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Sanlam Limited
Sanlam Limited listed on the JSE Limited in Johannesburg and the Namibian Stock Exchange after Sanlam demutualised in 1998. The Sanlam Group conducts its business through Sanlam Limited, which consists of the corporate head office and four business clusters.
SANLAM LIMITED REG NO 1959/001562/06
Independent non-executive directors |
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Desmond SmithBoard Chairman and Chairman: Nominations Committee and Non-Executive Directors' Committee
BSc (US), Fellow of Actuarial Society of SA, ISMP (Harvard Business School) Director since 2009. Major external positions, directorships or associations: Chairman of the Reinsurance Group of America (South Africa) (RGA), director of a number of companies: Medic-Clinic, Clover Danone Beverages and Clover Industries.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Non-Executive Directors (Chairman), Nominations (Chairman), Human Resources and Policyholders' Interest.
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Manana Bakane-Tuoane
PhD (Econ) (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
Director since 2004.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: African Rainbow Minerals.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Nominations, Human Resources, Non-executive Directors, Retail Cluster and Policyholders' Interest. |
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Anton Botha
Chairman: HR Committee
BProc, BCom (Hons) Investment Management, Stanford Executive Program
Director since 2006.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: JSE, University of Pretoria, Vukile Property Fund, Sanlam Capital Markets, Sanlam Investment Management, Genbel Securities, Imalivest, African Rainbow Minerals.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Human Resources (Chairman), Non-executive Directors, Institutional Cluster. |
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Philisiwe Buthelezi
MBA (Corporate Finance), MSc (Economics)
Director since 2011.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) since July 2005. Prior to the NEF she was employed by a French investment bank in London, the South African Reserve Bank, Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank and the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) in France and Germany to promote European investment in South Africa. She returned to South Africa in 2002 to become Chief Director of the Black Economic Empowerment Unit of the dti. She is chairperson of Group Five Limited and also serves on the board of Mvelaphanda Resources Limited. |
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Fran du Plessis
Chairman: Policyholders' Interest Committee
BCom (Hons) Taxation, BCom LLB, CA (SA)
Director since 2004.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: KWV, Naspers, LDP Incorporated, Kaap Agri, Palabora Mining, Tulca.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Audit & Risk, Policyholders' Interest (Chairperson), Non-executive Directors.
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Valli Moosa
Chairman: Sustainability Committee
BSc (Mathematics, Physics - University of Durban-Westville)
Director since 2004.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: Lereko Investments, Imperial, Sun International, Real Africa Holdings, Anglo Platinum.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Sustainability (Chairman), Non-executive Directors, Institutional Cluster. |
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Sipho Nkosi
BCom (Hons) Economics, MBA, Diploma in Marketing, AMP (Oxford)
Director since 2006.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: Exxaro Resources, Anooraq Resources, Eyesizwe Holdings.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Non-executive Directors, Retail Cluster. |
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Ian Plenderleith
MA (Oxon), MBA (Columbia), FCT, FCSI, CBE
Director since 2006.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: Past Deputy Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, Past Executive Director of the Bank of England, BH Macro, BMCE Bank International, Europe Arab Bank, Invoice Clearing Bureau South Africa, Wits Business School Advisory Board, British Museum Friends.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Audit and Risk, Non-executive Directors, Institutional Cluster. |
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Flip Rademeyer
CTA (1971) Unisa, CA (SA) (1972), Stanford Executive Programme (1984)
Director since 2011.
Joined Sanlam in 1998 as Financial Director and retired on 31 October 2006 after which he served on several Sanlam Business Boards and Committees in a non-executive capacity. He started his corporate career with the Gencor Group in 1971 and left in 1993 as financial director. Former Chairman of the AHI (2007). |
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Bernard Swanepoel
BCom (Hons), BSc (Mining Engineering)
Director since 2004.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: African Rainbow Minerals, Wits Business School Advisory Board, Pretoria University Mining Engineering Advisory Board, Delta Mining Consolidated, Village Main Reef Gold Mining Co. (1934), To the Point Growth Specialists, Savannah Gold.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Sustainability, Non-executive Directors, Retail Cluster. |
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Chris Swanepoel
BSc. Hons. (1982) Unisa, FIA, FASSA
Director since 2011.
Joined Sanlam in 1972 and retired as Chief Actuary in 2005 after which he continued to serve as a non-executive director on the board of Sanlam Life until June 2006. He served on several Sanlam Business Boards and Committees as non-executive director since 2006. His earlier positions in the Group included that of Senior Pension Actuary, Assistant General Manager: Group Benefits and Assistant General Manager.
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Lazarus Zim
BCom Hons, MCom, DCom (HC)
Director since 2006.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: Chamber of Mines of SA, Kumba, Telkom, Afripalm, Northam Platinum, Mvelaphanda Resources, Transhex. Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Sustainability, Non-executive Directors. |

Non-Executive directors |
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Patrice Motsepe
Deputy Chairman
BA (Legal), LLB
Director since 2004.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: African Rainbow Minerals, Harmony, Ubuntu-Botho Investments, Sizanani-Thusanang-Helpmekaar Investments, President of Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club, African Fashion International.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Nominations, Human Resources, Non-executive Directors. |
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Rejoice Simelane
BA (Econ and Accounting; UBLS); PhD (Econ; Connecticut, USA)
Director since 2004.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: African Rainbow Minerals, Ubuntu-Botho Investments. Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club, Council of Medical Schemes.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Sustainability, Policyholders' Interest and Non-executive Directors, Retail Cluster.
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Executive directors |
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Johan van Zyl
Group Chief Executive Officer
Phd, DSc (Agric)
Director since 2001 - Group Chief Executive since 2003.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: Sanlam Investment Management, Sanlam Netherlands Holdings BV, Sanlam UK, Santam, Sanlam Developing Markets, MiWay Group Holdings, University of Pretoria, Hans Merensky Foundation.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Short-term Insurance Cluster (Chairman), Retail Cluster (Chairman), Institutional Cluster (Chairman). |
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Kobus Möller
Financial Director
BCompt (Hons), CA (SA), AMP (Harvard)
Financial Director since 2006.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: Sanlam Capital Markets, Sanlam Developing Markets, Sanlam Investment Management, Santam, Sanlam UK, MiWay Group Holdings, Channel Life.
Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Short-term Insurance Cluster, Retail Cluster, Institutional Cluster.
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Yvonne Muthien
Chief Executive: Group Services
BA (Cum Laude), BA Honours (Cum Laude), MA, D.Phil (Oxford)
Director since December 2009.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: Santam, Trustee of Aurecon and the Sasol Inzalo Foundation. Chairperson of the President's Advisory Council on National Orders since 1998. Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Retail Cluster, Institutional Cluster.
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Temba Mvusi
Chief Executive: Group Market Development of Sanlam (since August 2005) and Executive Head: Market Development at Santam
BA, ELP (Warton School of Business), MAP (Wits), PDP (UK)
Director since December 2009.
Major external positions, directorships or associations: Sanlam Developing Markets, Sanlam Investment Management, Sanlam Private Investments, Channel Life, National Business Initiative, John Daniel Holdings Limited, Council member of the Walter Sisulu University and Bishops. Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life committee memberships: Retail Cluster, Institutional Cluster.
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Chief executives of Sanlam operating businesses |
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Ian Kirk
Chief Executive: Santam Ltd
FCA (Ireland), CA (SA), H.Dip BDP (Wits)
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Lizé Lambrechts
Chief Executive: Sanlam Personal Finance
BSc (Hons), FIA, EDP (Manchester)
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Johan van der Merwe
Chief Executive: Sanlam Investment Management
M.Phil Finance (Cambridge), M.Com Income Tax, B.Com Accountancy (Hon)
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Heinie Werth
Chief Executive: Sanlam Developing Markets
Hons B Accountancy, CA (SA), MBA (Stellenbosch), EDP (Manchester)
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André Zeeman
Statutory Actuary and Chief Risk Officer
BCom, FIA, CFP, EDP (Manchester)
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Company secretariat |
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Sana-Ullah Bray
Company Secretary: Sanlam Limited and Sanlam Life Insurance Ltd
BA (Law), LLB
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