The board of directors of Putprop announced its shareholders that Mr. Mark W Gemmill, Mr. Richard Tiefenthaler, Ms. Nonku Ntshona and Mr. Kura Chihota have been appointed as independent non-executive directors with immediate effect. With over 20 years' experience in the corporate finance and investment banking sectors both locally and abroad, Mark is currently the manager of a niche focussed transaction origination and execution service provider which he founded in 2007. Richard, following two years as a property development manager, Richard is currently practising as a senior partner of Tiefenthaler Attorneys and is a member of Tiefenthaler Consulting.

Nonku is a member on numerous professional bodies such as council member at the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) and the South African Council of Quantity Surveyors Profession (SACQSP). Nonku is the founder and Managing Director of Nonku Ntshona & Associates Quantity Surveyors Proprietary Limited. Kura is a property practitioner with over 15 years' experience in the real estate sector.

He is currently the Managing Director of Leapfrog Commercial Property Group, a commercial consultancy, and sits on the board of a large listed property income fund.