RICHARD FIRTH
Hard work puts you where luck can find you.
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RAEESA MAYET
Sales go up and down, service stays forever.
Raeesa, is a highly motivated chartered accountant with excellent analytical, management and team building skills. Raeesa has engaged with various stakeholders in the finance and audit industry, and her strong audit background adds value to a very technical team on the MIP Board. Raeesa is a shareholder and also represents one of the majority private equity shareholders.
LYDIA BUDREE
Chase the vision not the money, the money will follow.
Lydia is an experienced Senior Business Analyst and Client Services Lead with over 15 years’ experience in evaluating and improving business systems for well-known organisations. Lydia joined MIP in 2013 as a dedicated team leader with the ability to effectively manage and achieve project goals, leveraging a complex understanding of system engineering concepts.
Her proven track record of effectively researching and analysing business processes and procedures while designing and implementing business solutions was one of the reasons Lydia was appointed an executive director on the MIP board. She represents the MIP Staff Incentive Trust, an MIP appointment to maintain and regulate transparency between the Board and the MIP team members or employees.
ZUKO KUBUKELI
Risk and success go hand in hand.
With a number of achievements under his belt, Zuko was a welcome addition to MIP’s team as a member of the Board and a major shareholder. Zuko has a number of qualifications, including a BSc in Biochemistry and Micro, a BSc Honours in Medicine (Exerc Sci), and a PhD in Physiology from UCT, and is the founder and Managing Partner of the private equity business, PAPE funds.
Zuko started his career as a professional squash player while completing his studies. He began formal work in 1999 as a property manager for the listed Atlas Properties Limited, which was later bought by Acucap Limited. In 2002, Zuko joined the private equity and fund management business at Brait and in 2006 joined Pan African Capital Holdings (PACH) as a director and principal responsible for strategy and investments, growing the business to a NAV in excess of ZAR520m.
Zuko went on to co-establish Evolution One Fund (Renewable Energy) with Guy Baxter in 2006. In addition to PACH and Evolution, he has also successfully raised capital and invested in three other private equity funds which in total have deployed capital into 14 portfolio companies. Zuko serves as a board member on a number of the portfolio company boards and chairs a number of these investee company boards. Over the past 10 years he has served on four JSE-listed companies: Siyathenga Properties Limited, Platfield Limited, Poynting Antennas Limited and Hospitality Property Fund Limited.
NALEDI MADIBA
Same old thinking gives the same old results.
Naledi’s varied roles in a colourful career led to a wealth of experience that benefits MIP in her position as Chief Financial Officer. Having obtained a BCom in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg, she joined BDO Spencer Steward Incorporated as a Trainee Accountant where she was exposed to different industries and the finance roles in those industries. Naledi has audited companies in the mining sector, IT, manufacturing and advertising.
She spent 18 months in the UK working in the Transport Department of the Panasonic Distribution Centre, where she learnt the importance of following procedures in the logistics setup from beginning to end. Naledi then moved to a construction company as an accountant. In addition to her finance duties, she played a part in tracking and resolving a large fraud that had occurred for several years.
After joining MIP, Naledi quickly worked her way through the finance department. Originally employed as a bookkeeper, her hard work and dedication led to her taking the reins of the finance department. Naledi is both a member of the Board and a Shareholder.
Quote: MIP taught me the importance of hard work and that everyone gets their hands dirty for the sake of the company due to the demand of always wanting to be at the forefront of innovation. No one is stuck behind a job title; the goal is success, and everyone is dedicated to remaining successful.
NAAS JORDAAN
Be productive instead of busy.
After obtaining an Industrial Engineering Degree (Cum Laude) at the University of Pretoria, Naas joined Fischer Consulting, a firm specialising in implementing large-scale bespoke systems. He was responsible for the systems implementation and operation of the first census, which covered the entire South African population.
Naas joined MIP in 2006 as Executive Head of the Life Insurance Division, and was appointed Managing Director in 2012. He has had a substantial impact on the growth of the company, from a relatively small local operation to one that has employs more than 500 people. Naas chairs MIP’s EXCO, and has a passion for implementing process and procedure aimed at ensuring stable systems, and for building and maintaining excellent customer relationships. Naas has a substantial shareholding in MIP.
Quote: “Strive to beat your previous best”
GRANVILLE DUNBAR
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
Granville spent the early years of his career as a software engineer, systems analyst and business analyst. His final employer was KCMS, which was a bureau running property administration and medical aid administration systems.
After starting MIP in 1990, he was approached by KCMS to take over the computer systems as Investec was acquiring KCMS and the property portfolio, and their strategy did not include the computer systems. MIP inherited the medical aid administration system and this has subsequently evolved massively with the industry. This system planted the seed that evolved MIP’s strategy to provide systems for the “collection of contributions and the payment of claims”.
Granville was initially involved in software development and was later responsible for developing and evolving the relational database models for FBA, ILR & GLR. In the last few years, he moved out of development into an administrative role. Granville holds the role of Chief Operating Officer on the Board and is a major shareholder.
RICHARD FIRTH
Hard work puts you where luck can find you.
Richard is a stalwart of the South African technology industry, with a successful career that has spanned the financial services and retail industries in a number of roles. Starting off as a junior software engineer, Richard quickly moved on to designing and managing enterprise software projects. He has held numerous board positions, provided mentorship for technology start-ups and acted as an advisor to a NASDAQ-listed multinational software and database company with customers around the globe, including 1,700 independent software vendors, 100,000 enterprise customers and two million developers that used the platform. Richard is a major shareholder and is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MIP Holdings. He is devoted to his family and enjoys spending time giving back to the community at large.
PATRICK O'REILLY
You either step forward into growth, or step back into safety.
Patrick’s technology career began as a “programmer” with UNIDATA, working on large logistics software solutions such as stock management, warehousing, sales and distribution for diverse customers, including Metro warehouse, Pioneer Concrete, and NSB Tongaat Food Distributors. Patrick was later employed by IHD as head of software development for its distribution systems. These included pharmaceutical distribution with batch tracing, expiring products, refrigerated goods, automated warehousing systems, and fine distribution management with delivery planning and routing. His capability and expertise led to him being appointed as IT Manager.
Since joining MIP in 2000, Patrick has been the head of Web development as well as head of Core Technologies (Research and Innovation), and was appointed as CTO in 2010. Among these roles, beside software development, he has had the opportunity to become familiar with Unix, BSD, Linux, networking, security, hardware and the implementation of ecosystems requiring all these disciplines. Patrick is a member of the Board and a substantial shareholder.
Quote: “There’s always room for improvement!”
FERGUS MCLOSKEY
Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do
Fergus has gained many years of experience working in the roles of software engineer, head of software development and CIO in some of the leading listed insurers in the South African Financial services Industry.
He has been a partner in a Interim CIO Consulting business, guiding and advising large South African manufacturing, banking, financial services and healthcare corporates in technology strategy formulation and execution.
His more recent role has been that of CTO for one of our continent’s largest technology companies. The key to Fergus’s impressive CV, is that he has worked for software companies in South Africa that have built and distributed their own software solutions for use across Africa and the Middle East.
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THE MIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NAAS JORDAAN
Be productive instead of busy.
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NALEDI MADIBA
Same old thinking gives the same old results.
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LYDIA BUDREE
Chase the vision not the money, the money will follow.
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GRANVILLE DUNBAR
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
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RAEESA MAYET
Sales go up and down, service stays forever.
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ZUKO KUBUKELI
Risk and success go hand in hand.
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FERGUS MCLOSKEY
Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do
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