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Board committees
Audit committee
![Hester Hickey [photo]](/images/omnia/dir-hester-hickey.jpg)
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.
![Ronald Bowen [photo]](/images/omnia/dir-ronald-bowen.jpg)
Ronald Bowen
- Age
- 63
- Qualifications
- BSc (Hons)
- Designation
- Independent non-executive director
- Date appointed to board
- 28 September 2011
- Board committee membership
- None
- Significant directorships
- None
Experience: Senior executive for Sued Chemie AG Group, Germany and Ashland Chemicals, USA for 30 years. Served on Boards of Sasol, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Central Energy Fund (CEF) and PetroSA as well as several other Boards in South Africa and internationally. Council member of global consultancy group and consultant on specialty chemicals worldwide.
![Dhanasagree (Daisy) Naidoo [photo]](/images/omnia/dir-dhanasagree-naidoo.jpg)
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.
Remuneration committee
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.
![Rod Humphris [photo]](/images/omnia/dir-roderick-humphris.jpg)
Rod Humphris
- Age
- 59
- Qualifications
- BSc Chem Eng; BCom
- Title
- Non-executive chairman
- Date appointed to board
- 11 March 1999
- Board committee memberships
- Social, ethics and risk committee, Remuneration committee
- Significant directorships
- Chairman of Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA)
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. Appointed to non-executive chairman of the Group on 1 June 2017.
![Ralph Havenstein [photo]](/images/omnia/dir-ralph-havenstein.jpg)
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, Remuneration 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).
Social, ethics and risk committee
![Frank Butler [photo]](/images/omnia/dir-frank-butler.jpg)
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
- 59
- Qualifications
- BSc Chem Eng; BCom
- Title
- Non-executive chairman
- Date appointed to board
- 11 March 1999
- Board committee memberships
- Social, ethics and risk committee, Remuneration committee
- Significant directorships
- Chairman of Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA)
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. Appointed to non-executive chairman of the Group on 1 June 2017.
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, Remuneration 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).
![Adriaan De Lange [photo]](/images/omnia/dir-adriaan-lange.jpg)
Adriaan De Lange
- Age
- 41
- Qualifications
- BCom; BAcc; Chartered Accountant (SA)
- Designation
- Group managing director
- Date appointed to board
- 1 June 2017
- Board committee memberships
- Social, ethics and risk committee
- Significant directorships
- Chairman of the Fertilizer Association of Southern Africa (FERTASA)
Experience: Joined the Group in 2003 as financial controller for BME and was promoted to Financial Manager, where he played an important part in developing and implementing the mining division’s business strategy. In 2007 he was transferred to Omnia Fertilizer as Financial Manager and was soon thereafter promoted to Financial Director of Omnia Fertilizer. He thereafter held various positions in Omnia Fertilizer, including the position of Director: Supply Chain, before he was appointed as Managing Director of Omnia Fertilizer: RSA in 2012.