Board of Directors

Peter Mountford (66)

Chief Executive Officer

B.Com, B.Acc, HDip Tax, MBA (with distinction, Warwick), CA(SA)

Appointed 29 July 2009

Appointed CEO in July 2009, Peter is responsible for the Group’s strategic trajectory and the alignment of more than 13 000 people across 21 countries.

Colin Brown (54)

Chief Financial Officer, Debt Officer

B.Compt (Hons), MBL, CA(SA)

Appointed 28 February 2010

Colin is a seasoned Financial Executive and Board director with proven success in driving organisational performance in listed and multinational environments.

John Mackay (59)

Group Company Secretary

Appointed 1 January 2020

Previously serving as the Group Executive for Marketing and Business Development, John was appointed as Group Company Secretary in January 2020, a role in which he provides governance, compliance and procedural support to the CEO, CFO and Board.

Valentine Chitalu (59)

Chairperson

ACCA (UK), M.Phil (UK)

Valentine is an entrepreneur in Zambia and southern Africa, specialising in private equity and general investments. In the early part of his career, he worked at KPMG’s London office.

David Ian Cathrall (67)

Independent Non-executive Director

BCom, BAcc, CA(SA)

Appointed 1 June 2019

A highly skilled and accomplished Board-level professional, David was a Senior Partner at EY until his retirement in 2018.

Pitsi Mnisi (41)

Independent Non-executive Director

BCom, BCom (Hons) Acc, BCom (Hons) Tax, CA(SA), Advanced Certificate in Emerging Markets and Country Risk Analysis (Fordham University, New York), MBA (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK)

Appointed 1 October 2020

Jack Phalane (48)

Independent Non-executive Director

Jack is a highly experienced commercial lawyer, specialising in disciplines such as mergers and acquisitions, exchange control matters, corporate governance, telecommunications and broadcasting law.

Simphiwe Mehlomakulu (53)

Independent Non-executive Director

BSc (Chemical Engineering), Post Graduate Diploma (Marketing Management), MBA (University of Witwatersrand), Stanford Executive Programme (Stanford University of California, USA)

Appointed 1 October 2020