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Mark joined the BLT Board on its establishment in
2007 and is a director of various local and global
Group companies.
8. MARK PAMENSKY
Chief Operating Officer
BCom (Wits), BCompt (Hons) (Unisa), CA(SA)
Born: 1972
Mark completed his articles at PwC before joining
Mercantile Bank’s corporate finance department.
In 1999 he moved to the boutique advisory firm,
Nucleus Corporate Finance, before joining Blue
Label in 2001. Mark has played an integral role in
the Group’s strategic and operational management
and much of its expanding telecommunications
footprint can be attributed to his vision and
leadership. Mark is a member of SAICA and the
Young Presidents Organisation.
Mark joined the BLT Board on its establishment in
2007. He also serves as a director of a state utility
and sits on the boards of various Group companies.
9. DEAN SUNTUP
Financial Director
BCom (Wits), Hons (Unisa), CA(SA)
Born: 1977
Dean completed his articles at PwC where he
continued working after qualifying as a chartered
accountant, assisting in the audits of various large
corporations and multi-national companies. In 2003
he joined BSC Technologies, a business established
by the Levy brothers, and later became its Financial
Director. In 2005 he transferred to The Prepaid
Company in the role of Financial Director. Dean
is a member of SAICA.
Dean joined the Board on his appointment as
Financial Director of BLT in 2013 and is a director
of various other Group companies.
10. KEVIN ELLERINE
Non-Executive Director
National Diploma in Company Administration
Born: 1968
Kevin joined the family business, Ellerine Holdings, in
1991. After serving in various roles, in 1993 he was
appointed as property manager of Ellerine Bros.
Proprietary Limited, rising to 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 Ellerines is invested.
Kevin’s all-round business skill and acumen contribute
to Board and Committee deliberations of the Group.
Kevin is a director of various other companies,
including some Group subsidiaries.
Proprietary Limited. He was also a member of the
South African Pharmacy Council. Yusuf is one of the
founder members of 3 C Telecommunications,
Cellsaf and Cell C Proprietary Limited.
He also serves as a director of Cigicell Proprietary
Limited, a Group subsidiary.
6. BRETT LEVY
Joint Chief Executive Officer
Born: 1975
Brett has an impressive entrepreneurial history
having founded and operated many small businesses
in the early 1990s. He has been involved across a
wide range of industries, including the distribution
of fast-moving consumer goods and insurance
replacements for electronic goods. Brett’s business
achievements have earned him a number of
prestigious nominations, accolades and awards.
These include 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 he
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 2011 he
shared with Mark the Top Entrepreneur accolade in
the African Access National Business Awards.
Brett joined the BLT Board on its establishment in
2007 and is a director of various local and global
Group companies.
7. MARK LEVY
Joint Chief Executive Officer
BCompt (Unisa)
Born: 1971
Mark graduated with a BCompt degree from Unisa
in 1993. After some years as a commodities trader,
he decided to pursue a goal of becoming an
entrepreneur, which skill and strength he has
applied over the past several years in spearheading
Blue Label’s impressive organic and acquisitive
growth and expansion in international markets. His
business achievements are frequently recognised.
Together with his brother Brett, Mark received the
ABSA Jewish Business Achiever Non-Listed Company
Award (2007). He 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 2011 he shared with
Brett the Top Entrepreneur accolade in the African
Access National Business Awards.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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