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The Tainton Period (1971–1983) The Tainton Period (1971 –1983) Oakley Warwick Tainton was a chemical engineer who joined the IDC in 1946 to work on the Sasol I project� He was involved in the Saiccor project from the very beginning, claiming that he was one of three men who went up the Mkomazi River in a boat to select the site for the factory� Tainton had a very brusque, aggressive manner, but his gaucheness effectively disguised a very soft core� He managed by delegating responsibility but demanding accountability� He joined Saiccor on 1 March 1953 as Commercial Adviser, later changed to Commercial Manager, and was appointed to the Board in October Oakley Warwick Tainton, Managing Director 1971–1983 1964� He became Managing Director on 2 October 1970 and Chairman on 1 April 1980� Tainton retired on 1 April 1983 but remained on the Usutu Board until the end of December 1984 and the Saiccor Board until March 1985� He died in 1991� 71
The First Fifty Years From October 1970 the Board comprised: GS J Kuschke (Chairman), FC Aldred,* CF Kearton,* K Reed,* OW Tainton, AJ van den Berg and J Wharton�* (British) Over this period, changes to the Board were: G S J Kuschke died on 27 July 1971 – replaced by J J Kitshoff J L van der Walt (Forests) appointed 7 May 1973 J Wharton resigned 8 October 1971 – replaced by H Brannigan A J van den Berg resigned – replaced by P J van Rooy Lord Kearton retired 14 November 1975 – replaced by Sir Arthur Knight (Chairman of Courtaulds) K Reed retired in December 1975 – replaced by J A Carrick N S Wooding replaced Sir Arthur Knight March 1977 J A Carrick retired July 1978 F C Aldred resigned 1 August 1979 – replaced by J R Wrangham J J Kitshoff retired 1 April 1980 – Tainton became Chairman D N A Hunt-Davis replaced Kitshoff, but never attended a meeting, resigning (from the IDC as well) at the end of October 1981 M Macdonald appointed IDC representative March 1982 Brannigan retired 30 June 1982 – replaced by N Boulter Tainton retired as Chairman 31 March 1983 – N S Wooding appointed Chairman Lord Kearton retired at the end of 1975 and wrote to the Saiccor Board conveying his great pleasure in having served the company from its inception� Johan van der Walt was a forester who joined Saiccor’s forests in its earliest days� On 1 July 1960 he was appointed a Director of both Saligna Forestry and Waterton Timbers, and a few years later Managing Director of both� In the early 1970s he was also appointed to both the Saiccor and Usutu Boards, remaining on both until he retired in 1988� He died in 2000� Johan’s management style was very ‘hands-on’ and autocratic, but he ran a very successful operation for more than 20 years, constantly making profits (20–25 per cent of Saiccor’s profits) while keeping Saiccor supplied with timber, at a good price� He also ran what was considered by many to be the best saw milling operation in the world� On 1 October 1971 John Earnshaw was appointed Chief Engineer� An ex-RAF fighter pilot, Earnshaw had come to South Africa via ICI to work for AECI in Modderfontein� He joined Saiccor in May 1964 as Services Engineer and on 1 January 1966 was appointed Divisional Engineer (woodyard to bleaching)� Earnshaw was appointed to the Management Committee in July 1973� Although not technically strong, John was successful by being aggressive and a good manager 72 J J Kitshoff, Chairman 1971–1980 Johan van der Walt John Earnshaw
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