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Members of the ABIL board
ASHLEY SEFAKO MABOGOANE (45)
Diploma in Business Management (EE)
Non-executive Chairman
Date appointed: 01/12/1999
Other major directorships
Non-executive chairman of African Bank Limited; chairman
of New Africa Investments Limited (NAIL); chairman of Anchor
Yeast Zimbabwe; New Seasons Investments (Pty) Limited
Ashley has been the non-executive chairman of the ABIL board of
directors since December 1999. He also serves as a member of the
group remuneration and transformation committee and the
directors’ affairs committee of ABIL.
GORDON SCHACHAT (51)
Deputy Chairman (Executive)
Date appointed: 01/07/1995
Other major directorships
African Bank Limited
Gordon was one of the original founders and architects of the
ABIL Group in partnership with Leon Kirkinis, the current CEO. His
business career spans nine years with the Schachat housing group,
thereafter 13 years in the field of private equity and investment
banking which, in partnership with the Hollard Group in 1995,
culminated in the listing of the Baobab Investment Trust, the
forerunner of the current ABIL Group. He currently serves as the
deputy chairman for ABIL and executive director on the African
Bank board.
LEONIDAS KIRKINIS (44)
BCom, BAcc, CA(SA)
Chief Executive Officer
Date appointed: 01/07/1997
Other major directorships
The Banking Council of South Africa;
Managing director of African Bank Limited
Leon, currently CEO of ABIL and MD of African Bank Limited,
founded African Bank Investments Limited (previously Theta
Group Limited) in partnership with Gordon Schachat. He
guided the company through the various mergers, acquisitions
and the operational establishment of the present day African Bank
Limited.
JOHANNES ANDRIES DE RIDDER (45)
BSc (Agric), MBA
Executive director
Date appointed: 22/04/2002
Other major directorships
African Bank Limited; Theta Investments (Pty) Limited;
The Standard General Insurance Company; MinersCredit
Guarantee (Pty) Limited; Soletrade Seven (Pty) Limited;
National Urban and Housing Reconstruction Agency (NURCHA);
Johannesburg Development Agency (Pty) Limited
Johan joined African Bank Investments Limited (then Theta Group
Limited) as managing director of King Finance Corporation
Limited in 1998 and at present is MD: Specialised Lending.
His involvement in the development finance sector stretches over
17 years. After seven years in various roles in agricultural and
housing finance, Johan was appointed as advisor to the Minister of
Housing from 1994 to 1996, then appointed as CEO of the National
Housing Finance Corporation in 1996, tasked to set this housing
wholesale funding corporation up for government, chaired the
Mortgage Indemnity Fund set up by government to facilitate reentry
by the major banks into the low income mortgage market
from inception in 1995 to closure in 1998, was also instrumental in
setting up the National Home Builders Registration Council in 1995
for government and served as vice-chairman of this council during
1995 to 2001. He also served as a member of the National Housing
Board from 1995 to 1998 and as a director of the Johannesburg
Housing Company Limited from 1995 to 1998.
ANTONIO FOURIE (43)
BCom
Executive director
Date appointed: 21/10/2003
Other major directorships
African Bank Limited
Toni was appointed executive director of ABIL and African Bank
Limited on 21 October 2003 to head the new innovation centre for
ABIL. Toni was previously CEO of Connection Group Holdings
Limited with Incredible Connection and Enterprise Connection in
its stable.
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