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Leadership

Mustaq is the Chief Executive Officer of Brimstone Investment Corporation Ltd, a company that he co-founded in 1995. A qualified Chartered Accountant by profession, Mustaq also currently serves as the chairman of International Frontier Technologies SOC Ltd. He also serves on the boards of AON Re SA (Pty) Ltd, Equites Property Fund Ltd, FPG Property Fund (Pty) Ltd and House of Monatic (Pty) Ltd. He serves on and chairs various board committees, including the audit committee of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. He is also a trustee of the Jakes Gerwel Foundation and the founder of the Saabri & Ashrafi Relief Fund.

CA(SA)

Appointed to the board in 1995

Non-executive director

Member of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee

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Mustaq Ahmed Brey

CHAIRMAN

Fishing doyen Neville was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company in February 2022. Neville was appointed managing director of Oceana Lobster and Calamari Fishing in 2005 and assumed the position of managing director of Blue Continent Products from 1 February 2011. Prior to that he worked in various marketing and sales positions at Adcock Ingram before moving to Federal Marine and then Oceana as marketing director of the Oceana Fishing Division. He obtained his marketing qualifications with the Institute of Marketing Management in Johannesburg.

Marketing Management. Appointed CEO in February 2022.

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Neville Brink

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Bakar has been an independent non-executive director of the Company since his appointment in 2019. He is a chartered accountant and a highly experienced director. He currently serves as a non-executive director on the Pick n Pay Stores Limited Board. Prior to this, Bakar retired as Chief Financial Officer of Pick n Pay Stores Limited in September 2019 following many years of service. During his tenure, he held various senior directorships and executive positions across the Pick n Pay group.

CA(SA). Appointed to the Board in 2019. Chairperson of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee, Chairperson of the Risk Committee, and member of the Audit Committee.

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Aboubakar “Bakar” Jakoet

LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Zaf is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and holds an MBL from UNISA School of Business Leadership; BCom (Hons) from UNISA and BCom from University of Natal. Zaf took up his role as Oceana’s CFO and Executive Director of the Oceana Board effective from 1 February 2023. He has a proven track-record across multiple industries and more than 25 years of finance and business experience across multinational and listed companies as well as worldwide brands including telecommunications, food franchise, retail, financial services, real estate and property, food, medical devices, hospitality, mining equipment and fast-moving consumer goods.

CA (SA). Appointed 1 February 2023.

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Zaf Mahomed

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Peter serves on several boards, including Evolution Credit and various subsidiary companies within the Old Mutual Group. A Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa, Peter joined Old Mutual in 1978. He was appointed Deputy Managing Director of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) in 2000 and served in this role until his retirement in November 2008.

BBusSc, FASSA. Appointed to the Board in 2008. Member of the Remuneration Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

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Peter Gerard de Beyer

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Lesego Sennelo is a Chartered Accountant with vast experience in both the private and public sectors, spanning nearly 20 years. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Gosele Advisory Services and serves as Chairman of Onelogix Group Limited and Non-Executive Director of Assupol, Nampak and Redefine Properties Limited. Her prior Board member roles include, among others, Sasfin Holdings Limited, Foskor, Reef Tankers, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and Medshield.
She is the past President of the African Women Chartered Accountants (AWCA) Forum; a Member of the International Women’s Forum (IWF), the Aspen Global Leadership Network, Africa Leadership Initiative, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), the Institute of Directors (IoD) and an Eisenhower Fellow.

BCompt, BCom Acc (Hons), HDip Auditing, CA(SA).
Appointed to the Board in 2019. Member of the Audit Committee, Risk Committee and Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee

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Lesego Sennelo

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nisaar is currently a managing executive at Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited, a company he joined in 1995 as part of the founding team. Nisaar has expertise in marketing, corporate communications and investor relations. He serves as a non-executive director on the boards of African Peoples Investment Company, Commlife Holdings, Lion of Africa Life Assurance Company, Die Suidoosterfees, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Cape Town International Convention Centre. Nisaar is also a board member of the Brimstone Legacy Fund.

BBusSc (Finance), MBA.
Appointed to the board in 2019.
Member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee and member of the Risk Committee

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Nisaar Ahmed Pangarker

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Peter is a seasoned leader and has held various executive and board positions. He is currently the Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Investment and Risk Committees at Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd. He is also a member of various investment committees encompassing private equity, credit and development impact funds (affordable housing and retirement accommodation). He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (F.Inst.D), and National Treasurer of Scripture Union.

BA, CA. Appointed to the board in 2021. Member of the Risk Committee and Audit Committee member-elect

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Peter John Golesworthy

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Thoko brings with her a wealth of strategic experience. She has held various leadership positions for more than 15 years and continues to contribute at board level. She currently holds a number of nonexecutive board positions, including Royal Bafokeng Platinum, Old Mutual Limited and Omnia Group. Thoko was named the Top ICT Businesswoman in Africa in 2005 and 2007 and Businesswoman of the year in the Corporate category. She has worked in senior positions for several worldwide pharmaceutical companies. Before establishing the Kutana Group, where she is currently the Chief Executive Officer, Thoko held senior positions at Telkom, Lucent Technologies and Siemens Telecommunications. She was also the CEO of Alcatel SA and HP SA.

BSc. and Dip. Ed, MSc. (Medicinal Chemistry). Appointed to the board in 2021. Member of the Remuneration Committee and Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee

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Thoko Mokgosi-Mwantembe

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Pooven is a qualified CA (SA) and a seasoned Finance Executive with experience in telecommunications, FMCG, healthcare, education, technology, and financial services, in addition to extensive experience across Africa. Throughout her career she has served large listed, global, private & public sector companies. She has been responsible for managing external and internal audit processes throughout her career and has expertise across Governance, Risk, Strategy and Finance Management. She currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Evolution Credit Board and is the Chairman of their Audit Committee.

BCom, PGDip Accountancy, CA (SA). Appointed to the board in 2024. Member of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

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Pooven Viranna

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Appointed to the Board in 2024. Member of the Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee member-elect.

Noel is an experienced financial and operational executive with extensive expertise. He previously served on the Oceana Board from 2013 to 2019 as a Non-Executive Director, acting as a shareholder representative. In his current role, he will serve as a member of both the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

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Noel Doyle

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mamongae Mahlare is a seasoned board director and C-suite executive with more than 27 years’ experience across the e-commerce, FMCG and Agri-processing sectors. Her career spans leadership roles in listed companies across emerging markets, where she has consistently driven sustainable growth, organisational transformation and value creation.
Most recently, she served as Executive Chairperson and Group CEO of Takealot Group, following her tenure as Managing Director of Illovo Sugar South Africa.
Mamongae currently holds board positions at OUTsurance Group, Rand Merchant Holdings, and Wits University.
She is recognised for her expertise in corporate governance, strategic transformation, risk oversight and stakeholder value creation, with deep operational and market knowledge across African economies.

BSc (University of the Witwatersrand); MBA (Harvard Business School, USA).
Appointed to the Board in 2025. Member of the Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

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Mamongae Mahlare

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Non-Executive Directors

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