COMPANY > Board of Directors

Syd Muller (63) - Chairman, appointed in 2007.

Previously chairman of Woolworths Holdings and a director of companies in the Wooltru group. Currently a director of Metropolitan International, on audit, investment, human resources and empowerment committees. Also active on the boards of a number of private companies.

Kevin Hodgson (42), B Com, CA SA - Chief Executive Officer, appointed in 1999.

Kevin joined the Company in 1998, at the time of the Moregro unbundling, as Chief Financial Officer. He was later appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 1999. Kevin was awarded a Goldfields bursary and completed his tertiary education at Durban University before serving his articles with Deloitte. Prior to joining Holdsport, he obtained commercial experience working for Goldfields, Murray and Roberts and Vestacor. He qualified as CA(SA) in 1994.

Cobus Loubser (36), BCom Hons, CA SA - Chief Financial Officer, appointed in 2008. Previous experience as national financial manager at Virgin Active from 2004 to 2007 and extensive experience in managing assurance and accounting engagements across various industries while employed at KPMG between 2002 and 2004.	Toni Haarburger (57) - Executive Director, appointed in 1988. Thirty one years of retail industry experience, including Woolworths and Totalsports. Appointed managing director of Totalsports in 1997 and Chief Operating Officer of Moresport in 2002.	Crispin Sonn (44) - Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed in 2011. Crispin was the Chief Executive Officer of Employee Benefits Group from 1988 until 2007, during which time he also founded Cominex South Africa, New SA Fishing Enterprises (Pty) Ltd and the National Property Forum. He is currently the chief executive officer at Africa Group Corp (Pty) Ltd, and the director of Corporate Affairs at Old Mutual South Africa.
Bryan Hopkins (65), CA SA - Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed in 2011. Recently served on boards of Mvelaphanda Group Ltd, Makalani Holdings and Pangbourne Properties Ltd and as Chairman on audit committees of all three. Chief Investment Officer and executive director of Old Mutual Asset Managers until 1999. Co-authored Juta's "Generally Accepted Accounting Practice - A SA Viewpoint", 1979 - 1996.	Mary Vilakazi (34), BCom Hons, Hdip Audit - Independent Non-Executive Director, appointed in 2011. Currently chief financial officer of Mineral Services Group and a non-executive director of MMI Limited.Serves as a member of the Long Term Insurance Advisory Committee to the Minister of Finance at the Financial Services Board and is Chairperson of the audit committee of the Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration in South Africa.