| | Age | Qualifications | Joined the sugar industry | | Position |
Non-executive, independent chairman |
 | Don MacLeod#^+
Chaiman of Nomination Committee
| 65 | BCom, AMP(Oxford) | 1971 | 1983 | Previous Managing Director of Illovo Sugar |
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Executive directors |
 | Mohammed Abdool-Samad^+ª | 41 | BCom, CA(SA) | 2011 | 2011 | Financial Director |
 | Graham Clark^+ª (Australian) | 56 | BAcct(Hons), FCA(Aus) | 1980 | 1997 | Managing Director |
 | Gavin Dalgleish^+ª | 46 | MScChemEng | 1988 | 2011 | Operations Director |
 | Larry Riddle+ª | 52 | BCom, CA(SA) | 1986 | 2009 | Commercial Director |
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Non-executive, independent directors |
 | Mike Hankinson*#^
Chairman of Remuneration Committee | 63 | BCom, CA(SA) | | 2008 | Director of companies |
 | Len Konar (Dr)*
Chairman of Audit Committee | 58 | CA(SA), MAS(Illinois), DCom | | 1995 | Director of companies |
 | Phinda Madi#+
Chairman of Social and Ethics Committee | 48 | BProc, EDP | | 2002 | Director of companies |
 | Nosipho Molope*+ | 47 | BSc(Medical Sciences), BCompt(Hons), CA(SA) | | 2008 | Director of companies |
 | Ami Mpungwe^ (Tanzanian) | 61 | BA(Hons) | | 2009 | Director of companies |
 | Trevor Munday*#^+ | 62 | BCom | | 2010 | Director of companies |
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Non-executive directors |
 | Mark Carr (British) (Dr)# | 49 | BSc, PhD, MBA, CEng, FIMechE | | 2006 | Chief Executive Officer - AB Sugar |
 | Paul Lister (British) | 48 | LLB | | 2006 | Director of Legal Services and Company Secretary - Associated British Foods |
 | Richard Pike (British) ^
Chairman of Risk Committee | 42 | LLB, ACA, ATII, AMCT | | 2010 | Financial Director - AB Sugar |
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| * Member of Audit Committee |
| # Member of Remuneration / Nomination Committee |
| ^ Member of Risk Management Committee |
+ Member of Social and Ethics Committee |
| ª Member of Executive Committee |