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Appointed deputy chairman and non-executive director of Sanlam Ltd in 2004 and of Sanlam Life Insurance Ltd in 2006. Chairman of Ubuntu-Botho investments, Harmony Gold Mining Company, African Rainbow Minerals and Exploration Investments (ARMI), Sizanani Thusanang Helpmekaar Investments, Sundowns Football Club. Chairman and founder of Future Mining. [ http://www.sanlam.co.za/eng/directors/directors+limited.htm - Retrieved on 08 FEB 2008 ]
Patrice was a partner in one of the largest law firms in South Africa, Bowman Gilfillan Inc. He was a visiting attorney in the USA with the law firm, McGuire Woods Battle and Boothe. In 1994 he founded Future Mining, which grew rapidly to become a successful contract mining company. He then formed ARMgold in 1997, which listed on the JSE in 2002. ARMgold merged with Harmony in 2003 and this ultimately led to the takeover of Anglovaal Mining (Avmin) by ARM. In 2002 he was voted South Africa’s Business Leader of the Year by the CEOs of the top 100 companies in South Africa. In the same year, he was winner of the Ernst & Young Best Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Patrice is the executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals Limited (ARM) and also deputy chairman of Sanlam. His various business responsibilities include being president of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), which is the voice of organised business in South Africa. He is also president of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry South Africa (CHAMSA), NAFCOC and Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club.
[ Retrieved on 18-05-07 - http://www.harmony.co.za/about/board.asp ]
Mr. Motsepe has 11 years of experience in the mining industry. He is currently the executive chairman of ARM and the chairman of Harmony. He is also the deputy chairman of Sanlam Limited, a leading financial services organization in South Africa. From 1991 to 1998, as a lawyer at Bowman Gilfillan Inc., one of South Africa’s largest law firms, Mr. Motsepe practiced in the area of corporate law. He was a visiting attorney in the United States for five years with McGuire Woods Battle and Boothe. In 1994, Mr. Motsepe founded Future Mining (Pty) Limited, a South African contract mining company, and in 1997, formed ARMGold, which was listed on the JSE in 2002. In 2002, he was voted South Africa’s Business Leader of the Year by the chief executive officers of the top 100 companies in South Africa and he won the Ernst & Young Best Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He is the president of Business Unity South Africa, which is the voice of organized business in South Africa, the Chambers of Commerce and Industry South Africa, National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and the Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club. Mr. Motsepe has a Bachelor of Arts (Legal) and a Bachelor of Laws, both from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa [ Retrieved on 07-12-06 - http://www.tealmining.com/corporate_info/directors_officers.asp#a ] |
