Board committees

Hester Hickey

Age: 61
Qualifications: BCompt (Hons); Chartered Accountant (SA)
Designation: Independent non-executive director
Date appointed to Board: 13 June 2008
Board committee memberships: Audit committee (chairperson)
Significant directorships: Cashbuild Limited, African Dawn Capital Limited, Pan African Resources plc, Sentinel Pension Fund

Experience: Extensive experience in auditing, internal audit, risk management and governance. Consultant in governance and director training.

Frank Butler

Age: 62
Qualifications: BSc Chem Eng; MBA
Designation: Independent non-executive director
Date appointed to board: 27 September 2002
Board committee memberships: Social, ethics and risk committee (chairperson); audit committee chairman
Significant directorships: None

Experience: Private consultant in risk management and business strategies; chairman of CRM International Group 1980 to 2001.

Dhanasagree (Daisy) Naidoo

Age: 43
Qualifications: BCom; Chartered Accountant (SA); MAcc (Tax)
Designation: Independent non-executive director
Date appointed to board: 1 April 2011
Board committee membership: Remuneration and nominations committee; audit committee
Significant directorships: STRATE (Pty) Limited, Hudaco Industries Limited, Mr Price Group Limited, Anglo Platinum Limited, Marriott Unit Trust Management Company Limited, Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers Limited, Old Mutual Alternative Risk Transfer Limited and Old Mutual Wealth (Pty) Limited. Trustee of Discovery Health Medical Scheme and South African Investors Protection Fund.

Experience: Head of debt structuring unit at Sanlam Capital Markets and appointed to sub-credit committee of Sanlam Investment Cluster. Serves on Boards and member of audit and risk committee of several companies. Provides risk advisory services to Vantage Mezzanine Fund. Member of SAICA and IOD.

Dhanasagree (Daisy) Naidoo

Age: 43
Qualifications: BCom; Chartered Accountant (SA); MAcc (Tax)
Designation: Independent non-executive director
Date appointed to board: 1 April 2011
Board committee membership: Remuneration committee; audit committee
Significant directorships: STRATE (Pty) Limited, Hudaco Industries Limited, Mr Price Group Limited, Anglo Platinum Limited, Marriott Unit Trust Management Company Limited, Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers Limited, Old Mutual Alternative Risk Transfer Limited and Old Mutual Wealth (Pty) Limited. Trustee of Discovery Health Medical Scheme and South African Investors Protection Fund.

Experience: Head of debt structuring unit at Sanlam Capital Markets and appointed to sub-credit committee of Sanlam Investment Cluster. Serves on Boards and member of audit and risk committee of several companies. Provides risk advisory services to Vantage Mezzanine Fund. Member of SAICA and IOD.

Neville Crosse

Age: 62
Qualifications: BSc Chem Eng; MBL
Designation: Non-executive chairman
Date appointed to board: 1 January 1990
Board committee memberships: Social, ethics and risk committee; remuneration committee
Significant directorships: Chemical and Allied Industries' Association (CAIA)

Experience: Joined Omnia as project engineer in 1977. Appointed managing director of Omnia Fertilizer in 1985 and Group managing director of Omnia Holdings in 1990. Appointed non-executive chairman of Omnia Holdings in 2001.

Frank Butler

Age: 62
Qualifications: BSc Chem Eng; MBA
Designation: Independent non-executive director
Date appointed to board: 27 September 2002
Board committee memberships: Social, ethics and risk committee (chairperson); audit committee chairman
Significant directorships: None

Experience: Private consultant in risk management and business strategies; chairman of CRM International Group 1980 to 2001.

Rod Humphris

Age: 58
Qualifications: BSc Chem Eng; BCom
Title: Group managing director
Date appointed to board: 11 March 1999
Board committee memberships: Social, ethics and risk committee
Significant directorships: None

Experience: After gaining experience in gold, uranium, flotation and sulphuric acid at Anglo-American's President Brand and Ergo mines, joined Omnia as project engineer in 1982. After occupying various positions within Omnia Group, appointed managing director of Omnia Fertilizer in 1995 and group managing director of Omnia Holdings Limited in 1999. Past president of Fertilizer Society of South Africa.

Ralph Havenstein

Age: 58
Qualifications: BCom; MSc Chem Eng
Designation: Lead independent non-executive director
Date appointed to board: 6 November 2007
Board committee memberships: Social, ethics and risk committee; audit committee
Significant directorships: Northam Platinum Limited, Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited

Experience: Served as director of Anglo Platinum, Simmer and Jack, Mintek and Sasol and on councils of Chamber of Mines and Chemical and Allied Industries' Association (CAIA).

Neville Crosse

Age: 62
Qualifications: BSc Chem Eng; MBL
Designation: Non-executive chairman
Date appointed to board: 1 January 1990
Board committee memberships: Social, ethics and risk committee; remuneration committee
Significant directorships: Chemical and Allied Industries' Association (CAIA)

Experience: Joined Omnia as project engineer in 1977. Appointed managing director of Omnia Fertilizer in 1985 and Group managing director of Omnia Holdings in 1990. Appointed non-executive chairman of Omnia Holdings in 2001.

Audit committee

Hester Hickey

Frank Butler

Dhanasagree (Daisy) Naidoo

Remuneration committee

Dhanasagree (Daisy) Naidoo

Neville Crosse

Social, ethics and risk committee

Frank Butler

Rod Humphris

Ralph Havenstein

Neville Crosse