BCom BAcc Executive Director – Chief Executive Officer
Date appointed: 10 May 2019 Marcel Nikolaus von Aulock served his articles at PwC and joined Tsogo Sun as Group Financial Manager in 1999. In 2004 he was promoted to Group Strategic Planning Director, in 2009 he was appointed CFO, and in September 2011 he assumed the role of CEO of Tsogo Sun. Marcel resigned from Tsogo Sun on 1 June 2017, but re-joined the Tsogo Sun Group on 1 June 2018, as Chief Executive Officer of Southern Sun Limited (formerly Tsogo Sun Hotels Limited). He has been a Non-executive Director of Hospitality Property Fund Limited since December 2018, and Non-executive Director of International Hotel Properties Limited since October 2018.
L MCDONALD
CA (SA) Executive Director - Chief Financial Officer
Date appointed: 30 September 2011 Laurelle McDonald served her articles at Grant Thornton and joined Gold Reef Resorts as Assistant Financial Manager at Silverstar Casino in 2007. She was appointed as the Group Financial Manager and the Company Secretary of Gold Reef Resorts. After the acquisition of Gold Reef Resorts by Tsogo Sun, Laurelle was appointed Corporate Finance and Treasury Manager of Tsogo Sun. She was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Southern Sun Limited (formerly Tsogo Sun Hotels Limited) upon its unbundling from the Tsogo Sun Group.
JA COPELYN
BA(Hons), BProc Non-executive Chairman
Date appointed: 10 May 2019 John Anthony Copelyn joined HCI as Chief Executive Officer in 1997. He was previously General Secretary of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union from 1974 before becoming a member of parliament in 1994. He currently holds various directorships in companies within the HCI Group. He serves as the chairperson of the HCI subsidiary companies Deneb Investments Limited, eMedia Holdings Limited and Tsogo Sun Limited which are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. He also serves as the non-executive chairperson of Montauk Renewables Inc.
TG GOVENDER
BComm (Hons), BCompt (Hons) Non-executive Director
Date appointed: 9 February 2026 Kevin has served on the board of Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited (“HCI”) as an executive director since June 2009. Kevin joined HCI in 1997 and has held various roles within the group. He was the Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2019. He was also the Acting CEO of eMedia Holdings Ltd from 2014 to 2017. He holds directorships in numerous HCI subsidiaries including Deneb Investments Limited, eMedia Holdings Limited, Frontier Transport Holdings Limited and Montauk Renewables Inc. Kevin also serves as a trustee and chairperson of the finance committee of the HCI Foundation.
MH AHMED
BCom (Accounting) Lead Independent Non-executive Director
Date appointed: 10 May 2019 Mohamed Haroun Ahmed is a businessman with over 27 years of experience in finance and leadership and has served on boards of various listed companies. Mohamed is a director of Montauk Renewables Inc. and Deneb Investments Limited. He has previously held directorships in Seardel Investment Corporation, MTN and Real Africa Holdings and is the founder of Gallagher Charitable Trust. He was first appointed to the board on 10 May 2019.
SC GINA
Dip (Labour Law) Independent non-executive Director
Date appointed: 10 May 2019 Sipho Christopher (Chris) has more than 35 years’ experience in labour relations, governance and organisational leadership. He previously served as Deputy General Secretary of the South African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU), where he gained extensive experience in collective bargaining, labour law, stakeholder engagement and organisational leadership. Chris serves as Chair of the social and ethics committee and as a member of the audit and risk committee of Southern Sun. He is also Labour Convenor of the KwaZulu-Natal Economic Council and serves as a non-executive director of Josh Textiles. His previous board experience includes the Ithala Development Finance Corporation, where he chaired the boards of its subsidiaries Port Shepstone Quarries and Ubuciko Twines and Fabric. He also served on the boards of Edufundi and a textile operation in Mauritius.
DR ML MOLEFI
B.Sc., MBChB Independent non-executive Director
Date appointed: 10 May 2019 Moretlo is a versatile, well-qualified entrepreneur and an experienced business executive. She has been one of a few pioneers of telemedicine in South Africa and Africa with representation at various levels of government and non-governmental organisations. She has a broad knowledge of the mobile health industry and the technology world in general. Moretlo runs her own business and is involved in social entrepreneurship programmes locally and internationally. She has a BSc and a MBChB degree and serves on a number of boards, including Lodox Systems (Pty) Limited and the International Medical Exchange, is a United States-based non-profit dedicated to enhancing healthcare delivery in Africa and underserved United States communities.
JG NGCOBO
Independent Non-executive Director
Date appointed: 10 May 2019 Jabulani Geffrey Ngcobo held the positions of General Secretary of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union from 1994 to 1999 and the Regional Secretary for Africa of the International Textile Garment and Leather Workers Federation from 1999 to 2006. He was appointed to the Board of HCI in 2004 and serves as a Director of HCI Coal.
Date appointed: 15 August 2019 Cornelia (Connie) served as chair of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training in the Fifth Parliament. She previously served as Minister of Human Settlements. Connie first became a Member of Parliament in 1999 and served in various portfolio committees including as chair of the Portfolio Committee on Water Affairs & Forestry. She also served as Whip in the Committee on Trade and Industry in the National Assembly in 2004. She obtained a Master’s degree in Technology Management from Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management. Connie retired from Parliament in May 2019.
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