Basil Read Holdings Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration Number 1984/007758/06
Share Code: BSR ISIN: ZAE000029781
("Basil Read" or the "Company")
Change to the Board of Directors
Basil Read is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Mahomed Salim Ismail Gani as an independent non-executive director to the Board of Directors and as a member of the Audit Committee, with effect from 15 April 2015.
Mr Gani qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1979. He holds a B Compt degree and B Compt Honours from the University of South Africa.
Mr Gani has over 30 years of experience in the accounting and audit profession. He was a founding partner of MSGM Masuku Jeena Inc, a partner of Saboor Gani & Co and a partner of PwC until 2013. He briefly served as the Chief Financial Officer of Alert Steel Holdings Limited until April 2014.
Mr Gani is a Director of South African National Blood Services.
The Board welcomes Mr Gani's appointment.
Johannesburg
8 April 2015
Company Secretary
Andiswa T Ndoni
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