PAUL NKUNA - Chairman(Non-Executive)
Appointed: 2000
MAP (Wits Business School)
Nationality: South African

Paul is the chief executive officer of Mineworkers Investment Company ("MIC"). He began his career as a teacher before joining the mining industry in 1977. He served as the Treasurer General of the National Union of Mineworkers for 10 years and as chairman of the executive committee of the Brakpan Transitional Local Council. Paul serves as the non-executive chairman of Peermont and is a director of Tracker, The Council for Geological Science, FirstRand, BPSA and Metrofile.

WILLIAM KIRSH - Deputy Non-Executive Chairman
Appointed: 1993
BCom, BAcc, CA(SA), HDip Tax Law
Nationality: South African

From 1988 to 1991, William worked in the United States for investment bankers, Lehman Brothers, in the mergers and acquisitions division and subsequent to that, founded Primequity in 1993, which became Primedia. He is the principal founder of Primedia and was the chief executive since the group listed on the JSE in April 1995 until September 2009.

KUBEN PILLAY - Chief Executive Officer
Appointed: 1998
BA, LLB, MCJ
Nationality: South African

Kuben joined Primedia as an executive director in May 2000 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the advertising division of Primedia in September 2002, and as Chief Executive Officer of the Group in September 2009. An attorney by profession, he was a managing financial partner at attorneys Cheadle Thompson and Haysom before joining Mineworkers Investment Company in 1996 as a founding executive director. He is the current non executive Chairman of Mineworkers Investment Company. Kuben has previously served on the boards of several public companies in which Mineworkers Investment Company has had an interest.

FUNKE IGHODARO - Chief Financial Officer
Appointed: 2001
BSc(Hons), FCA (England and Wales)
Nationality: Nigerian

Funke joined Primedia in September 2001 as chief finance officer. She was previously managing director of Kagiso Ventures Limited, the private equity management arm of Kagiso Trust Investment Company of which she was also executive director. Prior to this, she spent two years in the corporate finance division of Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank and a total of ten years with PriceWaterhouse London.

JOHN GNODDE - Non-Executive Director
BCom (UCT)
Appointed: 2005
Nationality: South African

John is an Executive Director of Brait, and has overall responsibility for Brait' private equity funds, having previously led the management of the Predecessor Funds as well as the raising and governance of Brait IV, the Groups most recent Fund. John joined Brait in 1995 and has been responsible for investments in consumer products, construction, pharmaceutical manufacture, beverages, resources, mobile telecommunications, and recruitment outsourcing amongst others. Prior to joining Brait, John worked for Goldman Sachs International in London for six years where he served in the investment banking division.

ISAAC (ISSIE) KIRSH - Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 1993
Nationality: South African

Issie is the founder of Radio 702, which he established in 1980. Radio 702 was one of Primedia's first acquisitions and the catalyst that spearheaded the group's rapid growth as a media company. He was also the group's first chairman and held the position until Paul Nkuna's appointment as chairman in June 2001. Issie is chairman of the Primedia Foundation which co-ordinates the group's various corporate social investment programmes. He also serves as chairman of Primedia Education.

BRUCE MacROBERT - Non-Executive Director
BCom, CA(SA)
Nationality: South African

Bruce joined Brait in 1997 and is a director of Brait's private equity business and a Principal of Brait Fund IV. He was CEO of Brait Fund I, and has been responsible for investments in media, industrial services and packaging. He is also a director of Consol Glass Limited and Medu Capital. Bruce, a chartered accountant, qualified at Deloitte & Touche before working in the investment banking divisions of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in London and Investec Bank. Bruce is a graduate of the University of Cape Town and the University of South Africa where he completed degrees in commerce and accounting, respectively.

TSHIDI MADIMA - Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 2002
BA (Hons), MA (Accounting and Financial Economics)
Nationality: South African

Tshidi is currently executive director of Mineworkers Investment Company. Prior to joining Mineworkers Investment Company in September 2000, Tshidi was general manager of Equal Access Consulting and held various financial positions with ABSA Asset Management, RMB Asset Management and Momentum Life. Tshidi is responsible for overseeing MIC investments and serves on a number of these investments as a non executive director.

CYNTHIA MAPAURE - Non-Executive Director
CA (SA), CA (Zimbabwe)
Nationality: Zimbabwean

Cynthia joined MIC on 1 September 2008. She is a Chartered Accountant by profession. She served her articles of clerkship with Deloitte & Touche (Zimbabwe) from 1996 to 2000. She transferred to Deloitte & Touche South Africa as an audit manager in 2003 and was appointed an audit partner in January 2007. Cynthia is the MIC group's financial director and serves as a non executive director on the boards of Metrofile Holdings, Set Point Technology Holdings, BP South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Alternate) and Masana Petroleum Solutions (Pty) Ltd (Alternate).

PETER MAW - Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 1993
BCom(Hons), CA(SA), HDip Tax Law
Nationality: South African

Peter was one of the founders of Primedia and has been with the group from inception. Prior thereto, Peter was with Standard Merchant Bank in Corporate Finance. He was responsible for the Primedia group's corporate finance activities from 1992 to 2004. Peter is also a non-executive director of Massmart and now heads the private equity interests of the Oppenheimer family in South Africa.

KESHAN PILLAY - Independent Non-Executive Director
BComm
Nationality: South African

Keshan is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Makalani Holdings Limited. He was previously an executive director of the Mineworkers Investment Company "MIC" responsible for the groups' finance and strategy. Keshan also serves as a non executive director on the boards of Peermont Global Holdings, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), Tracker Investment Holdings, Eastvaal Motor Holdings and The Fuel Logistics Group.

CHRIS SEABROOKE - Non-Executive Director
Appointed: 1993
BCom, BAcc, MBA, FCMA
Nationality: South African

Chris has been a director of more than twenty JSE listed companies over the years. He is currently the chief executive officer of Sabvest Limited, non-executive chairman of Metrofile Holdings and Setpoint Group, deputy Chairman of Massmart Holdings and a director of Datatec and a director of Nasdaq listed Net1 U.E.P.S Technologies Inc. He is a former chairman of the South African State Theatre, and former deputy chairman of both the inaugural National Arts Council and the founding board of Business & Arts South Africa, BASA.

ALASTAIR WALKER - Alternate Director
CA(SA)
Nationality: South African

Since May 2007, Alastair has worked for Brait South Africa Limited. From April 2004 to April 2007, Alastair was a member of the corporate finance department of Anglo American plc. Previously, he worked for Deloitte & Touche, in London. Alastair holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Accounting, both from the University of Witswaterstrand. He is a Chartered Accountant (SA). He is an alternate director to John Gnodde.

CH WIESE (Dr ) - Non-Executive Director
BA LLB DCom
Nationality: South African

Dr CH Wiese joined Pep Stores as executive director in 1967. Seven years later he left Pep Stores to practice at the Cape Bar. He rejoined Pepkor and has been executive chairman of Pepkor since 1981. He is currently chairman of Shoprite Holdings Ltd, Pepkor Holdings Ltd, Tradehold Limited, Invicta Holdings Ltd and Tulca (Pty) Ltd - trading as Mango. He is non-executive director of KWV Ltd, PSG Group and Luna Group (Pty) Ltd.

JACOB WIESE - Alternate Director
BA (Value and Policy Studies) LLB, MIEM
Nationality: South African

Non Executive director of Shoprite Holdings and director of various other companies. Marketing Manager of Lourensford and Lanzerac Wine Portfolio. Jacob obtained his BA (Value and Policy Studies) degree at the University of Stellenbosch after which he took part in a program as Exchange Student at the Sauder School of Business with the University of British Columbia. He also obtained his Master's Degree in International Economics and Management from Bocconi University in Italy.

Last year Jacob graduated as Bachelor of Laws student at the University of Cape Town and is currently doing his pupilage at the Cape Bar and will be admitted as an Advocate of the High Court.

Jabulani Mahange - Executive Director
BA, BED, MBL, PDM
Nationality: South African

Jabu joined Primedia as Group Human Capital Executive in July 2009. He was previously a board member and Human Resources Director at Johson & Johnson Medical from 01 April 2005 to 30 June 2009. He began his career as a teacher, and joined Standard Bank Human Resources in 1992. Jabu also held senior Human Resources positions at ABSA, Deloitte and the Edcon Group.