Leadership

Trevor Fowler joins Murray & Roberts in September 2009 to succeed Keith Smith as executive chairman of the construction SADC cluster.

Trevor was previously chief operating officer in the Presidency. He will have the additional responsibility of expanding the Group’s engagement into the Rest of Africa and will lead a restructure of the construction cluster to deal with South African fixed investment and construction market growth after 2010 and the economic crisis that is projected to extend well into the 2020s.

Orrie Fenn joins Murray & Roberts in November 2009 and will take over full executive responsibility for all the businesses forming the construction materials and fabrication & manufacture clusters. Orrie is currently chief operating officer of PPC.

His appointment will release Andrew Langham to take up a new appointment as financial director of Murray & Roberts Limited.

“We are targeting people with a strong social conscience and experience in health & safety.”

Murray Easton joins the Group in September 2009 from the UK where he has been managing director of the BAe Systems nuclear submarine manufacturing program.

Murray will be appointed group chief engineer with the ultimate responsibility of leading the Group’s nuclear engagement strategy.

NEW APPOINTMENTS

BOARD Adv Mahlape Sello was appointed an independent nonexecutive director of Murray & Roberts Holdings and member of its audit committee on 25 February 2009. Adv Sello currently serves on the Johannesburg Bar Council and is a member of the South African Law Reform Commission. She is also chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Licensing of Private Hospitals at the Gauteng Department of Health.

RETIREMENT Millard Arnold has retired after more than six years as executive director and legal counsel to Murray & Roberts and the office of the group chief executive. Millard, who recently reached the normal retirement age of 63 years, has agreed to return on contract following a short break, to continue with a number of important matters, most notably our engagement with the Competition Authorities and our ongoing process of internal review and where necessary, remedial action.

After 29 years of excellent service to Wade Walker, Steve Walker will step down as managing director of the company in September 2009. As part of a well established succession plan, Steve will be succeeded by Tadhg Bergin from 1 October 2009.

OPERATIONS Gary Wells was appointed managing director of Murray & Roberts MEI on 1 July 2009 and will become managing director of the merged Murray & Roberts Engineering Solutions and Murray & Roberts MEI. Gary will relocate from Dubai in the Middle East where he has been on secondment from Murray & Roberts as general manager of Sama Contractors. He joined Murray & Roberts in 2006, having previously worked in various engineering, construction and development roles for Costain, in the Middle East and United Kingdom. Executive director Sean Flanagan will lead the integration process. Frank Kruger will remain managing director of Murray & Roberts Engineering Solutions until the merger is effected and will then return to the corporate office where his engineering and technical background will ensure a higher level engagement in business development, internal audit and risk management intervention across the Group.     Graham Browne was recently appointed managing director of Concor Civils. Graham has more than 37 years experience in the construction industry having spent 35 years with Grinaker (later Grinaker-LTA) and in the past two years with SPG, the black empowerment partner of Gautrain Concessionaire Bombela.

Laurence Savage returned to South Africa from Australia in August 2009 and has been appointed in an interim leadership role at Hall Longmore, primarily to ensure the final commissioning of the ERW upgrade and new coating facility.     Kallie Albertse joins Hall Longmore in October 2009 as operations general manager.

Don Lidburg was recently appointed general manager of Genrec. Don has had extensive experience in the steel fabrication sector in the United States (with Havens Steel), China (United Steel Structures) and Thailand (Thai Herrick).     Craig Holden was appointed operations director of UCW Partnership in May 2009. He was previously head of operations at ABB.