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BLUE LABEL INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2014
AIRTIME
7. GARY HARLOW
Independent Non-Executive Director
BBusSci (Hons) (UCT), FCMA, CGMA, CA(SA)
Born: 1957
Gary graduated from the University of Cape Town
in 1979, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in
1982, an associate of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants (UK) in 1983 and as a
fellow chartered management accountant (UK) in
1996. His career was forged in merchant banking. In
the early 1990s he became an adviser to the African
National Congress and in 1992 was instrumental in
the creation of Thebe Investment Corporation. Gary
served as joint Chief Executive Officer of Msele
Corporate and Merchant Bank, South Africa’s first
black-controlled merchant bank.
In 1996 Gary was appointed Group Chief Executive
Officer of Unihold Limited, where he remains
executive Chairman. He led its transition from an
engineering conglomerate to an international IT and
telecommunications group, followed by a delisting
through a management buyout. Gary continues to
serve on numerous private and public company
boards.
He is also Chairman and/or director of various Group
subsidiaries.
Board committee participation
Investment Committee:
Chairman
Social, Ethics and Transformation
Committee:
Member
Audit, Risk and Compliance
Committee:
Member
Remuneration and Nomination
Committee:
Member
8. NEIL LAZARUS SC
Non-Executive Director
BA LLB (Wits)
Born: 1958
Neil graduated from the University of the
Witwatersrand in 1981 with a BA LLB. After
completing articles, he was admitted as an attorney in
1983 and a year later as an advocate, practicing at
the Johannesburg bar. Neil was appointed as Senior
Counsel by former President Mandela in 1998 and
has also served as an acting judge. As an advocate,
Neil specialised in corporate restructures, mergers
and acquisitions and was involved in some major
corporate reorganisations, both locally and
internationally. Upon leaving the profession in 2000
he became a director of Corpcapital Limited,
establishing its corporate finance business. Neil
currently discharges both corporate finance and legal
mandates for a number of local and international
companies, but spends most of his time on advisory
work for Blue Label.
Board committee participation
Investment Committee:
Member
Social, Ethics and Transformation
Committee:
Member
Remuneration and Nomination
Committee:
Chairman of Remuneration Committee
and member of Nomination Committee
Audit, Risk and Compliance
Committee:
Attendee
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