공지 • May 31
EOH Holdings Limited Announces Board and Committee Changes
EOH Holdings Limited has evaluated the proposal received from shareholders requesting changes to the Board and, having consulted with its advisors regarding the impact of the proposed changes has concluded on the following changes, effective as of 30 May 2024: Andrew Mthembu has resigned as a director of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as from his position as executive chairman; Fatima Newman has stepped down as an executive director but will remain in her capacity as the chief executive of EasyHQ; and Bharti Harie has resigned as independent non-executive director. The proposal included the nomination of candidates for appointment to the EOH Board. The Board has considered the proposed appointment of the candidates in accordance with the Company's policy in this regard, and the processes for the nomination and appointment of directors and hereby advises that with effect from 30 May 2024, the following directors have been appointed to the Board: Veronica Motloutsi is appointed as independent non-executive director; Dennis Venter is appointed as non-independent non-executive director; and Rhys Summerton is appointed as non-independent non-executive director. Veronica Motloutsi MBA, M Tech (BIS), B Tech (IT), PDBA is the founder and CEO of SmartDigital Solutions (Pty) Ltd, a company specializing in digital transformation. She is an accomplished leader in the ICT sector with over 25 years of experience, operating both in South Africa and across the broader African continent. Veronica has deep industry knowledge combined with her strategic and operational expertise, particularly in driving ICT innovation and governance excellence. Her extensive expertise includes governance and regulatory frameworks. Veronica currently serves as a non-executive director at SENTECH SOC Limited and as the deputy chairperson of the .za Domain Name Authority ("ZADNA") and VulaTel. Throughout her distinguished career, Veronica has held significant roles such as Executive Head of Commercial Operations for International Markets (African operations) at Vodacom, Group Manager for IT Strategy and Enterprise Architecture at Sun International, and Lead Architect for Account Origination and Maintenance at Nedbank. Dennis Venter CA(SA) started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers before embarking on an entrepreneurial journey which led to him founding Quarry Cats (Pty) Ltd. in 1997, a company involved in the supply of construction materials and crushing services to the construction and mining industries and the production of commercial aggregates; which was eventually sold to Group Five Limited in 2007. Thereafter, Dennis established Atoll as a premier entity for offshore mining operations, overseeing its expansion into lucrative markets, including the United States and Netherlands. He currently oversees a diversified investment portfolio. Since 2014 Rhys Summerton has held the position of founder and investor at Milkwood Capital, a long-term, value oriented, global investment company, based in Windsor, United Kingdom. During this time, Rhys has successfully promoted the value realization of a number of investments through efficient capital allocation and decision-making, by taking stakes in out-of-favour companies and influencing their path to recovery. From 2009 to 2013, Rhys held the position of Managing Director and Global Head of Emerging Market Equity Research at Citigroup, managing the number one ranked research franchise. Prior to that, Rhys was a telecoms and media analyst at Citigroup and Cazenove. Rhys is currently on the board of Nasdaq-listed Nexxen International and other unlisted investment companies. Effective 30 May 2024, the composition of the Board committees are reconstituted as follows: Audit and Risk Committee: Nosipho Molope (chairperson), Andrew Marshall, Veronica Motloutsi, Rhys Summerton. Nominations and Remuneration Committee: Sipho Ngidi (chairperson), Jabu Moleketi, Dennis Venter. Social & Ethics Committee: Veronica Motloutsi (chairperson), Nosipho Molope, Sipho Ngidi, Jabu Moleketi.