EOH Leadership

Non-Executive Directors

Jabu Moleketi

Non-independent chairman

Jabu Moleketi

B Administration, B Com Economics (Honours)

Social & Ethics Committee

Jabu Moleketi

Appointed 1 September 2020.

Mr Moleketi is a former Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa and Gauteng Province MEC of Finance and Economic Affairs as well as a director of several companies listed on the JSE Limited. He is non-executive Chairman of PPC Limited and non-executive director of Remgro. He holds postgraduate economics and management qualifications from the University of London and Harvard Business School and has extensive international exposure, extensive strategic leadership skills and in-depth corporate governance experience in both the public and private sectors. He is a non-executive director and shareholder of EOH’s black empowerment partner, Lebashe Investment Group.

Committees: Nomination & Remuneration and Social & Ethics

Andrew Marshall

Lead independent non-executive director

Andrew Marshall

BCom (Honours)

Remuneration and Nominations Committee

Andrew Marshall

Appointed 1 September 2020.

Andrew started his career in Sales & Marketing with AECI. He moved to their parent company ICI in the UK before returning to South Africa. He was then Managing Director of a number of smaller, privately owned businesses or divisions of a listed group. He was appointed CEO of the listed group Oceana in 1999, and remained there until 2009 when he joined Nampak as CEO. He retired from Nampak in 2014. He is currently the Chairman of Ster Kinekor Theatres.

Committees: Audit & Risk

Veronica Motloutsi

Independent non-executive director

Veronica Motloutsi

MTech in Business Information Systems, MBA

Audit and Risk Committee

Veronica Motloutsi

Appointed 30 May 2024

Veronica Motloutsi is the founder and CEO of SmartDigital Solutions (Pty) Ltd, a leading company specializing in digital transformation. With over 25 years of extensive experience in the ICT sector, Veronica has established herself as a distinguished leader, both in South Africa and across the broader African continent. She possesses deep industry knowledge and a proven track record in driving ICT innovation and governance excellence. Veronica’s career includes significant roles such as Executive Head of Commercial Operations for International Markets (African operations) at Vodacom and overseeing commercial operations. Group Manager for IT Strategy and Enterprise Architecture at Sun International: Led strategic IT initiatives and enterprise architecture, and Lead Architect for Account Origination and Maintenance at Nedbank where she played a pivotal role in developing and maintaining key banking systems, and Sasol.

Currently, Veronica serves as a non-executive director at SENTECH SOC Limited. She is also the deputy chairperson of the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) and VulaTel. Her comprehensive expertise includes governance and regulatory frameworks, making her a valuable asset in various leadership capacities.

Committees: Social & Ethics (Chairperson) and Audit & Risk

Rhys Summerton

Independent non-executive director

Rhys Summerton

Investment Decisions And Behavioural Finance, Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education

Rhys Summerton

Appointed 30 May 2024

Since 2014 Rhys has held the position of founder and investor at Milkwood Capital, a long-term, value oriented, global investment company, based in Windsor, United Kingdom. During this time, Rhys has successfully promoted the value realization of a number of investments through efficient capital allocation and decision-making, by taking stakes in out-of-favour companies and influencing their path to recovery. From 2009 to 2013, Rhys held the position of Managing Director and Global Head of Emerging Market Equity Research at Citigroup, managing the number one ranked research franchise. Prior to that, Rhys was a telecoms and media analyst at Citigroup and Cazenove.

Rhys is currently on the board of Nasdaq-listed Nexxen International and other unlisted investment companies.

Committees: Audit and Risk Committee

Dennis Venter

Independent non-executive director

Dennis Venter

CA(SA)

Dennis Venter

Appointed 30 May 2024

Dennis started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers before embarking on an entrepreneurial journey which led to him founding Quarry Cats (Pty) Ltd in 1997, a company involved in the supply of construction materials and crushing services to the construction and mining industries and the production of commercial aggregates; which was eventually sold to Group Five Limited in 2007. Thereafter, Dennis grew Atoll as a premier entity for offshore mining operations, overseeing its expansion into lucrative markets, including the United States and Netherlands. He currently oversees a diversified investment portfolio.

Committees: Nominations and Remuneration Committee

Executive Directors

Marius de la Rey

Interim Group Chief Executive Officer

Marius de la Rey

CA (SA) Hdip Tax

Marius de la Rey

Appointed 30 May 2024

Marius is by nature an entrepreneur with extensive experience as an owner and operator of retail operations. Prior to his appointment as interim chief executive officer of the EOH Group, Marius was the chief executive officer of EOH’s largest division, iOCO South Africa. He played an integral role in the restructuring of EOH and has been on the EOH executive committee since 2019.

Before joining EOH in 2019, Marius spent a decade in financial services, serving five years at Absa as chief executive officer of Distribution Coverage and Customer Channels and a further five years prior to that at Standard Bank as head of Group Real Estate and head of Channel Development.

Ashona Kooblall

Group Chief Financial Officer

Ashona Kooblall

A qualified CA (SA) and registered with South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

Ashona Kooblall

Appointed.

A qualified CA (SA) and registered with South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
Ashona has more than 15 years of senior finance experience with a demonstrated history of finance leadership positions within the Technology, FMCG and Retail industries.

Ashona’s expertise and skills spans various fields including Corporate finance, Governance, P&L optimization, Mergers & Acquisitions, business restructuring, cost optimization strategies, business strategy, investor relations, group finance, managerial finance, controversy management and strategic planning.

EOH Leadership

Non-Executive Directors

Jabu Moleketi

Jabu Moleketi

Remuneration and Nominations Committee

Social & Ethics Committee

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

Audit and Risk Committee

Remuneration and Nominations Committee

Veronica Motloutsi

Veronica Motloutsi

Social & Ethics Committee (Chairperson)

Audit and Risk Committee

Rhys Summerton

Rhys Summerton

Audit and Risk Committee (Chairperson)

Dennis Venter

Dennis Venter

Remuneration and Nomination Committee (Chairperson)

Executive Directors

Marius de la Rey

Marius de la Rey

Ashona Kooblall

Ashona Kooblall