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BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHRISTOPHER BOULLE – 47 Chairman, Independent non-executive director Chairperson of the Investment and Nominations committees, member of the Audit, Remuneration and Risk committees BCom, LLB, LLM Chris is a commercial, corporate finance, tax and trust attorney. His experience as a non-executive director of listed companies spans more than a decade. He currently serves as a director of companies listed on the JSE and is also trustee of various trusts, including the ADvTECH Limited Share Incentive Trust. He was appointed as a director in March 2013. In 2015, he was appointed chairman of the board. ROY DOUGLAS – 61 Executive director, chief executive officer Member of the Investment and Risk committees BSocSci (Economics) (UKZN), MBA (UCT) Roy brings 25 years of local and international senior management experience to the group. Holding a bachelor’s degree in economics, and an MBA, Roy has held senior executive roles in various industries that have honed his skills in strategy, marketing, business development and general management. His track record includes leadership positions in Nampak Limited, Deloitte (Atlanta, USA), House of Fraser Limited (UK) and Unilever SA. He joined ADvTECH in December 2012 as chief operating officer of the tertiary division and led the successful turnaround of the division. He joined the board as an executive director and took over the reins as chief executive officer in November 2015. JACQUELINE CHIMHANZI – 45 (Doctor) Independent non-executive director Member of the Audit, Nominations and Risk committees BSC Hons, MBA, PhD (Strategic Marketing) (Cardiff) Jacqueline is the CEO of Africa Leadership Institute. She is a seasoned strategist with some 15 years’ experience as both an academic and a practitioner. She is also a keen Africa-watcher and was recognised by Forbes Africa magazine as one of the 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa in 2012 – women under 45 shaping the narrative of Africa’s rising. She is a fellow of the Pan African Archbishop Tutu Leadership Programme run by the African Leadership Institute (AFLI) at Oxford University and a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA). She previously led strategy consulting teams and was also Lead: Africa Desk at Deloittes and senior strategist at the IDC. Jacqueline lectured at the University of Wales (UK) and joined the board in January 2017. BRENDA GOURLEY – 75 (Professor) Independent non-executive director Chair of the Risk Committee, deputy chair of the Transformation, Social and Ethics Committee, member of the Audit, Investment, and Nominations committees CTA (Wits), MBL (UNISA), FCGI, FRSA Brenda is an accountant by profession and has a long career in business and academia. She was previously vice chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal and vice chancellor and chief executive officer of The Open University (UK). Over the years, she has held a range of positions on various boards and trusts in different parts of the world, in both the public and private sectors. She has received recognition in the form of prizes, fellowships and awards as well as honorary degrees from 14 universities on four continents. Most recently, she received the 2014 UNISA Chancellor’s Calabash Award as an Outstanding Educator in recognition of her contribution to higher education, especially in open and distance learning. Professor Gourley joined the board in 2008. JANE HOFMEYR – 69 (Doctor) Independent non-executive director Member of the Nominations, Risk and Transformation, Social and Ethics committees PhD (Education, Teaching, Public Policy) (WITS) Jane holds a PhD in education policy studies and is currently an independent education and development consultant. She has 30 years of experience and research in public and private education. She launched and managed the Education Policy Unit of the National Business Initiative, followed by 15 years heading the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA), where she played a pivotal role in the development of the association. She marketed ISASA vigorously and established its brand while increasing ISASA’s human and physical resources. This reinforced ISASA’s attractiveness to schools as a service provider, and established its reputation as an association of first choice. Jane joined the board in January 2017. For detailed profiles of the board, visit www.advtech.co.za 14 | ADvTECH INDUCTION TOOLKIT
JONATHAN JANSEN – 62 (Professor) Independent non-executive director Chair of the Transformation, Social and Ethics Committee and member of the Nominations Committee PhD (Stanford), MSc (Cornell), BEd, HEd (UNISA), BSc (UWC) Jonathan is Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. In 2016/17 he was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He is currently President of the South African Institute of Race Relations and President of the South African Academy of Science. He started his career as a biology teacher in the Cape after receiving his science degree from the University of the Western Cape. He obtained a MS degree from Cornell University and a PhD from Stanford. He holds honorary degrees from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Vermont and Cleveland State University. In 2013, he was awarded the Education Africa Lifetime Achiever Award in New York, the Spendlove Prize from the University of California for his contributions to tolerance, democracy and human rights, and he also won the largest book award from the British Academy for the Social Sciences and Humanities for his book, Knowledge in the Blood (published by Stanford University Press). His recent books include Leading for Change: Race, intimacy and leadership on divided university campuses (Routledge, 2016), As by fire: the end of the South African university (Tafelberg, 2017), Interracial intimacies on campuses (Bookstorm, 2017) and Song for Sarah (Bookstorm, 2017). His 2018 books include South African Schooling: The Enigma of Inequality (with Nic Spaull, published by Springer), The Politics of Curriculum (Wits University Press) and Who gets in and why? The politics of admissions in South Africa’s elite schools (UCT Press). Jonathan joined the board in 2004. KEITH WARBURTON – 60 Independent non-executive director Chair of the Audit Committee, member of the Investment, Nominations, Risk and Remuneration committees BCom, CTA, CA(SA) Keith is a CA who has obtained some 30 years’ experience in commerce and management since qualifying as a chartered accountant at Arthur Andersen. His broad experience includes the banking, steel and manufacturing industries. Since 1990, he has been in the retail industry, with his latest term being as chief operating officer of Clicks Group Ltd. Keith has been involved in a number of large enterprises, with experience in a number of JSE-listed entities. He joined the board in July 2015. STAFFORD MASIE – 44 Independent non-executive director Member of the Nominations and Risk committees Stafford commenced his education in South Africa before undertaking studies in computer science at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He has been involved in the IT industry for nearly 20 years, and was associated with pre-eminent IT companies such as Dimension Data, Novell and Google. His passion for technology led to him holding senior executive positions at Novell USA and subsequently at Novell South Africa, and being responsible for establishing Google’s presence in South Africa. After leaving Google in 2009, he established his own business and is now an entrepreneur with a particular interest in early stage start-up businesses in the IT industry. He is active as a business school lecturer, participant in several radio broadcasts and speaker on the influence of technology on modern day life, society and education. Stafford joined the board in January 2014. JENS ZIMMERMANN – 57 Independent non-executive director BA (Business), MBA (Harvard) Jens is chairman of the board of London-listed High Growth Capital, which invests in new technologies. He has more than two decades of private equity experience, along with a track record of building successful businesses internationally. This includes a period as partner and managing director at New Silk Route Growth Capital, a USD1.3 billion fund with investments across the Middle East and Asia. After working for Booz, Allen & Hamilton’s acquisition services team in the early nineties he joined a pioneer buyout group in Germany, before co-founding HGU Hamburg Private Equity AG in 1998. Since 2004, Jens has worked in Private Equity in South Asia and the Middle East. He has led more than 40 Private Equity investments, served on over 20 boards and founded several companies in the US, Europe and Asia. With a passion for education he has invested in and served on the boards of several globally leading education groups, specifically in the K-12 and tertiary sectors. Jens joined the board in April 2018. DIDIER OESCH – 53 Executive director, group financial director Member of the Investment and Risk committees BCompt (Hons), CA(SA) Didier qualified as a chartered accountant in 1991 after completing his articles at Betty & Dickson. He gained considerable experience with the Nampak group in various financial positions, culminating in a four-year term in Europe as financial director of Nampak Plastics Europe. Didier joined ADvTECH as group financial manager. He was appointed a member of Exco and group financial director in 2005. SHIRLEY ZINN – 57 (Professor) Independent non-executive director Chair of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Investment, Nominations and Transformation, Social and Ethics committees BA, HDipEd (UWC), BEd (Hons) (Unisa), MEd (UWC), EdM and EdD (Harvard) Shirley is the former group head of Human Resources at Woolworths Holdings Limited. Prior to this, she headed up Human Resources of Standard Bank South Africa and was deputy global head of Human Resources for the Standard Bank Group. Currently, she is an Independent non-executive director on the boards of JSE-listed Sanlam Limited and Sanlam Life Insurance Limited, MTN-SA, Shoprite Holdings, Afrocentric and was recently appointed to the boards of LRMG Performance Architects, Cricket South Africa and NPI. Shirley has held several leadership roles in HR management within the public (SARS) and private sectors (more specifically, the banking industry). Through Shirley Zinn Consulting, she consults to various large organisations in HR strategy, transformation, leadership and education. She is a director and trustee of a number of companies and trusts, including the Boston Consulting Group, Nedbank Eyethu Community Trust, Tuesday Consulting and former chair of the Starfish Greatheart Foundation. She is also an extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria and more recently was appointed adjunct professor at the University of Cape Town where she also serves on the Council of the university. She is the past president of the Institute for People Management South Africa and registered as Master HR Professional with the South Africa Board for People Practice. In 2015, Shirley published an inspirational book about her own personal and professional life. She joined the board in October 2012. ADvTECH INDUCTION TOOLKIT | 15
Page 1 and 2: ALL ABOUT ADvTECH
Page 3 and 4: STATEMENT OF PURPOSE We aim to BUIL
Page 5 and 6: OUR BRANDS SCHOOLS DIVISION TERTIAR
Page 7 and 8: “pay as you go” courses. Attrac
Page 9 and 10: OUTPUTS AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES KEY
Page 11 and 12: SCHOOLS BRAND DESCRIPTION NO OF SCH
Page 13 and 14: TERTIARY BRAND DESCRIPTION NO OF CA
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Page 19 and 20: LENN HONEY Chief executive officer,
Page 21 and 22: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE What does it m
Page 23 and 24: There are 65 mentors who are active
Page 25 and 26: PROVIDENT/PENSION FUND An employee
Page 27 and 28: A QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR EMPLOYE
Page 29 and 30: TAKING LEAVE Checking your leave is
Page 31 and 32: GROUP CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND COMMUNI
Page 33 and 34: Introducing ADvNET ADvTECH’s intr
Page 35 and 36: PROTECT ADVTECH’S PRIVATE AND CON
Page 37 and 38: YOUR PASSWORD Your ADvTECH username
Page 39 and 40: SHARED SERVICES SHIFTING GEAR SIMPL
Page 41 and 42: STAFF SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES DO th
Page 43 and 44: Use of ADvTECH communication facili
Page 45 and 46: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE SCHO
Page 47 and 48: GLOBAL COMPETENCIES The second of t
Page 49 and 50: Although each brand has its own par
Page 51 and 52: ACCREDITED TERTIARY COURSES BY CATE
Page 53 and 54: IMPORTANT COMMITTEES HESIO The heal
Page 55 and 56: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE EMPLOYME
Page 57 and 58: WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION What is Wo
Page 59 and 60: 1996/1997 Varsity College is acquir
Page 61 and 62: Acquisition of Centurus Colleges (P
Page 63 and 64: CSI PROJECT THEMES that direct our
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