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, FirstRand, BPSA, Metrofile, Nimble Group and Optimum Coal Holdings Ltd.

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.

CHRIS PATRICIOS - Group Finance Officer
Appointed: 2011
Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Accounting degrees


Chris joined Primedia in 2008 as Group Finance Manager and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in June 2011. Prior to that he had served as Financial Director of a division of Servest (Pty) Ltd. He worked within KPMG's Hospitality and Leisure business unit for three years and prior to that had spent two years with Credit Suisse in London. Chris qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) on completion of his articles at KPMG in 2002 and he holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Accounting degree, both from the University of Witwatersrand.

JABULANI MAHANGE - Human Capital 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.

JOHN GNODDE - Non-Executive Director
BCom (UCT)
Appointed: 2007
Nationality: South African

John is the Chief Executive Officer of Brait. Prior to this he was CEO of Brait's Private Equity business which included overall responsibility for Brait's 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

In 1968 Issie founded King Food Corporation together with his partner Arnold Levy and launched the King Korn Matombo Mmela brand, a product for the home brewing of sorghum beer which today is a household name within the Black community. 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 was the founder of the Primedia Foundation which co-ordinates the Group's various Corporate Social Investment programmes. He served as Chairman of the Primedia Foundation until December 2010. He is currently an Executive Director of Primeducation (Pty) Limited.

BRUCE MacROBERT - Non-Executive Director
BCom, CA(SA)
Appointed: 2007
Nationality: South African

Bruce is an Executive Director of Brait having joined them in 1997 and is a director of Brait's private equity business and a Principal of Brait Fund IV. He 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 & Touché 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 as a non executive director on the boards of BPSA, Peermont and General Electric South Africa Technologies.

CYNTHIA MAPAURE - Non-Executive Director
CA (SA), CA (Zimbabwe)
Appointed: 2008
Nationality: Zimbabwean

Cynthia joined MIC on 1 September 2008. She is a Chartered Accountant by profession. She served her articles of clerkship with Deloitte & Touché (Zimbabwe) from 1996 to 2000. She transferred to Deloitte & Touché 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, RMB Divisional Board, Nimble Group (Pty) Ltd and BP South Africa (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 now heads the private equity interests of the Oppenheimer family in South Africa.

KESHAN PILLAY - Independent Non-Executive Director
BComm
Appointed: 2007
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 investment strategy. Keshan also serves as an independent non executive director on the boards of Peermont Global Holdings, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), Tracker Investment Holdings and Eastvaal Motor Holdings.

ALASTAIR WALKER - Alternate Non Executive director
CA(SA)
Appointed: 2007
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.

JACOB WIESE - Non Executive director
BA Value and Policy Studies (US), LLB (UCT), MIEM (BOCCONI)
Appointed: 2011
Nationality: South African

Jacob obtained his BA (Value and Policy Studies) degree at the University of Stellenbosch after which he obtained his Master's Degree in International Economics and Management from Bocconi University in Italy. He subsequently graduated with an LLB from the University of Cape Town, where after he was admitted as an Advocate. Jacob was initially appointed as an alternate director in 2009 and subsequently became a Director of Primedia Holdings I Limited on 17 November 2011. He is also a Director of Shoprite Holdings Limited, Pepkor Holdings Limited, Tradehold Limited, Paladin Capital, Digicore Holdings and Invicta Holdings; as well as a director of various other companies. He is also involved in the management of the Lourensford and Lanzerac Wine Estates.

VIJAY RAJGURU - Non Executive director
Appointed: 2010
Nationality: United Kingdom

Prior to joining GoldenTree, Vijay Rajguru was at Barclays for 16 years, most recently as a Managing Director and Head of European Loan Capital Markets, Sales and Trading where he led the firm to the forefront of many of the market's largest and most complex transactions. Mr. Rajguru also held senior positions on Barclays credit and underwriting committees. Mr. Rajguru is involved in restructuring businesses in the current European portfolio and other special situations.

PHUMZILE LANGENI - Independent Non-executive director
Appointed – 2010
Nationality – South African

Phumzile is the Executive Chairman of Afropulse Group, a woman led Investment, Investor Relations and Corporate Advisory house. She was the Economic Advisor to the former Honourable B P Sonjica Minister of Minerals and Energy (DME). Phumzile was previously an executive director of junior platinum miner, Anooraq Resources, she is an independent non-executive Director of Imperial Holdings, Massmart Holdings Limited, Mineworker's Investment Company, Peermont Global, Port Regulator, Astrapak and the Transaction Capital