Spur Corporation | About

PIERRE VAN TONDER | Managing Director
- PIERRE VAN TONDER
  Managing Director
  Age 50
  
  Pierre joined the Spur group in 1982. His 27-year career with the group started when he was appointed as a manager of Seven Spur in Sea Point. Pierre was appointed as an Area Manager for Spur Steak Ranches in 1985. The next seven years saw Pierre making fast progress up the management ladder. In 1996 he was appointed Managing Director of Spur Corporation.
ALLEN AMBOR | Executive Chairman
- ALLEN AMBOR
  Executive Chairman
  Age 68
  
  After a short period overseas and working for two years, Allen decided to further his education and attained a BA degree at the University of Witwatersrand. Shortly thereafter he made the decision to start his own business. The doors of the first Spur Steak Ranch officially opened in Newlands, Cape Town, in 1967.
MARK FARRELLY | Deputy Managing Director
- MARK FARRELLY
  Deputy Managing Director
  Age 45
  
  Mark joined Spur Head Office in 1990 as an Area Manager. In 1993 he was transferred to Johannesburg. Mark was promoted to Regional Operations Manager in 1995 and appointed to the Board in 1999. He is also a director of the Franchise Association of South Africa.
PHILLIP JOFFE | Executive Director
- PHILLIP JOFFE
  Executive Director
  Age 59
  
  Phillip studied at the University of Cape Town and obtained his CA (SA) in 1973. Phillip joined the Spur group in 1976 and has served as a member of the Board since 1986, where he continues his position as an Executive Director.
KEVIN ROBERTSON | Executive Director
- KEVIN ROBERTSON
  Executive Director
  Age 43
  
  Kevin joined Spur in 1987 as a waiter at Yellowstone Spur, Carletonville. By 1991 he had become an Area Manager at the Spur regional office in Johannesburg. Two years later, he was promoted to Regional Manager, KwaZulu-Natal. Kevin is Managing Director of the Panarottis Pizza Pasta franchise, and was appointed to the Board in 1999.
RONEL VAN DIJK | Financial Director
- RONEL VAN DIJK
  Financial Director
  Age 37
  
  Ronel qualified as a CA(SA) in December 1997. She spent a year working in the London office of Arthur Andersen & Co., after which she returned to Cape Town as audit manager with the firm. She left the firm, then KPMG Inc., and joined Spur Head Office as Group Financial Manager in January 2003. In January 2005, Ronel was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, and she was appointed to the Board in August 2006.
KEITH GETZ | Non-Executive Director
- KEITH GETZ
  Non-Executive Director
  Age 53
  
  Keith is a partner at Bernadt Vukic Potash and Getz attorneys, practising principally in the fields of corporate and commercial law. He is also a director of a number of companies.
DEAN HYDE | Non-Executive Director
- DEAN HYDE
  Non-Executive Director
  Age 42
  
  Dean matriculated from Pretoria Boys High in 1984. He studied at the University of Witwatersrand for a B.Com, which he completed in 1988. He then studied at York University, Toronto, obtaining a CA Canada in 1991. He completed his Articles with Grant Thornton International in 1993. He joined the Spur Group in 1994 as Financial Manager. In 1999 he was appointed Financial Director. In late 2004 Dean resigned as Financial Director and was appointed as a non-executive director. He also provides consulting services to the group.
KEITH MADDERS | Non-Executive Director
- KEITH MADDERS
  Non-Executive Director MBE (Deputy Chairman)
  Age 61
  
  Keith was born in Zimbabwe, studied at the University of Cape Town and trained as an investment analyst before launching himself into the music industry. In 1976 Keith went to live in London, where he lectured and established various businesses as well as a number of successful charitable organisations working to relieve poverty in Southern Africa. Keith was awarded an MBE in the Queen's 2002 Honours List for services to the Zimbabwe Trust.
MUZI KUZWAYO | Independent Non-Executive Director
- MUZI KUZWAYO
  Independent Non-Executive
  Age 41
  
  Muzi Kuzwayo was appointed as an independent non-executive director on 15 October 2008. He was the Group Chief Executive Officer of TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris, one of the country’s leading advertising agencies. He was also previously a director of King James Advertising and prior to that, operated his own business, The Kuzwayo Agency. He is the author of the besting-selling books, ‘Marketing Through Dust and Mud’ and ‘There’s a Tsotsi in the Boardroom’. Muzi is the deputy chairman of Project Literacy, an organisation dedicated to promoting literacy in South Africa. Muzi matriculated from Kenneth Masekala in KwaThema. He holds a BSc from Rhodes University and an MBA from the University of Cape Town.

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