The board of directors of Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited announced that Mr. Mahomed Gani has, with effect from 3 May 2017, been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. He will be a member of the Audit and Risk Committee as well as the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. He is a non- executive director on a number of boards including Basil Read Holdings Limited, Tsogo Sun Holdings Limited and Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited. He is also a member of the Investigations Committee of the Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors.