Board Composition
Trustees are appointed in accordance with Section 6 of the GEP Law. Fund members and employers are equally represented on the Board. Member representatives include a pensioner and a South African National Defence Force and intelligence community representative elected through a postal ballot.
Skill, Knowledge and Experience of Trustees
According to Section 4.1.2 of GEPF’s rules, at least one of the eight employer-nominated trustees must have expertise in financial management and investments, or the management and organisation of pension funds in general. Two independent specialists currently serve as trustees, supported by two independent specialist substitute trustees. The other trustees and their substitutes have a range of skills, knowledge and experience necessary to effectively manage and govern the Fund. The profiles of the 16 trustees are as follows:
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Mr Arthur Moloto
Chairperson of the Board of Trustees
- University of Limpopo: BA (Education)
- University of Limpopo: BA Hons (Development Studies)
- University of London: Postgraduate Diploma (Economic Principles)
- Board Chairperson: Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund
- Member of Parliament
- Member: Portfolio Committee on Energy and Auditor-General
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Mr Prabir Badal
Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and Chairperson of the Finance and Audit Committee (F-AC)
- National Diploma (Cost and Management Accounting)
- HDip Tax - Local & International Tax
- Programme Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management
- National Treasurer: NEHAWU
- Tax auditor: South African Revenue Service
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Brigadier General Dries de Wit
Chairperson of the Benefits and Administration Committee (B-AC)
- Director: Human Resource Strategy and Planning of the Department of Defence, Defence Headquarters
- SA Defence Force Personnel Specialist of the Year (1992)
- South African Air Force Individual Productivity Award (Gold) (1996)
- Tertiary qualification (Human Resource Management)
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Mr Kenny Govender
- Deputy Director-General: Human Resource Management and Development
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Ms Cecilia Khuzwayo
Chairperson of the Governance and Legal Committee (GL-C)
- BCom (Law)
- Chairperson: National Energy Regulator of South Africa(NERSA)
- Advanced coaching practice
- Managing Partner: BMK Leadership Coaching Consultants
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Mr Mpho Kwinika
- National Diploma (Policing)
- President: South African Police Union
- Chairperson: Sililanabo South African Police Union Trust Fund
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Dr Frans le Roux
- University of Stellenbosch: DCom (Economics)
- Former Chairperson: Public Investment Corporation Executive Committee (PIC)
- Former Deputy Director-General: Financial Management, National Treasury
- Former Chief Executive Officer: Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF)
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Dr Mary Ledwaba
- Cheyney University, Pennsylvania: BA (Psychology)
- Howard Cheyney University, Pennsylvania: MEd (Masters in Educational Administration)
- Howard University, Washington, D.C: PhD (Sociology)
- Chief Director: Human Resource Strategy and Policy, Department of Defence
- Member: South African National Defence Force Military Academy Institute
- Executive board member: South African National Chapter of the African Association for Public Administration and Management
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Ms Marion Mbina-Mthembu
- BCom Accounting (Cost and Management Accounting and Business Administration)
- Associate Cost and Management Accountant: Institute of Cost and Management Accountants
- Deputy Director-General: Corporate Services, National Treasury
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Advocate Daniels
- Senior Public Prosecutor – National Prosecuting Authority (Western Cape)
- LLB – University of the Western Cape
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Mr Thobile Ntola
- President: South African Democratic Teachers Union
- School Principal: Chulekile Senior Secondary
- Member: South African Communist Party Central Committee
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Mr SG Padayachee
- BPaed (Primary Education)
- BA Hons (History)
- MBA (Negotiations)
- Acting Deputy Director General: Planning, Information and Assessment - Department of Basic Education
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Edith Mogotsi
- Diploma – Public Administration , University of the Western Cape
- National Diploma – Policing, UNISA
- Member – IODSA
- Lieutenant Colonel , Provincial Inspectorate NorthWest Province (Current Position)
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