David Nurek (55) Dip Law, Grad Dip Adv Company Law
Independent non-executive chairman
Chairman of the Governance, Nominations and Remuneration committees
Appointed June 1997

David practised as an attorney with Sonnenberg Hoffmann Galombik for 32 years, including 23 years as a partner, before joining Investec in 2000.

Non-executive chairman of Distell Group, Lewis Group, JCI and Randgold & Exploration, non-executive deputy chairman of Foschini and Business Connexion Group, and non-executive director of Allan Gray Property Trust, Aspen Pharmacare, Pick 'n Pay Stores, Sun International, Trencor and Western Areas.

Peter Swartz (64) Adv Dip Ed
Independent non-executive deputy chairman
Appointed June 1997

Executive director of Peter Swartz Properties and Southern Pumps

Chairman of Sunwest International and a non-executive director of the Absa Group, Distell Group and Sun International.

Robert Lumb (62) Adv Dip Tax Law, CA (SA)
Independent non-executive director
Chairman of the Audit and Risk management committees
Appointed April 2004

Rob is a former partner of Ernst & Young. He served as managing partner of the firm's Western Cape practice from 1989 to 2002 and was a member of the national executive committee for 18 years.

He is a non-executive director of Metje & Ziegler.

Eliot Osrin (73)
Independent non-executive director
Appointed March 1996

Eliot practised as an attorney with Sonnenberg Hoffmann Galombik for 27 years, including 22 years as a partner.

Non-executive chairman of Foschini and Atlas Properties and a non-executive director of Allan Gray Property Trust.

Lucia Swartz (48) BA
Independent non-executive director
Appointed January 2004

Group human resources director of Sappi

Lucia has extensive experience in human resources and previously served as a non-executive director of New Clicks Holdings between 1997 and 2000 before relocating to New York for three years.

Allen Zimbler (56) BA (Hons), MBA, PhD
Non-executive director
Appointed October 2001

Chief integration officer of the Investec Group

Prior to joining Investec in 2001, Allen was a strategic management consultant and is a former professor of business administration at the Wits Business School.

Executive directors

Trevor Honneysett (57)
Chief executive officer
Appointed March 1996

Trevor joined the group in 1971. He was appointed managing director of Clicks Stores in 1987 and chief executive of the Clicks Group the following year. When New Clicks Holdings was listed in 1996 he was appointed chief executive of the group.

Raymond Godfrey (57)
Executive director
Appointed March 1996

Raymond joined the group in 1970 and was appointed managing director of Clicks Stores in 1995. He was appointed country leader of New Clicks South Africa in 2001 and group merchandise leader in 2002. He has resigned from the board with effect from 31 December 2005 as he is taking early retirement from the group.