Structure
NBI has a unitary Board structure, under the leadership of an independent Non-Executive Chairman. He is supported by a Lead Independent Director, 10 independent Non-Executive Directors, two Executive Directors as well as the Company Secretary.
The Board is further supported by Committees, including an Audit and Risk Committee, Social and Ethics Committee, Remuneration Committee, Governance Committee and Technical Committee.
Mandate
The Board provides leadership, vision and strategic direction to the company in order to ensure the consistent supply of quality products for patients, long term sustainability and growth. The Board has the responsibility to control and manage NBI and its strategic direction. It monitors operational performance by management through detailed period reporting, and annually approves the activities, budget and capital expenditure of the company. The Board has an approved charter which regulates its business and agenda in accordance with sound corporate governance principles and defines the responsibilities to be discharged by the Directors, both collectively and individually.
MAHOMED PARUK
Non-Executive Chairman
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 19 September 2011
Qualification: CA(SA), F.Inst.D
PROF. NADASEN NAIDOO
Lead Independent Director
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 26 August 2003
Qualification: MSc Pharm, PhD Pharmacy
ZAHID FAKEY
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 14 August 2018
Qualification: CA(SA), Certified Information Systems Auditor, F.Inst.D
CELESTE ALLAN
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Governance Committee
Nationality: South African (Non-Resident)
Appointed: 13 May 2014
Qualification: BA, LLB (Higher Diploma Industrial Relations), Certificate Business Law
ZAMEERA ALLY
Non-Executive Director
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 15 August 2023
Qualification: CA(SA)
PROF. PETRUS FOURIE
Non-Executive Director
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 13 May 2014
Qualification: MSc Zoology, PhD Medical Microbiology
NEIL GERBER
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 19 September 2011
Qualification: CA(SA), H.Dip Taxation
BERND-DIETER ITZECK
Non-Executive Director
Nationality: South African and German
Appointed: 14 August 2018
Qualification: B.degree in Social Science and Law, Qualifications in Sports Law and Sport Agency
GRAHAM KIGGAN
Non-Executive Director
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 14 August 2018
Qualification: BSc, B. Com, Coaching Diploma
DR PATRICIA KNOX
Non-Executive Director
Member of the Technical Committee
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 13 February 2024
Qualification: MBChB
DR HENRY LENG
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Technical Committee
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 14 August 2018
Qualification: BPharm, MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacology, PhD Pharmacology, MBA
SANELISIWE NYASULU
Non-Executive Director
Chairman of the Social and Ethics Committee
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 14 August 2018
Qualification: LLB Degree (Specialising in Labour Law), Commercial Law Certificate & Mediation and Dispute Resolution Certificate
DEBORAH VAN DONGEN
Non-Executive Director
Nationality: South African
Appointed: 14 August 2018
Qualification: M. degree Business Leadership, H.Dip. Personnel Management, B.Com