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Remuneration committee
The remuneration committee has three members of whom two, including the chairman, are independent. The remuneration committee has a charter and is mainly charged with the remuneration strategy for the group and meets regularly to consider the annual reviews, remuneration issues, incentives and policy matters. Refer to the Remuneration report on page 42 for further detail on remuneration and remuneration policies. 
 
Membership and meeting attendance 
The serving members, the date of their appointment, and attendance at the remuneration committee meetings are as follows: 
 
Number of
meetings
attended Attendance
  Date of appointment Independent during the year record
4 meetings  
Members     held  
ME King* (Chairman) 9 September 1998 Yes 4 100%
AC Ball* 9 September 1998 No 3† 100%
RJ Koch† 9 September 1998 Yes 4 100%
* South African, † British
† AC Ball recused himself from a meeting during the year.
 
Board sub-committees
The Brait S.A. board has established several additional sub-committees which report either directly or indirectly to the board and whose functions are to manage specific risks and activities of the group. These sub-committees operate within defined terms of reference, and include the following: 
• Private equity proprietary investment committee;
• Group internal audit committee;
• Social investment committee;
• Environmental steering committee;
• Employment equity committee; and
• Marketing committee.
 
Major subsidiary companies
Brait International Limited board
The Brait International Limited board is, in addition to its statutory obligations, mandated as a sub-committee of the Brait S.A. board with the responsibility to carry out specific tasks delegated to it in respect of the group's international operations outside South Africa. Serving members of the international board are: 
   
Date of Date of
Name appointment resignation
Executive directors    
BI Childs (Chairman)† 21 October 2004  
EA Venpin* 22 July 2004 30 March 2006
D Boodhoo* 10 June 2003  
* Mauritian, † British
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Brait South Africa Limited board ("BSAL board") 
The South African holding company board, in addition to its statutory obligations, is mandated by the Brait S.A. board to carry out specific tasks delegated to it in respect of the South African operations of the group. The serving members of the BSAL board are tabled below: 
 
Date of Date of
Name appointment resignation
Independent non-executive directors  
BL Sibiya (Chairman)* 1 October 2004  
OK Chikane* 1 October 2004  
ME Gevers* 1 November 2004  
I Matthews* 1 November 2004  
(Alternate to ME Gevers)    
BMC Ngcobo* 1 October 2004 28 September 2005
Reappointed – 25 January 2006  
VV Reddy* 1 October 2004  
SDM Zungu* 10 October 2004  
Executive directors    
AC Ball* 11 July 2000  
AD Campbell* 6 October 2003  
JJ Coulter° 6 June 2005  
FR de Beer* 25 January 2006  
DG Field* 11 June 2004  
JA Gnodde* 10 October 2002  
E Guiterrez-Garcia* 1 April 2003  
WF Hirzebruch* 1 April 2003  
BL MacRobert* 1 January 2003  
CL Smart* 1 April 2003  
CJ Tayelor* 10 October 2002  
* South African, ° Irish
 
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