Board Of Directors
DM Nurek, D Kneale, M Harvey, K Warburton, J Bester, M Rosen,
F Abrahams, B Engelbrecht, F Jakoet
Group Executive
David Kneale - Chief executive officer
Aged: 54
David joined the Boots Group in the UK in 1976. He held a variety of positions in finance, buying and marketing before becoming General Manager of Boots The Chemists Personal Care division in 1989 and of the Beauty and Personal Care division in 1992. He was appointed Director of Merchandise and Marketing for Boots the Chemists in 1995 and then became Managing Director of Boots International Retail Development in 1997. He left Boots to become a director of the HMV Group and Managing Director of Waterstone’s, the UK’s leading specialist book chain in 1999. He rejoined Boots as Director of Trading in 2002 and was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in 2003. He joined Clicks Group Limited in January 2006.
Keith Warburton - Chief Financial officer
Aged: 51
B Com, CA (SA) After qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1985, Keith gained experience in corporate finance and financial management before being appointed financial director of Metro Cash and Carry in 1990. He was later appointed financial director and deputy managing director of Score Supermarkets. In 1997 Keith was appointed financial director of Truworths and two years later joined Homechoice Holdings as chief operating officer. He left the company in 2001 to establish his own business consultancy. He joined Clicks Group Limited as chief financial officer in September 2005.
Michael Harvey - Managing Director
Aged: 40
Strategic Retail Management(UCT), Executive Development Programme (USB), Advanced Management Programme (INSEAD) Michael joined Clicks as a management trainee in 1989, later managing stores and assuming responsibility for regional operations in the Gauteng area and over time in the Eastern and Western Cape. He was appointed marketing director of Clicks in 2000 and the following year moved to Discom where he was appointed brand leader in 2002. Michael was appointed head of retail for Clicks Group Limited in June 2004 and managing director for the combined Clicks and pharmacy operations in February 2005.
Bertina Engelbrecht - Group human resources director
Aged: 46
B Proc, LLM, admitted attorney
After spending eight years with Transnet, Bertina managed her own consultancy practice before joining Sea Harvest in January 2002 where she was director of organisational effectiveness. She joined Shell in May 2004 as general manager for Shell SA Energy and regional human resources manager for Shell Oil Products Africa. Bertina joined Clicks Group Limited in July 2006.