Prior to his appointment at Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited (“HCI”), Yunis was an attorney of the High Court and served as an acting judge in the Labour Court. He is a former Deputy General Secretary of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (“SACTWU”) and a director of Workers’ College. He has served as Senior Commissioner of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (“CCMA”) in KwaZulu-Natal. Yunis is a non-executive director of Tsogo Sun Gaming Limited, Deneb Investments Limited and eMedia Holdings Limited. He has also served on the board of Golden Arrow Bus Services Proprietary Limited since 2014.

Kevin joined the HCI Group in 1997 where he has held the position of company secretary until his promotion to chief financial officer in 2001 which he held until 2018. Kevin is a non-executive director of Deneb Investments Limited, eMedia Holdings and Montauk Holdings Limited. He has also served on the board of Golden Arrow Bus Services Proprietary Limited since 2006.

Francois has been working in the scheduled bus operations industry for the past 30 years and started his career in transport at United Transport’s Western Bus Lines, in the North West, in 1985. He joined Golden Arrow Bus Services Proprietary Limited in 1991 as project manager overseeing the Company’s Mossgas contract. He was appointed operations manager in 1993, assumed the position of general manager in 2004 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2015. He was appointed to the Board of HPLR as Chief Executive Officer on 6 March 2018. He is a director of the South African Bus Operators Association (SABOA).

Mark worked for Deloitte Haskins and Sells in London, United Kingdom, from 1980 to 1982. He joined City Tramways in 1983 and was appointed Financial Director in 1988. In 1992 he was part of the consortium formed by the management team to buy the business of City Tramways from TGH Limited and formed Golden Arrow Bus Services Proprietary Limited, where he has been Financial Director since 1992. He was appointed to the Board of HPLR as Chief Financial Officer on 6 March 2018.

Rob is a chartered accountant and has attended a leadership and development programme (”PLD”) at Harvard University. During his 18 year tenure at Investec Bank, Rob headed the Structured Finance Division (Western Cape) and thereafter, Private Bank Western Cape. He joined the HCI Group in 2011 to develop the HCI Properties portfolio. He is a director on the boards of Impact Oil and Gas, Tsogo Sun Hotels and the Hospital Property Fund (“HPF”). He was appointed to the HCI board in May 2019 as an executive director and as financial director from 1 August 2019. He was appointed to Frontier Transport Holdings’ Board as a non-executive director on 3 May 2022.

Logie is the sole proprietor of the auditing firm, Logie Govender & Co which is the oldest black-owned auditing practice in South Africa. He has over 40 years’ experience as a practising auditor. Logie is an independent non-executive director of eMedia Holdings Limited.

Naziema brings with her a varied background in fields including education, labour law, conflict resolution, project management and executive coaching. Dr Jappie was appointed as Honorary Consul for the Maldives in 2017. She has served as SACTWU’s National Education Officer, Executive Director at the Durban University of Technology and Dean of Students at the University of the Witwatersrand. She is currently employed as Director for the Centre for Educational Assessments and Deputy Dean (CHED) at University of Cape Town. Naziema is an independent non-executive director of Deneb Investments Limited and Frontier Transport Holdings. She has served on the board of Golden Arrow Bus Services Proprietary Limited since 2013.

Rachel served as a manager at a regional radio broadcaster. Prior to this appointment she was employed for 33 years within the clothing industry, serving as a trade union representative and national media officer. Rachel is an independent non-executive director of eMedia Holdings Limited, Tsogo Sun Gaming Limited and HCI.