Brett has an impressive entrepreneurial record of founding and operating many small businesses across a wide range of industries.

These include the distribution of fast-moving consumer goods and insurance replacements for electronic goods. Brett plays a key role in developing the Group’s strategy and commercial negotiations. His 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 Board on 1 February 2007 and is a director of various local and global Group companies.

• Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee
• Investment Committee

BCompt (Unisa)

Mark graduated with a BCompt from Unisa in 1993. After some years as a commodities trader, he decided to pursue a goal of becoming an entrepreneur.

At Blue Label, Mark is integral in spearheading the execution of Blue Label’s growth strategy, integration of acquisitions and development of the IT architecture. His leadership stature is frequently recognised. Together with his brother Brett, Mark received the Absa Bank 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.

Mark joined the Board on 1 February 2007 and is a director of various local and global Group companies.

• Investment Committee

BBusSci (Hons) (UCT), FCMA, CGMA, CA(SA)

Gary graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1979, 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. His career was forged in merchant and investment banking.

In the early 1990s he became an adviser to the African National Congress in developing black economic empowerment strategies and in 1992 was instrumental in the creation of Thebe Investment Corporation, South Africa’s first broad-based black-owned company. Gary served as joint chief executive officer of Msele Corporate and Merchant Bank, South Africa’s first black-controlled merchant bank.

In 1996, Gary was appointed group chief executive officer of Unihold Limited, where he remains executive chairman. He led its transition from an engineering conglomerate to an international IT and telecommunications group, followed by a delisting through a management buyout in 2002. Gary continues to serve on the boards of Imbalie Beauty Limited and Newpark Reit Limited.

Gary joined the Board on 5 October 2007 and is also chairman and/or director of various Group subsidiaries.

• Investment Committee (Chair)
• Remuneration Committee (Chair)
• Nomination Committee
• Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
• Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee

National Diploma in Company Administration

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. He is also a director of Hyprop Investments Limited and Newpark REIT Limited. Kevin’s all-round business skill and acumen contribute to Board and Committee deliberations of the Group.

Kevin joined the Board on 8 December 2009 and is a director of various other companies, including some Group subsidiaries.

• Investment Committee
• Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee

BA (Unisa), MA (Thames Valley), MA (London), MBA (California Coast University)

Jerry is executive chairman of Palama, which he co-founded to facilitate investments in strategic private and listed companies.

He is a past CEO of Business Unity South Africa, during which period he served as business representative at Nedlac and on various international business councils. Prior to this, he held various executive positions in government and in the private sector including that of managing director of the Black Management Forum (BMF) where he also served on the board of the BMF investment company. In 2009 Jerry was appointed to the Presidential Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council and was appointed as a Commissioner of the National Planning Commission in 2010. Jerry was chairman of the Mpumalanga Gambling Board from 2006 to 2015 and the State Information Technology Agency (SOC) Proprietary Limited until the end of his term in 2015. He previously held the position of chairman of Netcare Limited and adviser to Citi Bank. He is non-executive director of Sibanye-Stillwater Limited where he also chairs the social and ethics committee.

Jerry joined the Board on 19 October 2011.

• Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
• Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee (Chair)

BCompt (Hons)/CTA (Unisa), CA(SA)

Joe 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 largest black accounting firm in South Africa.

In 1999, he led a management buyout of Gobodo Corporate Finance from the accounting firm and rebranded it aloeCap Proprietary Limited, of which he is currently the executive chairman. He serves on the board of directors of various non-listed companies in which aloeCap is invested. Joe is an independent non-executive director of Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited and Cell C Limited. He is also chairman of Dis-Chem and Cell C’s audit committees.

Joe joined the Board on 5 October 2007

• Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
• Remuneration Committee
• Nomination Committee
• Investment Committee