Directors
Giovanni Ravazzotti (72)
Non-executive Chairman
Founder, in 1969, of the Italtile Group and Chairman of Ceramic Industries (Pty) Limited.
Nick Booth (55)
National Diploma: Heavy Clay Technology
National Management Diploma
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed to the Board in July 2014.
Nick was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Ceramic Industries (Pty) Limited, a position he was appointed to in 2001.
Jan Potgieter (46)
CA(SA)
Chief Operating Officer and executive director
Appointed to the Board in August 2014.
Jan is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and has extensive senior level experience in the retail and supply chain sectors, having most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and formerly Financial director at his previous company, a major national South African retailer. Jan currently serves as a non-executive director on the boards of Capital Property Fund and Novus Holdings.
Brandon Wood (33)
BAcc, CA(SA)
Chief Financial Officer
Brandon is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and prior to joining the Group, was an audit manager at EY. He joined Italtile in 2010 as Group Financial Manager and was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in 2013.
Susan du Toit (42)
CA(SA), MCom (Financial Management)
Lead independent non-executive director
Appointed to the Board in 2009.
Susan is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and has held a number of positions within EY culminating in the position as lead audit partner on a number of entities listed on the JSE. Susan also held the position of team leader for a group of audit partners at EY.
Siyabonga Gama (48)
BCom (Hons), AEP, CAIB(SA)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed to the Board in 2004.
Siyabonga is a past Chief Executive Officer of the National Ports Authority of South Africa, past Chairman of the Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa, is Honorary Lifetime President of the Union of African Railways and is the Chief Executive Officer of Transnet Freight Rail.
Brand Pretorius (67)
MCom Business Economics
Independent non-executive director
Appointed to the Board in June 2011.
Brand Pretorius is a well-known and respected businessman in South Africa, particularly in the motor industry where he held the position of Managing director for Toyota SA Marketing for eight years and that of Chief Executive Officer of McCarthy Limited from 1999 to his retirement on 1 March 2011. Brand currently serves as a non-executive director on the boards of Reunert, Tongaat Hulett and Metair Investments.
Alessia Zannoni (40)
Non-executive director
Appointed to the Board in 2009.
Alessia, an Italian resident, started her career in advertising and communication in 1998. Following her qualification in communication and design at Instituto Superiore di Comunicazione in Milan, Alessia worked as art director at several advertising agencies, after which she started an advertising and web agency in Modena, Italy. Alessia currently works as a freelance creative director, image and branding consultant.
Ndumi Medupe (44)
BAcc, CA(SA)
Non-executive director
Appointed to the Board in August 2014.
Ndumi is a Chartered Accountant (SA), and is a founder and director of Indyebo Consulting (Pty) Ltd, a niche company that provides assurance, advisory and consulting services. Ndumi currently serves as a non-executive director on the boards of City Lodge, Pinnacle Holdings and Foskor.
Audit and Risk Committee
S M du Toit (Chairman), S I Gama, S G Pretorius, N Medupe, N Booth*, B G Wood*.
*By invitation.
Remuneration Committee
S M du Toit (Chairman), G A M Ravazzotti, S G Pretorius, N Booth*, B G Wood*.
*By invitation.
Nominations Committee
G A M Ravazzotti (Chairman), S M du Toit, S G Pretorius.
Social and Ethics Committee
S M du Toit (Chairman), N Booth, B G Wood, G A M Ravazzotti*.
*By invitation.