Our directors are all South African citizens

ralph patmore (58) BCom MBL

Chairman of the board of directors of William Tell Holdings Limited, effective 1 February 2009. He has 10 years of building materials distribution experience from his former position as chief executive officer of Iliad and a wealth of industrial manufacturing experience from his time as member of the board of directors of Everite and later as member of the board of directors of GroupFive, prior to his appointment as chief executive officer of Iliad in 1998. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Masters degree in Business Leadershipfrom the School of Business Leadership of the University of South Africa – (UNISA), and a SEP from the Stanford University. He is an Accredited Associate of the Institute for Independent Businessof London.

nirvana govender (30) CA(SA)

Financial director of William Tell Holdings Limited. Graduated from University of KwaZulu-Natal. Completed her articles with Deloitte and Touche. Joined William Tell in January 2008 as financial
manager. Appointed as financial director on 1 June 2009.

neville de winnaar (37) Dip (Business administration) Wits Business School

Sales director of William Tell Holdings Limited. Neville was appointed as a director of William Tell Industries in May 2005. Prior to joining William Tell Industries in April 2004 as generalmanager of the Evopan Division, he gained extensive experience and built a sound knowledge of the sub-Saharan African market. Neville is responsible for ensuring that our products enter the market through the most efficient channels. He has completed the MAP Programme and gained a PDM from Wits Business School.

michael meehan (63) CA(SA)

Non-executive director of William Tell Holdings Limited. Graduated from the University of Natal and practised as a Chartered Accountant in Durban before commencing a 23-year career in shipping and ship owning with the Grindrod Group, where he served as a main board director, as chief executive officer of Unicorn Shipping and chief executive officer of the listed Griffin Shipping Holdings. He subsequently co-founded and listed Trematon Capital Investments. He has filled the roles of president of the Durban Chamber of Commerce and president of the South African Ship Owners’ Association and now operates in the property, investments and business consultancy fields in Durban. Appointed director on 11 June 2007. He holds the position of independent non-executive director on a number of other listed companies.

sirkien van schalkwyk (33) BLC (University of Pta), LL B (Unisa)

Company secretary of William Tell Holdings Limited. Sirkien completed her BLC in 1998 and entered the company secretarial market whereafter she completed her LLB part time while doing assistant company secretarial work at a listed company. She worked briefly at Ernst & Young mainly attending to statutory audits before she entered the financial markets in compliance. Sirkien started her own company secretarial business in 2005. Appointed at William Tell on 1 February 2007.