MEIKLES
LIMITED
NOTICE OF
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS
Shareholders are hereby advised of the appointment of Mr
Simon Hammond, Ms Cathrine Chitiyo and Mr Stewart Cranswick as Non-Executive Independent
Directors of the Company with effect from 31
July 2020. The Board welcomes the three new directors and
looks forward to their valuable contribution to both the Company
and Group’s affairs.
Mr Simon
Hammond
Simon is a Chartered Accountant and seasoned business leader. He
joined the Old Mutual Group in 1999 and served in various positions
including Group Finance Director for Zimbabwe, Chief Operating Officer for Old
Mutual Africa and Managing Director of CABS, a position he held
from 2015 until his retirement in March
2020. Prior to joining the Old Mutual Group, Simon was
a Partner at KPMG Zimbabwe from 1989 to 1999 and is a past
President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (“ICAZ”). Simon has held various
positions of responsibility for ICAZ, is a director of Delta
Corporation Limited since December
2000 and is the chairman of the Executive Committee of
Peterhouse Group of Schools.
Ms Cathrine
Chitiyo
Cathrine is a partner with law firm Atherstone & Cook in
Harare. After graduating with an
LL.B. from the University of Zimbabwe, Cathrine started her career as a
Public Prosecutor before proceeding into private practice. She
carved her niche in conveyancing whilst also practising commercial
and corporate law. In 2009 her law firm Wickwar & Chitiyo
merged with Atherstone & Cook. She has been involved in
several commercial transactions, advisory mandates and legal due
diligences.
She is a past Trustee of the Law Society Compensation Fund, and
current member of the Law Society of Zimbabwe Conveyancing
Committee. Cathrine is also a past board member of National
Aids Council, and some commercial entities, including a bank.
Mr Stewart
Cranswick
Stewart had a distinguished career as a stockbroker in
Johannesburg. He brings a wealth
of business insight having significant experience in a wide range
of industries from travel and tourism to property and farming in
various countries over the past 19 years including operating a
successful hotel business in Africa and Australia. He has been a director of two
listed entities in Australia and
was previously a director of African Sun Limited.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
T. MPOFU
COMPANY SECRETARY
3 August 2020
