Board of Directors

Steven

Mr. SB Herring (Steven)

  • Non-Executive Chairman
  • Committees: Investment (Chairman)

Steven, who has a degree in marketing and a MBA, started Heriot Properties (Pty) Ltd (“Heriot”) in South Africa in 1998 where he led investments into industrial property with blue-chip covenants that ensured sustainable long term cash flows. In 2003, Steven put a team of professionals together and started constructing retail shopping centres, focusing on CBD’s, rural and township areas. These mass market areas were under serviced and over 20 malls were developed. Today Heriot is listed as a REIT on the JSE and owns a portfolio of assets primarily in the industrial and retail sectors valued in excess of R4 billion. Steven is the non-executive chairman of Heriot.

DC Engelbrecht

Mr. DC Engelbrecht (Dirk)

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Committees: Manco (Chairman), Investment

Dirk obtained his BCom Law and LLB degrees from the University of Pretoria and subsequently completed his articles at Weavind & Weavind Incorporated where he remained as practicing attorney focusing on general litigation until 2011. During 2011 he was appointed by G4S Secure Solutions as the national legal advisor tasked with the general legal and statutory duties and governance of one of the largest security firms in South Africa. Dirk joined Safari in January 2014 as the Group Company Secretary and legal advisor and was appointed as an executive director in February 2018. Dirk was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 7 November 2018 and leads the highly skilled and mature Safari team ensuring that Safari continues to grow in excellence.

WILLEM VENTER

Mr. WL Venter (Willem)

  • Financial Director
  • Committees: Manco, Social and Ethic

Willem is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He obtained a BCom Accounting and Honours degree at the University of Pretoria and completed his articles at Deloitte Pretoria, qualifying as a CA(SA) in 2009. In 2010, Willem joined the Safari group to oversee the operational and accounting functions of the portfolio. He was appointed as the financial director for the group with effect from 1 April 2017.

Ms. T Matshoba-Ramuedzisi (Tumeka)

Dr. T Matshoba-Ramuedzisi (Tumeka)

  • Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
  • Committees: Audit & Risk (Chairman), Social & Ethics

Tumeka is a Chartered Accountant (SA) registered with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and a Registered Auditor with the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA). Along with a Doctor of Philosophy (Leadership) from the University of Pretoria, she has also earned a Bachelor of Business Science (Finance Honours) from the University of Cape Town, a Higher Diploma in Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand, a Masters in Commerce (Computer Auditing) from the University of Johannesburg, and an Advanced Certificate in Company Law from the University of the Witwatersrand. Tumeka's career includes experience in auditing, business, academia and serving on various governance bodies in both the public and private sectors, including the boards of Toyota South Africa and Reunert Limited. She owns an auditing and accounting firm based in Johannesburg and was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Safari on 14 September 2020.

Greg Heron

Mr. GJ Heron (Greg)

  • Independent Non-Executive Director
  • Committees: Investment, Nominations and Remuneration

Greg is a qualified Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years’ experience in corporate, structured and property finance as well as significant operational exposure to a variety of businesses. Greg is currently CEO of Infinitus Holdings, an investment company with a portfolio primarily invested in the Fast Moving Consumer Groups and retail sectors. Prior to that he was head of Leaf Property Fund, a significant unlisted property fund focused on the office and commercial sector of the property market. During his time at Leaf he led the repositioning of the fund which included the disposal of a large portfolio of assets as part of this process. Greg was appointed as an independent non-executive director of Safari on 17 July 2020, and as non-executive Chairman of the board on 15 September 2020.

Dr. PA Pienaar (Pine)

Dr. PA Pienaar (Pine)

  • Independent Non-Executive director
  • Committees: Social & Ethics (Chairman), Audit & Risk, Nomination & Remuneration

Pine has a doctorate in engineering and as a registered professional engineer has over 30 years of experience in the consulting engineering field. His initial exposure was in construction, followed by a period of specialisation in the roads and transportation field, including road network planning, economic project evaluation, traffic and transportation engineering, road design, public transport planning, Bus Rapid Transit and urban renewal. In recent years Pine leaded a multidisciplinary team responsible for the planning, design and construction supervision of various industrial properties and also had exposure to PPP projects. Pine is a founding member and former CEO of Nyeleti Consulting, a multidisciplinary firm of consulting engineers. Pine was a director of Safari from November 2013 to August 2015. He was re-appointed as an independent non-executive director of Safari on 17 July 2020.