1. Marius Lodewucus Heyns (50)
Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director
BSc Civ Eng, PR Eng, MSAICE

Marius has 31 years’ experience in the construction industry across the full spectrum of activities. He has held various executive management positions for leading public and private companies in the sector and was reappointed at Basil Read on 19 October 2004 in his current position.

2. Lungisa Brian Dyosi (39)
Non-executive director
BA Law (University of Cape Town), SEP (Wits and Harvard Business Schools)
Advocate of the High Court of South Africa

Lungisa was admitted as an attorney in 1997. He worked for the Bureau of Justice Assistance as a Senior Project Planner from 1997 to 1998. He then worked for the National Prosecuting Authority as a strategic and legal adviser to the National Director of Public Prosecutions for six years. In 2004 he joined Amabubesi Investments (Pty) Limited as a director. In 2006, he co-founded Vuwa Investments and was appointed as a director. He was appointed to the board on 1 February 2006.

3. Sango Siviwe Ntsaluba (49)
Non-executive director
BComm, BCompt (Hons) (Unisa), CA(SA), HDip Tax Law (UJ)

Sango has wide experience in various areas of business acquired over a period of more than 20 years. He is a founding member of SizweNtsaluba VSP, a successful firm of accountants and auditors, and Neotel, the second fixed line operator in South Africa. He serves on various public sector boards, including the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) and National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC). He is a founding member of Amabubesi Investments (Pty) Limited and has held the post of Chief Executive Officer since incorporation. He was appointed Executive Chairman of Amabubesi Investments (Pty) Limited in 2006 and was appointed to the board of Basil Read in July 2006.

4. Thabiso Alexander Tlelai (46)
Non-executive director
BComm (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Thabiso is a founding member of Amabubesi Investments (Pty) Limited and has been a director of the company since incorporation. He is the Chief Executive Officer of The Don Group, having assumed the role in early 2000 following his acquisition of a significant shareholding. He has been involved in the hotel industry for more than 15 years. Besides his interest in The Don Group, he is a founder member and Chairman of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA). He was appointed to Basil Read’s board in July 2006.

5. Charles Peter Davies (63)
Independent non-executive director

Charles began his career in the insurance industry, culminating in his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Norwich Holdings, a post he held from their incorporation in 1995 until his retirement in 1999. He currently serves on various boards in a non-executive capacity. He was appointed to the board of Basil Read in 2006.

6. Sindile Lester Leslie Peteni (65)
Independent non-executive director, Chairman
BSc (Building Science) (University of Cape Town)

Lester has numerous years of experience in various roles at construction and property development companies. He is a founding member of Thebe Investment Corporation. He was appointed to the board in July 2006 and as Chairman on 7 May 2009.

7. Given Refilwe Sibiya (42)
Independent non-executive director
BComm, BAcc (Wits), CA(SA)

Given has 18 years of experience in the finance and consulting fields. After completing audit articles with KPMG, Given joined Anglo American as an internal auditor. She entered the consulting arena in 1996 with Ebony Financial Services and continued in this field with SizweNtsaluba VSP until 2007. Given is currently a director of Xabiso Chartered Accountants, a medium-sized firm offering services in internal audit, external audit, consulting and forensics and serves on the audit committee of the Media Development and Diversity Agency. She was appointed to the board of Basil Read on 1 July 2009.

8. Ntombekaya Yvonne September (44)
Independent non-executive director
BA (Fort Hare), MA (Development Studies) (University of Johannesburg). Management Advanced
Programme (Wits)

Ntombekaya has many years of experience in the development field and has previously focused on providing infrastructure and municipal services to underdeveloped areas on behalf of various government institutions. After spending time in the USA lecturing at Georgia State University on Development Economics, she returned to South Africa and started Pamwe Consulting, a close corporation that focuses on development planning. She was appointed to the Basil Read board in October 2007.

9. Nigel Townshend (54)
Executive director
PrEng, BSc (Hons), MSAICE, FSAIMM, CEng, AMI, StructE, PCPM

Nigel emigrated to South Africa from the United Kingdom in 1978 with a degree in civil engineering from Loughborough University. In 1982, he founded TWP as a civil and structural firm, which is currently the biggest EPCM (engineering, procurement and construction management) organisation in Africa. Nigel holds the position of group Chief Executive Officer of TWP Holdings and following the acquisition of TWP by Basil Read in December 2009, was appointed to Basil Read’s board on 1 January 2010.

10. Manuel Donnell Grota Gouveia (34)
Executive director
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)

Donny has worked in finance for over 16 years, seven of which were in the auditing profession. He joined Basil Read in 2001 and is responsible for group financial reporting, taxation planning, and group treasury and finance. Donny was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in 2004 and as Financial Director on the board of Basil Read on 7 May 2009.