Board of directors

The directors address key issues, ensuring that debate on matters of policy, strategy and performance is critical, informed and constructive.

Doug Band
Doug Band (61)2

BCom (Wits), CA (SA)
Appointed: 1997

 Elisabeth Bradley
Elisabeth Bradley (67)1

BSc (Free State), MSc (London) Appointed: 1986
 

 Derek Cooper
Derek Cooper (65)1

CA (SA)
Appointed: 1993

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Electronic Media Network (M-Net), Gymnogene Investments, Mobile Telephone Networks Holdings, MTN Group, MTN International, Stanlib, The Bidvest Group, Tiger Brands

Committee member: Africa credit, black ownership initiative, directors’ affairs, group audit, group credit, group remuneration

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti, Metair Investments (chairman), Sasol, The Tongaat-Hulett Group, Toyota SA (chairman), Wesco Investments (chairman)

Committee member: Black ownership initiative, directors’ affairs, group audit

Directorships: Standard Bank Group (chairman), The Standard Bank of South Africa (chairman), Liberty Group (chairman), Liberty Holdings (chairman), Standard Bank Plc, Business Leadership South Africa (president)

Committee member: Africa credit, black ownership initiative (chairman), directors’ affairs (chairman), group credit (chairman), group remuneration, group risk management, group transformation
 
Thulani Gcabashe
Thulani Gcabashe (48)1

BA (Botswana and Swaziland), Masters in Urban and Regional 
Planning (Ball State)
Appointed: 2003
 

 Buddy Hawton
Buddy Hawton (68)1

FCIS (Natal)
Appointed: 1995

 Sam Jonah KBE
Sam Jonah KBE (56)1, 5

ACSM, MSc, DIC, DSc (Exeter)
Appointed: 2006

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Eskom Enterprises (chairman), Eskom Holdings (chief executive)

Committee member: Group risk management

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, International Resorts, Liberty Group, Liberty Holdings, Nampak, Royale Resorts Holdings (chairman), Royale Holdings (Bermuda), Royale Resorts International, Stanlib, Sun Hotels, Sun International (chairman), Woolworths Holdings (chairman)

Committee member: Group remuneration (chairman), group risk management

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti, Anglo Platinum Corporation, Bayport Holdings, Equator Exploration, Equinox Minerals, Mittal Steel, MotoGold Mines, Titanium Resources Group, Transnet, Uramin
 
Sir Paul Judge
Sir Paul Judge (56)1, 4

MA (Cambridge), MBA (Pennsylvania)
Appointed: 2003

 Saki Macozoma
Saki Macozoma (48)2

BA (Unisa), BA (Honours) (Boston)
Appointed: 1998
 

 Jacko Maree
Jacko Maree (50)3

BCom (Stellenbosch), MA (Oxford), PMD (Harvard)
Appointed: 1997

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Schroder Income Growth Fund, Tempur-Pedic International

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Andisa Capital (chairman), Business Trust (co-chairman), Iliso Consulting (chairman), Liberty Group, Liberty Holdings, Murray and Roberts Holdings, Safika Holdings (deputy chairman), Stanlib (chairman), Tutuwa Strategic Holdings 2, VW South Africa

Committee member: Allocation (chairman), directors’ affairs, group audit, group credit, group remuneration, group risk management, group transformation (chairman)
 

Directorships: Standard Bank Group (chief executive), The Standard Bank of South Africa (chief executive), Liberty Group, Liberty Holdings, Stanbic Africa Holdings, SBIC Investments SA, Standard International Holdings SA, Standard Bank Plc (chairman)

Committee member: Africa credit, allocation, black ownership initiative, group credit, group transformation
Rick Menell (50)1

MA (Cambridge), MSc (Stanford)
Appointed: 1997
Kgomotso Moroka (51)1

BProc (University of the North), 
LLB (Wits)
Appointed: 2003
 
Chris Nissen (47)1

BA Hons, MA Humanities (Cape Town), Diploma in Theology
Appointed: 2003

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, African Rainbow Minerals (deputy chairman), Anglovaal Holdings, Mutual & Federal, National Business Initiative, South African Tourism Board (chairman), Teal Exploration & Mining Incorporated (director, president and CEO), Village Main Reef Gold Mining (chairman)

Committee member: Group remuneration, group risk management

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Electronic Media Network (M-Net), Gobodo Forensic & Investigative Accounting (chairman), New Seasons Investments Holdings, South African Breweries

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Boschendal (chairman), Randgold & Exploration Company, Sea Harvest Corporation (chairman), Tiger Brands, Umoya Fishing, Woolworths Holdings

Committee member: Group transformation
 
Cyril Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa (53)2

BProc (Unisa)
Appointed: 2004

 Mamphela Ramphele
Mamphela Ramphele (58)1

BCom (Unisa), MBChB (Natal), PhD (Cape Town)
Appointed: 2005
 

 Myles Ruck
Myles Ruck (50)3

BBus Sc (UCT), PMD (Harvard)
Appointed: 2002

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Alexander Forbes, Macsteel Holdings, Mondi South Africa, MTN Group (chairman), MTN International (chairman), SAB Miller, SASRIA, Shanduka Group (chairman), The Bidvest Group (chairman), Tutuwa Strategic Holdings 1

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Circle Capital Ventures (chairman), Medi-Clinic Corporation, Mellon Foundation, Nelson Mandela Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, Capital Alliance Holdings, Liberty Group (chief executive), Standard Bank Plc, Stanlib

Committee member: Africa credit (chairman), group credit
 
Martin Shaw
Martin Shaw (67)1

CA (SA)
Appointed: 2004

 Sir Robert Smith
Sir Robert Smith (61)1, 4

CA and Fellow of the Institute of Bankers (in Scotland), Honorary Degrees (Edinburgh, Glasgow, 
Paisley)
Appointed: 2003
 

 Conrad Strauss
Conrad Strauss (70)1

BA, PhD (Rhodes), MS (Cornell), AMP (Harvard), FIBSA, DEcon (hc) (Rhodes), DSc (hc) (Pretoria) Appointed: 1984

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Illovo Sugar, JD Group, Liberty Group, Liberty Holdings, Murray & Roberts Holdings, Pretoria Portland Cement, Reunert

Committee member: Group audit (chairman), group risk management (chairman)

 

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, Aegon UK, Inchmarnock, Scottish and Southern Energy (chairman), The Weir Group (chairman)

Directorships: Standard Bank Group, The Standard Bank of South Africa, African Oxygen, Hans Merensky Holdings
1 Independent non-executive    
  director 
2 Non-executive director 
3 Executive director 		4 British 
5 Ghanaian
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