. Neil discharges both corporate finance and legal mandates for a number of local and international companies.

Board committee membership:
Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee: Member
Remuneration and Nomination Committee: Chairman
Investment Committee: Member