Sephaku Holdings announced the appointment of Tasneem Abdool-Samad to the board as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 1 July 2014. She will also serve as a member of the audit and risk committees. Ms Abdool-Samad is a chartered accountant, with extensive financial and commercial experience.

Amongst others, Ms Abdool-Samad served as an audit partner at an eminent audit firm for 8 years.