The activities of the ILIMA Trust are governed by a board of trustees, comprising
- Crispin Sonn (a representative of Old Mutual)
- Elroy Africa (deputy director general, Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs)
- Iqbal Kahn (a representative of the Brimstone Consortium, an Old Mutual BEE partner)
- Debra Marsden (a representative of Wiphold, an Old Mutual BEE partner)
- Rojie Kisten (chairperson of the Trust, representing Old Mutual)
- Jerry van Niekerk (ILIMA managing consultant)
The board of trustees meets quarterly to review the Trust’s progress and to ensure adherence to its objectives.
JERRY VAN NIEKERK, B.A. Hons (Business and Administration) H.E.D. was executive general manager Old Mutual Group Schemes, Client Services and Human Resources and had 28 years service with Old Mutual. He is a member of the board of trustees of ILIMA Trust and managing associate.
Jvniekerk3@oldmutual.com
MIKE ANDREWS was regional general manager of the sales division in the Eastern Cape for Old Mutual before joining ILIMA. He has a certificate in financial planning and successfully completed the Global Marketing course held at the LBS . Having spent the best part of his 31 years with the company in sales, he considers networking and relationship building to be his strengths.
mandrews@ilimatrust.org.za
CHRIS BOONZAIER, BA;Hons; Hons (B & A); MBA, has 31 years experience in the financial services industry. He retired as general manager from Old Mutual SA in 2004 and currently does business consulting locally and abroad on business strategy and business model design and improvement.
chrisbo@lantic.net
ISMAIL CHAFEKER, BSc, was the executive information technology manager and thereafter the strategic initiatives manager for Old Mutual Group Schemes. He spent 26 years with the Old Mutual Group in various senior management positions. Ismail has extensive experience in information technology management, business process design, project management and executive management.
ichafeker@ilimatrust.org.za
MOHAMED (MO) KAJEE, CA(SA), ACMA, has extensive business experience spanning more than 30 years. He speant 18 years in the Oil industry with both Mobil Iil and BP and left the Oil industry in 1997. He then teamed up with 3 friends and was a founder of the listed BEE Group known as Sekunjalo Investments. He obtained extensive management experience in his capacity as CEO and MD of large companies.
mo1.kajee@gmail.com
DEON KRUGER was regional general manager and retail strategy manager for the Old Mutual retail division before joining ILIMA. He spent 27 years as manager with the Old Mutual Group and during this time completed various management and leadership programmes at the business school of the University of Stellenbosch, University of Pretoria and INSEAD business school in France. Deon has extensive experience in all aspects of management and project coordinating functions.
dkruger@ilimatrust.org.za
GRAHAM MCCULLOCH, BA (Languages and History), was formerly organisation development and change management manager in Old Mutual Group Schemes. He had over 20 years’ service in Old Mutual, holding management positions in human resources, change management, communications, public and media relations and total quality management. He has also worked overseas for an international management consulting firm, specialising in executive recruitment and selection.
gmcculloch@ilimatrust.org.za
HANNES NORVAL, B.Comm (Hons), MBA worked for Old Mutual for 25 years in various senior management positions. He spent half of his career in the administration and marketing functions of the asset management business and the other half in employee benefits/corporate. He has extensive experience of people management, administration, marketing and corporate customer relationship management.
hnorval@ilimatrust.org.za
GARETH PIKE, CA (SA), was the chief financial officer for the Old Mutual Investment Group South Africa, the largest asset management company in South Africa, before joining ILIMA. He spent 23 years with the Old Mutual Group, all in the asset management business. Gareth has extensive experience in the financial management, governance, property management and senior management fields.
gpike@ilimatrust.org.za
MELISSA REYNOLDS, office manager for ILIMA, had a 19-year association with Old Mutual before joining the trust. She was a secretary to various managers, training administrator and training and development office manager before becoming the executive personal assistant to the general manager for group schemes, the client service executive and human resources executive.
mreynolds@oldmutual.com
ANTHONY RYAN, MA, MPhil, BEd(Hons) PDM was a senior human resources manager in the Old Mutual Corporate division before joining ILIMA. With a background in education, he spent 19 years in management positions within various divisions in the Old Mutual Group. His areas of expertise are change management, coaching and general HR practice.
aryan@ilimatrust.org.za
WILLEM SCHUTTE, in 34 years of service with Old Mutual, gained experience in a number of diverse businesses as operational manger focusing on business and process design. He was also involved in major systems upgrades and implementations. His forte is people coaching and development
wschutte@ilimatrust.org.za
ANNETTE STINNES, B Comm LLB LLM MBA, is a qualified attorney and in 11 years with Old Mutual held senior management roles in strategy, HR, organisational development, communication and e-commerce. She was responsible for the strategy, HR and communication functions of Old Mutual Service Technology and Administration, a business with 2 500 employees. Her passion is people and organisational development.
Annette.stinnes@gmail.com
JOHN WALLACE, B Proc, LLB, was part of Old Mutual’s retail distribution business for over 26 years, where he held several senior positions, including Regional General Manager Kwazulu Natal, General Manager Old Mutual Financial Advisory Services, and Divisional Manager, Advice & Product Strategy. John is a qualified attorney and practised law before joining Old Mutual in 1981.
jwallace@ilimatrust.org.za
ROD WARNER, BA, TTHD, HIA, is registered as a Chartered HR Practitioner with the South African Board of Personnel Practice. At Old Mutual he headed up the HR Development cluster and then managed a national sales force with administration teams. He has wide consulting experience in learning design, facilitation and skills development. His passion and field of specialisation is in building personal resilience for individuals and teams."
rod@buildingresilience.co.za
BRIAN WILKINSON, MBA. A chartered management accountant, Brian worked for Old Mutual for 23 years and held senior management positions, in property investments, property and facility management, procurement and shared services. Brian’s passion lies in the identification of property development opportunities and strategy development.
Bwilkinson@ilimatrust.org.za
LYNN WITTEN, MBA, PCC, has over 20 years experience in the financial services industry. 15 of these years were spent at the Old Mutual in various positions as clerk, trainer, business analyst, business planning co-ordinator and strategic project facilitator. She also has experience at the Executive level within the industry leading and managing areas such as New Business, Underwriting, Marketing, Actuarial and Claims. Lynn is following her passion of leadership development and working with individuals to reach their true potential. She is a qualified professional coach and is registered with the International Coaching Federation as well as COMENSA (Coaching and Mentoring Association of South Africa). Her skills also extend to facilitation (Participlan facilitator), personal profiling (registered Enneagram practioner) and project management.
lynn@wittenconsulting.co.za