Board of directors

Valli was appointed to the board in 2005 and as board chairman on 1 July 2009. He served as Minister of Constitutional Development from 1996 to 1999 and as Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism from 1999 to 2004. Valli previously served as chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, chairman of Eskom Holdings, as a national executive committee member of the African National Congress and as president of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Valli currently holds directorships, among others, in Anglo Platinum (non-executive chairman), Imperial Holdings, Sanlam and Sappi. He is also the chairman of the environmental organisation WWF (SA).

Nigel was appointed to the board in 1996 and as the lead independent director with effect from 1 July 2009. Nigel holds a number of non-executive directorships, including Metrofile Holdings Limited, Lion Sands Private Game Reserve (Pty) Limited, Tsebo Outsourcing Group (Pty) Limited and is also chairman of the Sun International Employee Share Trust. Nigel was previously chairman of Sentry Group Limited and Lenco Holdings Limited and managing director of Holiday Inn Limited.

Graeme joined Sun International on 1 October 2011 as new business development director. He has spent 15 years as a financial services adviser focused in particular on the tourism and leisure industry and was with Kerzner International Limited for seven years as the senior vice president of project development. Graeme was appointed as chief executive and to the company’s board with effect from 1 February 2013.

Anthony was appointed as the chief financial officer and an executive director of the board with effect from 1 March 2013. Anthony is a director of various group companies and has over 17 years’ experience in the hotels, resorts and gaming industries, having joined the group in 1999 as the group financial manager. In addition to the overall group financial responsibilities, Anthony is also responsible for the group’s IT and procurement functions and is integrally involved with the group’s corporate finance activities.
 
Anthony was appointed as the interim group company secretary with effect from 5 September 2016.

Khati joined Sun International in 2005 as the director of new business development to oversee the group's expansion in new casino licences and other properties outside of South Africa. He was one of the founding members of the auditing and forensic services firm, Gobodo Incorporated, a role in which he consulted extensively over a seven-year period with the various gambling boards, including a period during which he served as acting chief executive of the Gauteng Gambling Board. In 2013, Khati was appointed as director of special projects and he was appointed to the board on 19 February 2016.

Peter was appointed independent non-executive director of the company with effect from 1 February 2013. Peter has over 36 years’ experience in the hospitality, resorts and gaming industry. He previously served as managing director of Sun International (South Africa) Limited from 1994 and as the group’s chief executive from 2003 until his retirement in June 2006. Peter serves as a director of Woolworths Holdings Limited, Elgin Wine Company (Pty) Limited, Standard Inn Holdings and Atlantic Leaf Properties Limited. In addition, he serves as chairman of the National Sea Rescue Institute and previously served as chairman of Cape Town Routes Unlimited and chairman of the Tourism Grading Council Awards Committee.

Zarina was appointed to the board in 2010. Zarina serves as a non-executive director of Kumba Iron Ore Limited, Vodacom South Africa, Woolworths Holdings Limited, the Financial Services Board, Investec and Investec Plc and is also the chairperson of Yebo Yethu Limited. She was previously an executive director of ABSA Bank. She has also previously chaired the Public Accountants’ and Auditors’ Board and the Auditing Standards Board and has been a member of the Accounting Standards Board, the JSE’s GAAP Monitoring Panel, the board of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants and vice president of ABASA. Zarina was named top women in business and government in 2007 and top business personality in financial services: banking in 2008.

Leon was appointed to the board in 2002. Leon has extensive experience in investment management with Old Mutual, Syfrets Managed Assets, Coronation and African Harvest. He is the CEO of the Savings and Investment Association of South Africa, director of the International Investment Funds Association, a director of STRATE Limited, Brimstone Investment Corp Limited and Safex Clearing Company (Pty) Limited (this is now JSE Clear) and chairman of Equites Property Fund Limited.

Enrique was appointed to the board with effect from 22 August 2014. Enrique is a Chilean national and currently serves as a non-executive director on various boards in Chile, having previously served as the chief executive of various multi-national and Chilean companies. Enrique is also a director of the Sun Dreams board in Chile.

Lulu was appointed to the board in 2005. Lulu served as a deputy director general in the National Department of Public Works and served a five-year term as CEO of the Independent Development Trust. She currently also holds directorships, among others, in FirstRand, Massmart and Tsebo Outsourcing and was previously on the board of ACSA. Lulu is the CEO of Lereko Investments.

Caroline was appointed as independent non-executive director of the board with effect from 3 October 2016. Caroline has over 20 years of experience in the finance sector. Since 2005, she headed Eskom's treasury function gaining invaluable experience in debt capital markets and treasury. In 2013 she served as acting chief financial officer taking responsibility for financial reporting, treasury, shared services, insurance, and oversight of the Eskom pension and provident fund. Caroline contributed in various capacities (member & executive) to Eskom's Investment and Finance Committee, the New Build Oversight Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, the Executive Committee, Nuclear Management Committee and the Eskom Pension & Provident Fund (EPPF) Investment Committee.

Tumi was appointed to the board in 2010. Tumi is the founder and executive director of Africa Worldwide Media, a Johannesburg-based production company, and founder of Tumi Makgabo Enterprises, focused on identifying investment opportunities throughout the African continent. Tumi also worked for CNN International and the FIFA 2010 World Cup Organising Committee South Africa, and serves on the boards of South African Tourism and the Foschini Group. She is also a member of the World Economic Forum of Young Global Leaders.

Louisa was appointed to the board in 2004. Louisa is group CEO of WIPHOLD of which she is a founder member, and holds non-executive directorships in, among others, Adcorp Holdings, Distell Group, Life Health Care Group Holdings Limited and USB-ED Limited. Louisa previously held positions at Lesotho National Development Corporation, DBSA and SCMB.

Graham was appointed to the board in 2002. Graham is a non-executive director of three listed companies, including Investec Property Fund Limited, and chairs their audit committees. He serves on credit committees and is a trustee of the staff share schemes of Investec Bank. He retired in 2000 from Arthur Andersen after being in charge of their South African audit and business advisory practice. He served as chairman of the Investigations Committee of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Nigel was appointed to the board in 2016. Nigel has extensive international gaming experience, including international VIP gaming, particularly in Australasia. Nigel served as the chief executive and managing director of SKYCITY Entertainment Group, a New Zealand- based public company listed on both the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges. Prior to this, Nigel held leadership positions in various gaming, tourism and hospitality industries, as well as financial, information systems and technology, legal, company secretarial and investor and public relations positions. Nigel is also an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and an Associate of the Securities Institute of Australia.