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Executive management


   

Hassen Adams - Chairman

H. Dip Civil Engineering (PenTech), Pr. Tech. Eng.

Hassen is a consulting engineer by training and has many years experience in the fields of engineering and project management. He is the Chairman of SunWest and serves on many other Boards, i.e. Grindrod Limited, Retail Corporation (Proprietary) Limited, Cape Town Fish Market, Gold Circle and Nadesons (Proprietary) Limited. His skills and experience are derived from his involvement in many different businesses over the years. Hassen Adams uses these skills to make strategic investment decisions for GPI.

   

Richard Julian Hoption - Executive Director

B.Com Hons, CA(SA) B.Com, Dip.Acc (UND), CA(SA)

Richard is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA),articled at Deloitte. He has served as internal auditor,financial controller and financial manager at Smiths Manufacturing SA (Proprietary) Limited as well as senior operations manager,investment manager and director of a number of client property equity investment and development companies at NBS Bank Limited (BoE/Nedbank).

   

Sukena Petersen - Financial Director

B.Com Hons (Acc), CA(SA)

Sukena is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) and completed her articles at Ernst and Young in 2005. She remained with the firm for a further three 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 and oil and construction companies. This experience provided her with a basis for her role as group financial manager at GPI. Sukena was appointed as the company's public officer from 1 August 2008.