Board Of Directors

CN AXTEN

Non-Executive Chairman
(Chairman of the Risk and Capital Management, Credit Review Committees and Sasfin Private Equity Fund II Investment committees)

Norman Axten served the Barclays/First National Bank Group for 42 years and retired as Senior General Manager. He was also Chief Executive of the Banking Council and past President of The Institute of Bankers and The Association of Mortgage Lenders. He is a director of a number of other companies.

RDEB SASSOON

Group Chief Executive Officer
(Chairman of the Group’s Executive Management Committee)

Roland Sassoon had 10 years experience with factoring, leasing, export shipping and confirming companies before joining the Group 31 years ago as Chief Executive Officer. He has direct responsibility for the Business Banking division, the Treasury and Securitisation and Freight Forwarding and Clearing units, Risk and Credit, Compliance and Internal Audit departments.

TD SOONDARJEE

Financial Director

Tyrone is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a BCompt Honours degree from Unisa. He has had a 29 year career in the professional services and banking industries. He was appointed as the finance director for TNBS Mutual Bank and has held a number of executive positions in the Deloitte & Touche group, which culminated in his appointment as Director of Group Finance for the Deloitte & Touche Southern Africa operations. This was followed by his appointment as Group Chief Financial Officer for Sasfin and Sasfin Bank Limited in 2007.

RC ANDERSEN

Non-Executive Director

Roy was appointed to the board of Sasfin Bank Ltd and Sasfin Holdings Ltd in February 2011.

He qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1972 and as a Certified Public Accountant in 1975 in Texas.

He started his career at Ernst & Whinney Chartered Accountants in 1966, and subsequently became Chairman of Ernst & Young. Thereafter he went on to The Johannesburg Stock Exchange as Executive President over the period 1992 until 1997 and oversaw the restructuring of the JSE. He has been the Chairman of various companies over the years and is currently a board member of a number of companies.

He is a member of the King Committee on Corporate Governance.

ETB BLIGHT

Non-Executive Director
(Chairman of the IT Steering, Asset and Liability and Group Audit & Compliance Committees, amongst others)

Eddie Blight retired from Barclays/First National Bank after 44 years' service, having been General Manager Internal Audit, Security & Risk Management. He sits on the boards of various companies within the Sasfin Group.

GC DUNNINGTON

Non-Executive Director

Grant Craig Dunnington was appointed an independent non-executive director of Sasfin Holdings Limited and Sasfin Bank Limited on 25 February 2010.

He has a BCom degree from the University of Natal and also completed the University of Cape Town’s Executive Management Programme . He is a Chartered Associate of the Institute of Bankers and a past Vice Chairman of its Council.

Grant Craig Dunnington has had a 17 year career in banking and had a number of executive positions in the First Rand Group, culminating in the position of CEO:Generic Services, following which he was appointed as Managing Director of SBV Services (Pty) Limited, a major service provider within the banking industry.

DD MOKGATLE

Non-Executive Director

Dolly Mokgatle joined the boards of Sasfin Bank Limited on 5 August 2006 and of Sasfin Holdings Limited on 21 May 2007.

Dolly is currently the Chairperson of the Group’s Transformation committee and is also a member of the Group’s Audit and Compliance, Directors’ Affairs, Group Risk and Capital Management and Asset and Liability committees.

Dolly, a qualified attorney and business woman, has significant experience in the electricity industry. She is currently an executive director of the Peotona Group Holdings (Pty) Limited and was Chairperson of the Electricity Distributing Industry, as well as Deputy Chairperson of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa. Dolly was appointed in 2010 as chairperson of the board of Junior Achievement South Africa.

J MOSES

Non-Executive Director

John Moses has a B.Sc. Honours Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. He successfully completed the Programme for Management Development from Harvard University and has filled senior positions at various local and international banks over the last 35 years.

He was appointed as a non-executive director of Sasfin Holdings and its subsidiary, Sasfin Bank Limited on 21 December 2010.

MS RYLANDS

Non-Executive Director

Shahied Rylands joined the Board of Directors of Sasfin Holdings Limited on 21 May 2007 and of Sasfin Bank Limited on 05 August 2006.

He is a member of the ALCO, the Group Audit and Compliance Committee, the Group Human Resources and Remuneration Committee and of the IT Steering Committee, amongst others.

He is a director and shareholder of both InnoVent Investment Holdings and Royal Africa Gateway and represents both these investment companies on the boards and executive committees of all their investments.

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