Kuben Pillay

Lead Independent Director

Independent non-executive director since 2020

Qualifications: BA LLB (University of the Witwatersrand); MCJ (Howard University).

Expertise: Legal and corporate governance; media and consumer affairs; broad experience as a director of several publicly-traded companies covering a broad range of industries.

Kuben serves on South African public and private corporate boards including as chairman of Sabvest Limited (JSE: SBV), lead independent director of OUTsurance and as the independent non-executive director of Transaction Capital Limited (JSE: TCP). He served as the group CEO of the Primedia Group from 2009 to 2014 and thereafter as its non-executive chairman from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Pillay was a managing financial partner at public interest law firm Cheadle Thompson & Haysom before joining Mineworkers Investment Company (Pty) Ltd in 1996 as a founding executive director, and later serving as its non-executive chairman. Mr. Pillay most recently served as the independent non-executive chairman of Cell C Limited from August 2017 to October 2019.

Kuben Pillay

Lead Independent Director

Independent non-executive director since 2020

Qualifications: BA LLB (University of the Witwatersrand); MCJ (Howard University).

Expertise: Legal and corporate governance; media and consumer affairs; broad experience as a director of several publicly-traded companies covering a broad range of industries.

Kuben serves on South African public and private corporate boards including as chairman of Sabvest Limited (JSE: SBV), lead independent director of OUTsurance and as the independent non-executive director of Transaction Capital Limited (JSE: TCP). He served as the group CEO of the Primedia Group from 2009 to 2014 and thereafter as its non-executive chairman from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Pillay was a managing financial partner at public interest law firm Cheadle Thompson & Haysom before joining Mineworkers Investment Company (Pty) Ltd in 1996 as a founding executive director, and later serving as its non-executive chairman. Mr. Pillay most recently served as the independent non-executive chairman of Cell C Limited from August 2017 to October 2019.

Kuben Pillay

Lead Independent Director

Independent non-executive director since 2020

Qualifications: BA LLB (University of the Witwatersrand); MCJ (Howard University).

Expertise: Legal and corporate governance; media and consumer affairs; broad experience as a director of several publicly-traded companies covering a broad range of industries.

Kuben serves on South African public and private corporate boards including as chairman of Sabvest Limited (JSE: SBV), lead independent director of OUTsurance and as the independent non-executive director of Transaction Capital Limited (JSE: TCP). He served as the group CEO of the Primedia Group from 2009 to 2014 and thereafter as its non-executive chairman from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Pillay was a managing financial partner at public interest law firm Cheadle Thompson & Haysom before joining Mineworkers Investment Company (Pty) Ltd in 1996 as a founding executive director, and later serving as its non-executive chairman. Mr. Pillay most recently served as the independent non-executive chairman of Cell C Limited from August 2017 to October 2019.

Kuben Pillay

Lead Independent Director

Independent non-executive director since 2020

Qualifications: BA LLB (University of the Witwatersrand); MCJ (Howard University).

Expertise: Legal and corporate governance; media and consumer affairs; broad experience as a director of several publicly-traded companies covering a broad range of industries.

Kuben serves on South African public and private corporate boards including as chairman of Sabvest Limited (JSE: SBV), lead independent director of OUTsurance and as the independent non-executive director of Transaction Capital Limited (JSE: TCP). He served as the group CEO of the Primedia Group from 2009 to 2014 and thereafter as its non-executive chairman from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Pillay was a managing financial partner at public interest law firm Cheadle Thompson & Haysom before joining Mineworkers Investment Company (Pty) Ltd in 1996 as a founding executive director, and later serving as its non-executive chairman. Mr. Pillay most recently served as the independent non-executive chairman of Cell C Limited from August 2017 to October 2019.