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JimVolkwyn (59)
Is a chartered accountant
(SA). He joined the group
in 1990 and was chief
executive of cer of the
group’s global video-
entertainment platforms
from 2001 to 2009. He
resumed this role for 18 months from April 2014
to September 2015. Jim has been a director of
MultiChoice South Africa since March 2007.
Uvashni Raman (44)
Is a chartered accountant
(SA). She was appointed
MultiChoice South Africa
Holdings chief nancial
of cer on 1 May 2016 in
place of Nazeer Wadee and
the director responsible for
the nance function from 1 June 2016. Her
previous positions include vice president
nance/chief nancial of cer for BHP Billiton’s
global manganese and iron ore divisions 2008 to
2015, and vice president nance/chief nancial
of cer for South32’s (demerger from BHP
Billiton) Australian region since February 2015.
Director who stepped down during the
past year:
Imtiaz Patel (53)
Is the chief executive of
the video-entertainment
segment of Naspers, and
holds a higher diploma in
education from the
University of the
Witwatersrand. He was
previously chief executive of SuperSport
International. In 1998 Imtiaz was appointed
director of professional cricket for the United
Cricket Board of South Africa. In 2009 he
received the Phil Weber Award, the highest
accolade in the Naspers group. He is a board
member of the Sunshine Tour and the Sharks,
as well as a member of the global agenda
council on media for the World Economic
Forum.
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