People: Sasol Ltd (SSL)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Thembalihle Nyasulu

58 2009 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

David Constable

50 2011 Chief Executive officer, Executive Director

Kandimathie Ramon

45 2006 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director

Victoria Fakude

47 2011 Executive Director - Group Strategy and Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Group Human Resources, Sasol Shared Services, Group Stakeholder Relations, Corporate Affairs and Transformation

Andre De Ruyter

44 2011 Senior Group Executive, Global Chemicals and North American operations

Bernard Klingenberg

50 2011 Group Executive, South African Energy Businesses, Excluding Sasol Mining

Maurice Radebe

52 2010 Group executive - Corporate Affairs, Stakeholder Relations, and Enterprise Development

Christiaan Rademan

55 2011 Group executive - Mining and Business Enablement

Giullean Strauss

54 2011 Senior group executive - New Business Development, Sasol Petroleum International, Sasol Synfuels International, Sasol New Energy and Technology

Vuyo Kahla

42 2011 Group executive - Advisory and Assurance, Company Secretary

Juergen Schrempp

68 2008 Lead Independent Non-Executive Director

Colin Beggs

64 2009 Independent Non-Executive Director

Hendrik Dijkgraaf

65 2006 Independent Non-Executive Director

Mandla Gantsho

50 2003 Independent Non-Executive Director

Imogen Mkhize

49 2005 Independent Non-Executive Director

Zamani Mkhize

50 2011 Independent Non-Executive Director

Mfundiso Njeke

54 2009 Independent Non-Executive Director

Peter Robertson

65 2012 Non-Executive Independent Director

Stephen Westwell

54 2012 Non-Executive Independent Director

Raj Naidu

Executive: Investor Relations and Shareholder Value Management

Biographies

Name Description

Thembalihle Nyasulu

Ms.Thembalihle Hixonia Nyasulu is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Sasol Limited. She is a director of Ayavuna Women's Investments (Pty) Ltd. She indirectly owns 5,1% of the shares in Tshwarisano LFB Investment (Pty) Ltd., which acquired 25% of the company subsidiary, Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd. on 1 July 2006. Mrs Nyasulu is also a director of Tshwarisano and Sasol Oil. She is also a director of Barloworld Limited, Unilever plc and Unilever NV and a member of the JP Morgan SA advisory board. She is a former director of Anglo Platinum Limited and the Tongaat Hulett Group Limited. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Psychology. She also holds an Executive Leadership Development Programme certificate from the Arthur D Little Management Education Institute (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and attended the International Programme for Board Members at the Institute of Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1997.

David Constable

Mr. David Edward Constable is Chief Executive officer, Executive Director of Sasol Ltd., since July 1, 2011. Mr. Constable was the Group President, Operations of Fluor Corporation from March 2009 to 31 May 2011, responsible for project execution services, project management, global procurement and construction, risk management, information technology, and sustainability across all Fluor's core business groups. Before that, he served in various international sales, operations and group president positions at Fluor Corporation in the oil, gas, petrochemicals, mining and power industries. Prior to joining Sasol, he also sat on the board of the US-China Business Council. He received a Bachelor of Science—Engineering degree from the University of Alberta, Canada in 1982 and attended the International Management Programme at Thunderbird University in the United States in 1997 and the Advanced Management Programme at Wharton Business School in the United States in 2000.

Kandimathie Ramon

Ms. Kandimathie Christine Ramon is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director of Sasol Limited. She is the chief financial officer and a director of several other companies in the group. Before joining Sasol, she was the chief executive officer of Johnnic Holdings Limited, prior to which she held several senior positions including acting chief operating officer and financial director. She started her career with Coopers & Lybrand and progressed to audit manager at their offices in South Africa and Italy. During this time she was, amongst other things, seconded to the Independent Electoral Commission as deputy finance director. She was a non-executive director of Transnet SOC Limited until December 2010. In 2006, the World Economic Forum recognised her. In 2011, she was appointed deputy chair of the South African government's Financial Reporting Standards Council and as chairman of the CFO Forum of the Top 40 listed companies in South Africa. She previously served as a member of the Standing Advisory Committee to the International Accounting Standards Board. She obtained a Bachelor of Accounting Science and Honours degrees from the University of South Africa in 1988 and 1989, respectively and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1990. She attended the Senior Executive Programme at Harvard Business School in the United States in 1999.

Victoria Fakude

Ms. Victoria Nolitha Fakude is Executive Director - Group Strategy and Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Group Human Resources, Sasol Shared Services, Group Stakeholder Relations, Corporate Affairs and Transformation of Sasol Limited. Her portfolio includes Group Strategy and Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs (PPRA), Group Human Resources, Sasol Shared Services and Group Stakeholder Relations. She also has strategic oversight of Sasol Group Communications, Corporate Affairs and Government Relations as well as enterprise development through ChemCity. She is Chairman of Sasol Mining Holdings (Pty) Ltd. and non-executive director of Sasol Oil (Pty) Ltd. and Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd. among others; Council member and second deputy chairman of the Human Resources Development Council of South Africa and Chairman of the CHETA-SETA. Before joining Sasol, she was a member of the group executive committee at Nedbank Group Limited. She was also a director of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, BMF Investments (Pty) Ltd. and Woolworths Holdings Limited. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Honours degrees in Psychology from the University of Fort Hare and attended the Senior Executive Programme at Harvard Business School in the United States in 1999.

Andre De Ruyter

Mr. Andre Marinus De Ruyter is Senior Group Executive, Global Chemicals and North American operations of Sasol Limited. He became a group general manager on 1 September 2009 and was responsible for Sasol's chemical business and South African energy business between December 2009 and June 2011. Prior to this he was the managing director of Sasol Olefins and Surfactants and led the turnaround project to restore Sasol Olefins and Surfactants to profitability. He has held various positions in Sasol Mining, Sasol Oil, Sasol Gas and Sasol Synfuels International, including the China CTL project and Sasol Group Strategy. He is a director of several companies in the Sasol group. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Pretoria in 1988 and 1991, a post-graduate Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of South Africa in 1996, and a Master in Business Administration from Nyenrode University in The Netherlands, in 1998.

Bernard Klingenberg

Mr. Bernard Ekhard Klingenberg is Group Executive, South African Energy Businesses, Excluding Sasol Mining of Sasol Limited. Before that he was responsible for group human resources for a period of two years. Since joining the Sasol group in 1986, he has held various positions in maintenance, technical and general management fields in some of the South African Energy and the global Chemicals businesses of the group. He was the managing director of Sasol Polymers from April 2007 to March 2009 and before that the managing director of Sasol Nitro. He is a director of several companies in the Sasol group. He obtained a Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Cape Town, South Africa in 1986.

Maurice Radebe

Mr. Maurice Radebe is Group executive - Corporate Affairs, Stakeholder Relations, and Enterprise Development of Sasol Ltd., Since November 1, 2010. He is responsible for global corporate affairs, stakeholder relations and enterprise development. Before that he was the managing director of Sasol Oil from December 2006. He joined Sasol Oil in January 2004, when Sasol Oil purchased Exel Petroleum, where he was the managing director. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Applied Mathematics and Physics) from the University of the North, Polokwane, South Africa in 1983 and a Higher Diploma for Educators of Adults from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1988. He attended the Management Advancement Programme at the Wits Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1991 and obtained a Masters in Business Administration from Wits Business School in 1997. He attended the General Management Programme at Harvard Business School in the United States in 2007.

Christiaan Rademan

Mr. Christiaan Francois Rademan is Group executive - Mining and Business Enablement of Sasol Ltd. He is the company group executive responsible for Sasol Mining, supply chain, safety, health and environment, information management and functional excellence. He became the group general manager responsible for shared services, group information management and procurement and supply chain on 1 May 2009. He was the managing director of Sasol Nitro from February 2007 to March 2009 and before that the managing director of Sasol Mining. He is a director of several companies in the Sasol group. He obtained a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 1980 and a Master of Business Leadership from the University of South Africa in 1987. He attended the Advanced Management Programme at the University of Pennsylvania in Wharton, United States of America in 1995.

Giullean Strauss

Mr. Giullean Johann Strauss is no longer a Senior group executive - New Business Development, Sasol Petroleum International, Sasol Synfuels International, Sasol New Energy and Technology of Sasol Ltd., effective September 2013. He became the company senior group executive, new business development and technology, responsible for delivering on the company growth aspirations with effect from 1 July 2010. He has also been responsible for Sasol's International Energy Cluster since August 2005. He joined Sasol in 1982 as an investment officer of the Sasol Pension Fund. He spent most of his career with Sasol Oil and held the positions of general manager, manufacturing and supply as well as general manager, marketing. He was appointed general manager of Sasol Gas in 1997 and managing director of Sasol Nitro in 2002. He is a director of several companies in the Sasol group. He obtained Bachelor of Commerce and Honours degrees from the University of Stellenbosch prior to joining Sasol and a Masters of Commerce degree in Business Management from the Rand Afrikaans University (now the University of Johannesburg) in 1986.

Vuyo Kahla

Mr. Vuyo Dominic Kahla is Group executive - Advisory and Assurance, Company Secretary of Sasol Ltd. He became the company group executive, advisory and assurance with effect from 1 January 2011. He was also appointed company secretary with effect from 14 March 2011. He is responsible for the company secretarial, legal, compliance, risk management, intellectual property law and internal audit and forensic services functions. From June 2004 to December 2006, he was group executive, legal and risk at Transnet SOC Limited and from January 2007 to November 2010 was group executive, office of the group chief executive, with executive responsibility for legal services, risk management, compliance, company secretarial services, strategy and business modelling, corporate and public affairs and public policy and regulation. He is a director of several companies in the Sasol group. The World Economic Forum has recognised and he is an alumnus of the Prince of Wales University of Cambridge Programme on Sustainability Leadership. He is a member of the Audit Committee of the South African Revenue Service and Chairman of the Audit and Enterprise Risk Management Committee of the University of South Africa. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Law) degree and a postgraduate Bachelor of Law degree from Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa in 1994 and 1996, respectively.

Juergen Schrempp

Prof. Juergen Erich Schrempp is Lead Independent Non-Executive Director of Sasol Limited. He is the former chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG. He is the chairman of Mercedes-Benz South Africa (Pty) Ltd. and a director of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA and Iron Mineral Beneficiation Services (Pty) Ltd. He is founding chairman of the Southern Africa Initiative of German Business (SAFRI), a member of the President's Council of Togo and a former member of the South African President's International Investment Council. He is chairman emeritus of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS and honorary Consul-General in Germany of the Republic of South Africa. He has received numerous national and international awards, including the Order of South Africa's highest civilian award. He holds a Professorship of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Honorary Doctorates from the University of Graz, Austria and the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Colin Beggs

Mr. Colin Beggs is Independent Non-Executive Director of Sasol Limited., since July 8, 2009. Mr. Beggs was the chief executive officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers until the end of June 2009. He joined Price Waterhouse in 1970 and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1971 and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Port Elizabeth in 1971. He became a partner in 1979 and was elected senior partner in 1992. In January 2001, he became chief executive officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is also a former chairman of the board of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). He served as chairman of the Accounting Practices Committee and was a member of the Accounting Practices Board and is a director of the Ethics Institute of South Africa. He is also a director of Absa Bank Limited and Absa Group Limited.

Hendrik Dijkgraaf

Mr. Hendrik George Dijkgraaf is Independent Non-Executive Director of Sasol Limited. He is the former chief executive officer of the Dutch natural gas companies, GasTerra, Gasunie and Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij and held various positions in the Royal Dutch Shell group between 1972 and 2003 in The Netherlands, Malaysia, Gabon, Syria and the United Kingdom including the positions of president, Shell Nederland BV, director, Shell Exploration and Production and chief executive, Gas, Power and Coal. He is a member of the board and of the audit committee of Eneco Holding NV and a member of the board of the Royal Tropical Institute and deputy chairman and treasurer of the Netherlands Institute for the Near East. He obtained a Master of Science (Mining Engineering) from Delft University in 1972 and attended the Senior Executive Programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States in 1987.

Mandla Gantsho

Mr. Mandla Sizwe Vulindlela Gantsho Ph.D, is Independent Non-Executive Director of Sasol Limited. He is the chief executive officer of Africa Rising Capital. Prior to that, he was the Vice President Operations: Infrastructure, Private Sector & Regional Integration of the African Development Bank from 2006 to 2009, before that the chief executive officer and managing director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa. He is a non-executive director and member of the audit committee of Ithala Development Finance Corporation. He is also a director of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited and the South African Reserve Bank. In 1997, he was appointed as a Commissioner of the Finance and Fiscal Commission, a body set up in terms of the South African Constitution to advise the South African parliament on intergovernmental fiscal transfers. In 2002, he was appointed as a member of the Myburgh Commission of Enquiry into the rapid depreciation of the rand in 2001. He obtained a Certificate in Accountancy Theory and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Financial Management from the University of Cape Town, South Africa in 1985 and 1986, respectively. He also obtained a Masters in Science from The George Washington University in 2002 and a Masters and Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2006. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1987.

Imogen Mkhize

Ms. Imogen Nonhlanhla Mkhize is Independent Non-Executive Director of Sasol Limited. She is the chairman of The Richards Bay Coal Terminal Company (Pty) Ltd. and a director of several companies including Mondi plc and Mondi Limited and Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Ltd. She is also a member of the Financial Markets Advisory Board and up until June 2010, a member of the Harvard Business School Alumni Board. Previously, she was the managing director of Lucent Technologies South Africa and she also held the position of chief executive officer of the World Petroleum Congress between June 2003 and July 2006. In 2001, the World Economic Forum recognised her as for Tomorrow. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Rhodes University in 1984 and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1995.

Zamani Mkhize

Mr. Zamani Moses Mkhize is Independent Non-Executive Director of Sasol Limited., since November 29, 2011. Mr. Mkhize is Executive Director: Manufacturing, Rolled Products of Hulamin Limited and also serves as director of a number of subsidiaries of Hulamin. He holds a Higher Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Durban University of Technology and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of South Africa.

Mfundiso Njeke

Mr. Mfundiso Johnson Ntabankulu Njeke is Independent Non-Executive Director of Sasol Limited. Mr. Njeke is a past chairman of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. He was the managing director of Kagiso Trust Investments from 1 June 1994 to 30 June 2010. He serves on the boards of Adcorp Holdings Limited, ArcelorMittal (SA), MMI Holdings Limited, Resilient Property Income Fund, MTN Group Limited, the Council of the University of Johannesburg and the South African Qualifications Authority. He previously served as a member of the Katz Commission of Inquiry into Taxation in South Africa, the General Committee of the JSE Securities Exchange, the Audit Commission—Supervisory Body of the Office of Auditor General and the Audit Committee of National Treasury. Mr Njeke obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Fort Hare and a Bachelor Computationis (Honours) from the University of South Africa. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1986. He also holds a Higher Diploma in Tax from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Peter Robertson

Mr. Peter James Robertson is Non-Executive Independent Director of Sasol Limited., since July 1, 2012. Mr. Robertson is an independent senior advisor, Oil and Gas, with Deloitte LLP in Houston, the United States. He retired from Chevron Corporation in 2009, where he had served in multiple roles over 36 years. From 2002 to 2009 he served as vice chairman of the Chevron Corporation and before that, he was President of Chevron Overseas Petroleum. Mr Robertson is a former chairman of the US Energy Association. He is also a director and member of the audit committee of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Mr Robertson obtained a Bachelor of Science-Mechanical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland in 1969 and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania in the United States in 1971.

Stephen Westwell

Mr. Stephen Westwell is Non-Executive Independent Director of Sasol Limited., since June 1, 2012. Mr. Westwell retired from BP plc in 2011, where he had served in multiple of roles since 1988. From 2008 to 2011, he was the Group Chief of Staff and a member of the executive management team and, before that, he was the chief executive officer of the alternative energy division of BP. He has also worked for Eskom Holding Limited in various operational capacities. Since 2007, he has been a member of the advisory board of the Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, United States. He received a Bachelor of Science—Mechanical Engineering from the University of Natal in South Africa in 1982 and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Cape Town in South Africa in 1987. He also received a Masters in Science (Management) at Stanford University in the United States in 2003.

Raj Naidu

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