Fynbos

Key Individuals

Wilmot James

Chairman
Member of Parliament - Democratic Alliance, Shadow Minister of Higher Education and Training.
25 Years of experience in the academic, corporate, philanthropic and non-governmental world.
Chairman of the Africa Genome Education Institute.
Non-executive director of The Grape Company.
UCT Honorary Professor of Human Genetics.
University of Pretoria Honorary Professor of Sociology.
Visiting Research Professor of the Open University London.
Former non-executive director of Media24 and Sanlam Ltd.

Stefan de Villiers

Non-executive director
Stefan has an engineering background, with a B.Sc Aeronautical Eng degree from WITS.
Work experience in Aerodynamics, Consulting Engineering and 10 years with a multinational Water Contractor.
Stefan is currently an Investment Manager with Remgro Limited.

Jacqui Hathorn

Non-executive director
Jacqui holds a B.Comm C.A.I.B.. 12 years banking experience with BOE and subsequently Nedbank Ltd.
Jacqui is currently a director of Leaf Capital together with Paul Leaf-Wright.
Her role is to provide advice to Fynbos in the structuring and execution of empowerment transactions.

Keith Forbes

Non-executive director
Keith has 35 years experience in book and commercial printing. He has served as a proof-reader at Mills Litho.

D'mitri Forbes

Non-executive director
D'mitri heads up the Forbes/James Family Trust. He has 37 years of experience in commercial and newspaper printing.

Delecia Forbes

Shareholder and Chairperson of Fynbos Foundation
Currently a freelance consultant: Arts and Culture, Social Development: Implementation and Policy
For more information about Delecia, please see the Fynbos Foundation page