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Executive management
Adrian Funkey – Chief Executive OfficerB.Com Hons, CA(SA), CIMA (UK) Adrian is a chartered accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom. He combines sound commercial and financial knowledge with excellent strategic planning and leadership experience. His passion for business has been moulded with blue chip service companies. Previously Adrian was the commercial manager of the Gaming South division of Sun International and was responsible for the commercial and financial affairs of casino/ hotel operations throughout South Africa and in Chile. Of these operations he was intimately involved in the planning, preparation and opening of the GrandWest, Boardwalk, Flamingo, Windmill and Golden Valley casinos and was involved in developing and planning the operation of the new Grand Casino Monticello in Chile. |
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Richard Hoption – New Investments and StrategyB.Com, Dip.Acc (UND), CA (SA) Richard is a qualified chartered accountant (SA) articled at Deloitte & Touche (1983 – 1986). Post-articles he joined Smiths Manufacturing SA (Proprietary) Limited, a subsidiary of Metair Limited, serving as internal auditor, financial controller and financial manager. Then, after a period of freelance consulting and involvement in the establishment of a small audit practice, Richard joined NBS Bank Limited (which became BoE Bank Limited and ultimately Nedbank Limited). He had various roles within their specialist property equity (investment and development) division as financial manager, senior operations manager and regional investment manager KZN. His functions included being director of a number of the property development and investment companies that the Bank had an investment in. Richard was appointed CEO of GPI to lead the company through its listing and has recently stepped aside to concentrate his efforts on strategy and investments whilst remaining an executive of GPI. |
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Sukena Petersen – Financial ManagerB.Com Hons (Acc) CA(SA) Sukena is a qualified chartered accountant. She completed her articles at Ernst and Young in 2005. She remained with the firm for a further 3 years post articles before accepting the position of group financial manager at GPI. During her time at Ernst and Young, Sukena was exposed to a wide range of businesses such as investment companies, medical aid schemes, oil and construction companies. This experience provided her with a basis for her role as group financial manager at GPI. |