Group Five

BSc Electrical Engineering; MBA (Cum Laude)

Themba has been with Group Five for over 13 years and has been an active and strategic member of the executive team since 2014. In his role as Executive Head of Development, he has enhanced the company’s position across targeted African geographies as well as profiling it with both public and private sector clients, leading to securing new work and resolving legacy matters in key markets. Themba also served as Managing Director of Intertoll Africa where he successfully led the company for seven years. He is a strong relationship builder, and has a good ability to match client aspirations to the realities of developing, financing, constructing and operating infrastructure assets across Africa.

Executive committee member, member of the social and ethics committee

BCom, BCompt (Hons); CA(SA); AMP

Cristina joined Group Five in 2002 from PricewaterhouseCoopers where she was senior audit manager in the energy and mining group. She is Group Five’s CFO, a role she assumed within six years of joining the group; demonstrating the ability to manage complex business and financial issues. She is non-executive director of digitalME (Pty) Limited.

MBA; MCom (HRM); BCom Hons (HRM); Global Executive Program and Strategic Negotiations Program

Judith Nzimande is seasoned Human Resources expert with 24 years of experience in HR related fields, holding positions ranging from Head of Human Resources and Transformation at Mondi Shanduka Newsprint, Capability Development Manager at Mondi South Africa. She later joined Richards Bay Coal Terminal Proprietary Limited in June 2010 to lead the Human Resources and Corporate Affairs. She is the first female President of the Zululand Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Judith has received a number of awards, the IPM 2015 HR Director of the year and Richards Bay Business Woman of the Year.

MBA, BSc Eng (Civil)

Kushil has extensive experience in real estate deal structuring and development, infrastructure development, toll concessions and construction management. He worked in various roles in Group Five’s E&C cluster for 10 years before moving to the I&C Cluster in 2004. In 2007 he joined ABSA (Barclays Africa) where he headed Absa Development Company. Kushil re-joined Group Five in 2011 and, under his leadership, the Group’s property business was rebranded into G5 Properties and has progressively grown its asset base and project pipeline across the continent.

BCom; Hons Programme in Advanced Marketing and Executive Management Programme

John has a very strong strategic ability, which has been invaluable to the group. He is able to identify opportunities in markets and establish businesses which can capitalise on these opportunities and enhance value for the group. He has a particular ability to effect change and repair problem entities. John has applied this expertise in the honing of the Manufacturing business portfolio and in leading the disposal of the discontinued Construction Materials business. John is an active member of the group's strategic development team.

NH Dip Quantity Surveying; Construction Management Program; EDP

Mark has close to thirty years’ experience in the construction industry, in operational and commercial roles. He joined Group Five in 1988 as a student. Life at Group Five started out at Group Five Projects and he was promoted to Managing Director Projects in 2007. During his time at Projects he was instrumental in establishing Group Five’s footprint on the African continent in particular within the mining sector. In 2014 he was promoted to Operations Director for the E&C Cluster focusing mainly on the construction divisions.

Member of risk committee, member of social and ethics committee

BCom; LLB

Guy has solid experience of commercial matters. This, together with his formal legal training, ensures that opportunities and risks are approached with a business sense, while being rooted in an understanding of legal requirements. As a member of the Engineering and Construction Risk Institute, he is able to consider leading global trends for application in the group.