JSE-listed freight and financial services company has beefed up its board with some mining and industrial veterans, including former Lonmin CEO Ben Magara.
Magara, who was also a former CEO of Anglo Coal SA, will join Grindrod’s board as an independent non-executive director, the group said on Monday. The group has also appointed Zimkhitha Zatu as an independent non-executive director. Zatu is a non-executive director of Sun International, and has previously worked with the Industrial Development Corporation, PPC and Standard Bank.
Willem van Wyk, a chartered accountant working as an investment manager at Remgro, has been appointed as an alternative director.