OUR BUSINESS

DIRECTORS

Anthony (Tony) Phillips Anthony (Tony) Phillips
Non-executive Chairman

BSc (Eng) (University of Natal) Tony is an Independent Non-executive Director and the Chairman of Mpact. He previously held the position of CEO of Barloworld, and has served as chairman on numerous companies’ boards of directors. He has been involved in various non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including the World Wildlife Fund and Nurturing Orphans of AIDS for Humanity (NOAH).

Bruce Strong Bruce Strong
Chief Executive Officer

BSc (Eng) (Summa cum laude) (University of Natal), B Com (Hons) (University of South Africa) Bruce has been the CEO of Mpact since March 2009. Prior to holding his current position, he was the General Manager of the packaging and industrial paper division of Mpact. He has 16 years’ experience in the paper and packaging industry, both locally and in Europe.

Egar (Les) Leong Egar (Les) Leong
Chief Financial Officer

CTA and CA (SA) (University of the Witwatersrand) Les has 27 years’ experience in the paper and packaging industry and was the Financial Director of Kohler Packaging, which was subsequently acquired by Nampak. He currently holds the position of CFO of Mpact and has done so since December 2008.

Neo Dongwana Neo Dongwana
Independent Non-executive Director

BCom, Post-graduate Diploma in Accounting, BCom (Hons) (University of Cape Town), CA (SA) Neo is an Independent Non-executive Director of Mpact. She is a Chartered Accountant by profession and previously served as an audit partner at Deloitte & Touche. She is a Non-executive Director of Anglovaal Industries Limited and the PPC Ntsika Fund (Proprietary) Limited.

Nomalizo (Ntombi) Langa-Royds Nomalizo (Ntombi) Langa-Royds
Independent Non-executive Director

BA (Law), LLB (National University of Lesotho) Ntombi is an Independent Non-executive Director of Mpact. She also runs her own human resources consultancy business and has more than 24 years’ experience in human resources, and is a Non-Executive Director of companies such as African Bank Limited, Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited, African Bank Investments Limited and Momentum Health (Proprietary) Limited.

Timothy (Tim) Ross Timothy (Tim) Ross
Independent Non-executive Director

CTA (University of Natal), CA (SA) Tim is an Independent Non-executive Director and Chairman of the risk committee of Mpact. He previously (for a period of 37 years) held the position of partner at Deloitte & Touche, and was the Head of Johannesburg Audit, Head of Client Services and a member of the Deloitte executive committee and board. He is a Non-executive Director of Liberty Life Holdings Limited, Liberty Group Limited, Eqstra Holdings Limited, Adcorp Holdings Limited and Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited.

Andrew Thompson Andrew Thompson
Independent Non-executive Director

BSc (Eng) (University of the Witwatersrand), MBA (Finance) (University of Pennsylvania, Wharton) Andrew is an Independent Non-executive Director of Mpact. He is a current Non-executive Director of Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited and previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Mondi Limited and as an Executive Director of Anglo American South Africa Limited.

Noriah Sepuru Noriah Sepuru
Group Company Secretary

FCIBM, ACIS. Noriah was appointed Group Company Secretary to Mpact from 1 December 2011. Prior to being appointed to this position, Noriah was Company Secretary to Jasco Electronics Holdings Limited and spent four years at Barloworld in various company secretarial positions. Noriah is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Company Secretaries Association and a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Business Management.