Paul Nkuna (54)
NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
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 Mathomo and is a director of Tracker, The Council for Geological Science, South African Airways and FirstRand.

WILLIAM KIRSH (45)
Chief Executive Officer
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 has been chief executive since the group listed on the JSE in April 1995.

FUNKE IGHODARO (43)
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.

KUBEN PILLAY (45)
Executive Director
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. 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. Kuben has previously served on the boards of several public companies in which Mineworkers Investment Company has had an interest. Kuben was also a member of the Financial Services Board's Consumer Advisory Panel.

ISAAC (ISSIE) KIRSH (71)
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

TSHIDI MADIMA (43)
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 also a non-executive director of Primedia Broadcasting, Africa on Air, Primedia Outdoor and alternate director of BP Southern Africa and Momentum.

PETER MAW (45)
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.

CHRIS SEABROOKE (53)
Independent 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 Massmart Holdings, Metrofile Holdings and Setpoint Technologies, 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

MELODY LEKOTA (35)
Executive Director
Appointed: 2006
MBA
Nationality: South African
Melody joined Primedia in March 2003 as the human resources executive for the group’s advertising business. In July 2004, she was appointed the group human resources manager, becoming a member of the executive committee at the same time. She has been responsible for managing all aspects of human capital development for the group. Prior to joining Primedia, she held various senior positions in human resources at Standard Bank, HSBC and the Bidvest Group.

KESHAN PILLAY (39)
Non-Executive Director
BComm
Nationality: South African
Keshan is an executive director of the Mineworkers Investment Company “MIC” since 1998, responsible for finance and strategy of the group. In addition, he also serves as a non executive director on the boards of a number of unlisted and listed South African companies, including BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, Metrofile Holdings Ltd, FirstRand Empowerment Foundation, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), Wesbank, Eastvaal Motor Holdings (Pty) Ltd and alternate director of Tracker Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

ALASTAIR WALKER (32)
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.

BRUCE MacROBERT (42)
Non-Executive Director
CA
Nationality: South African
Bruce is a director of Brait and of Brait's private equity business. Bruce joined Brait in 1997, was CEO of Brait I, and has been responsible for investments in media and industrial services. Bruce, a chartered accountant, qualified at Deloitte & Touche before working in the investment banking divisions of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in London and Investec. He gained operational experience as a divisional chief executive officer of a manufacturing business. 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.

JOHN GNODDE (42)
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.

Cynthia Mapaure
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BCompt Honors (UNISA)
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 group’s financial director and will serve on the boards of a number of the group’s strategic investments