Howden Africa Directorate

Non Executive and Executive Directors

Picture of Bob Clelland (59) RJ Cleland (60)
Non-Executive Director and Chairman (British)
Bob Cleland was appointed Chief Executive of Howden in 1999. He was previously Group Operations Director on the board of Triplex Lloyd plc and prior to that was an Executive of British Steel Stainless, now AvestaPolarit. He was appointed Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Howden Africa Holdings Limited board on 1 August 2006.

Picture of James Brown J Brown (47)
Non-Executive Director (British)
James Brown, after qualifying as a chartered accountant, joined British Aerospace. In 1989 he joined the Howden Group. He has served as finance director in a number of operating companies in the Howden Group in the UK. In 2003 he was appointed as Group Financial Director of Howden Group Limited. He was appointed Non-Executive Director of the Howden Africa Holdings Limited board on 1 March 2005.

Picture of S Meyer S Meyer (52)
Chief Operating Officer (acting) and Group Financial Director
Shane Meyer joined the Group in 1977. In 1991, he was promoted to Group Financial Director of Howden Group South Africa Limited. He was appointed Financial Director of Howden Africa Holdings Limited upon its incorporation.

Picture of AB Mashiatshidi A Mashiatshidi (47)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Arthur Mashiatshidi is Chief Executive of Decorum Capital Partners (Proprietary) Limited, a company that manages the New Africa Mining Fund. He serves as non executive director on the boards of various companies and institutions including: Thebe Investment Corporation (Proprietary) Limited, Thebe Risk Solution (Proprietary) Limited, Financial Markets Advisory Board, University of Cape Town (Graduate School of Business Advisory Board).