The board of directors of Bell Equipment has announced that at its meeting held on 24 March 2022 the Board appointed two new independent non-executive directors, Ms. Usha Maharaj and Mr. Markus Geyer, effective 1 April 2022. Ms. Maharaj has also been appointed as an audit committee member with effect from 1 April 2022. Usha is a chartered accountant by profession and was a director at KPMG heading up the Owner Managed Business Unit before assuming the role of HR director for KZN.

She was involved in various leadership development programs for KPMG in South Africa and oversaw graduate recruitment for KZN including developing and implementing programs for coaching, mentoring, career development and corporate social responsibility. Markus Geyer, after several senior executive positions held at Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate GmbH and Photon AG, he joined MAN Truck & Bus SE in 2004 holding various senior executive positions in a number of the business units both nationally and internationally, whereafter he was appointed Managing Director of MAN Automotive(South Africa)(Pty) Ltd. in 2016. After leaving MAN in 2020 he accepted a position as director of finance and operations at AHI Carrier Fze in Sharjah, UAE, until the end of 2021.

He has extensive experience in both finance and sales with a specific focus on the automotive manufacturing industry.