Composition of the executive management Executive management Jan Scannell (54) Managing director BCom, LLB Jan joined Distillers Corporation in 1979. He was appointed a director in 1988, and managing director in 1994. In December 2000, he was appointed managing director of Distell. Jan’s role is to ensure the company delivers on its key objectives. He is also responsible for building a high-performance culture within the company. Merwe Botha (52) Financial director BCom Hons (Taxation), BCompt Hons, CA(SA) Merwe joined Distillers Corporation in 1980. He was appointed financial director in 1997 and to his present position at Distell in December 2000. He is responsible for financial planning and control, information technology, statutory reporting and internal auditing. Stoffel Cronjé (51) Company secretary and services director MA Stoffel joined Distillers Corporation in 1980. He was appointed group company secretary and human resources director in 1990 and to his present position at Distell in December 2000. He performs all statutory company secretVerdan functions and is also responsible for the company’s human resources, legal and corporate affairs divisions and the business process improvement office. Smartie Genade (54) Business director: Wine BCom (Hons), MBA Smartie joined Stellenbosch Farmers’ Winery in1972 where he was appointed director in 1988 and managing director in 2000. He was appointed operations director at Distell in December 2000 and to his present position in 2004. He is responsible for the profitability and sustainability of Distell’s wine operations. Hennie Heÿl (59) Primary production director MSc Agric Hennie joined Distillers Corporation in 1974. He was appointed technical director in 1988, production director in 1997 and to his present position at Distell in December 2000. He is responsible for our farms; grape, wine, brandy and other raw material procurement; distillation and winemaking and blending. Gert Loubser (57) Quality management and research director MSc, PhD Gert joined Stellenbosch Farmers’ Winery in 1974. He was appointed research and development director in 1994 and to his present position at Distell in December 2000. His role is to ensure total quality management is implemented throughout the group and that ongoing research leads to new products and processes. Nantha Moodley (46) Business director: RTDs BA, NDip Nantha joined Stellenbosch Farmers’ Winery in 1989. He has over 15 years’ experience in sales, training and distribution. He was appointed to his current position in November 2004. He is responsible for the profitability and sustainability of Distell’s business in the ready-to-drink (RTD) category. Malcolm Searle (45) Marketing director BCom (Hons) Malcolm joined Distell as marketing director in January 2004. He has almost 20 years’ experience in the FMCG business, and has worked as a marketing executive in several countries worldwide. He is responsible for building strong brand portfolios on market strategies that leverage consumer insights and drive innovation. Caroline Snyman (30) Business director: Spirits BEng (Chemical), MSc, PhD, CWM Caroline joined Distell in January 2000 as technical manager: spirits and was appointed to her current position in November 2004. Caroline is responsible for the profitability and sustainability of Distell’s spirits interests. Tim Tarr (47) Sales director Tim joined Distillers Corporation in 1979. He was appointed national sales director in 1995 and to his present position at Distell in December 2000. His role is to ensure we retain and improve our market leadership in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland and he oversees all our sales forces operating in these areas. Valerio Toros (41) Operations director BEng (Mech), MBA Valerio joined Distillers Corporation in 1991 as project engineer. After overseeing the SFW/Distillers merger, he was made group manager of business process improvement (BPI), and then appointed BPI director at the end of 2003. He took up his present position in November 2004. He oversees the operations of the group, including packaging, distribution, technical services, procurement and supply chain management.