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Mark assumed his role as AECI Chief Executive on 1 March 2013. He was appointed to AECI’s Executive Committee in 2010 and to its Board in January 2013. Mark holds a portfolio of chairmanships at companies in AECI’s specialty chemicals cluster and he has been leading the Company’s strategic growth thrust in mining chemicals. Having joined Chemical Services Limited (“Chemserve”) as a sales representative in 1984, and after managing two Chemserve companies, Mark was appointed to Chemserve’s Executive Committee in 1998 and subsequently to its Board.

Mark joined AECI in 2008 as Financial Director and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his AECI appointment, he had worked for 11 years at Nampak, a packaging company, where he held a senior finance position and was a member of that company’s Group Executive Committee. He has experience in a broad spectrum of finance and business disciplines in South Africa and the rest of Africa.

Anthony joined the Group as Managing Director of Heartland, and an AECI Executive Committee member, in 2008. His extensive experience in property- and development-related fields includes construction and project management; sales and marketing; infrastructure and facilities planning and the management of property portfolios, assets and investment funds. Anthony has served as Managing Director of iProp (formerly Rand Mines Properties) and iFour Properties.

Edwin joined Chemserve as a Human Resources Manager in 1991, was appointed to its Executive Committee in 2008 and to its Board in January 2010. He joined AECI’s Executive Committee in 2010. Edwin has served as Managing Director at four companies in the specialty chemicals cluster, most recently at ChemSystems. He relinquished this position in 2012 to focus on the growth of AECI’s chemicals business in Brazil. He retained his portfolio of chairmanships of companies in the specialty chemicals cluster.

Khosi joined AECI as Human Capital Executive and a member of the Executive Committee in 2012. She is overseeing the transformation of the Group, assisting in the internationalisation of AECI businesses and is also focusing on transforming Human Capital into a strategic service provider. Khosi has worked as a consultant in the Organisation Design and Development and Change disciplines and has held senior Human Capital positions at other companies.

Schalk took up his position as Managing Director of AEL in April 2012, having served as Managing Director of Akulu Marchon prior to this. He joined ChemSystems in 1991 as a sales representative. He was appointed Managing Director of this subsidiary in 1997 and moved to AECI Coatings in the same capacity in 2001. Schalk was appointed to the Chemserve Executive Committee in 2005 and to its Board in 2007, serving also as Chairman of a number of specialty chemicals subsidiaries. He joined AECI’s Executive Committee in 2010. Schalk has a Higher National Diploma in Analytical Chemistry.