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Dr. Mervyn E.
King is an Advisor at Cartica Management LLC.
Dr. King is the Chairman of the King Committee on Corporate Governance, whose two reports (1994 and 2002) established the standards for corporate governance in South Africa.
He is a Senior Counsel and former judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
He has chaired and been a director of several companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, including First National Bank Holdings Ltd., Capital Alliance Ltd, Metro Cash & Carry Ltd, Checkers, Dion, Stuttafords, Rusfurn and Frame Group Holdings.
In South Africa, he is President of the Advertising Standards Authority and First Vice President of the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa.
Dr. King is Chairman of Brait South Africa Ltd, the Automobile Association of South Africa, Dunlop Africa Ltd and Strate Ltd and a director of JD Group Ltd and Afgri Ltd.
Outside South Africa, he is Chairman of Brait S.A.
listed in London, Luxembourg and Johannesburg, immediate past President of the Commonwealth Association of Corporate Governance, the South African representative of the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration in Paris, a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group of the Global Corporate Governance Forum and a former Governor of The International Corporate Governance Network.
Former positions of Mervyn E. King
Companies | Position | End |
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JD GROUP LTD | Director/Board Member | 2010-06-30 |
BRAIT PLC | Chairman | 2009-09-06 |
Stuttafords Stores (Pty) Ltd.
Stuttafords Stores (Pty) Ltd. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Stuttafords Stores (Pty) Ltd. is a South African company that operates retail stores through the internet. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Frame Group Holdings Ltd.
Frame Group Holdings Ltd. TextilesProcess Industries Frame Group Holdings Ltd. is a South African company that manufactures textile products. The private company is based in New Germany, South Africa. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
The Rusfurn Group Ltd.
The Rusfurn Group Ltd. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade The Rusfurn Group Ltd. is a South African company that retails furniture, household appliances, and consumer durables. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Listed companies | 2 |
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BRAIT PLC | Finance |
CAPITAL ALLIANCE PLC | Finance |
Private companies | 8 |
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JD Group Pty Ltd.
JD Group Pty Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade JD Group Pty Ltd. provides retailing furniture, appliances and financial services. The company was founded by Israel David Sussman on September 18, 1981 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. | Retail Trade |
Cartica Management LLC
Cartica Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Cartica Management LLC (Cartica) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded in 2009 by Teresa Barger, Steven Quamme and Farida Khambata. Cartica provides investment supervisory services to private investment funds which are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors and may also provide investment supervisory services for separately managed accounts for sophisticated institutional and high net-worth investors. | Finance |
First National Bank Holdings Ltd. | |
Metro Cash & Carry Ltd. | Distribution Services |
Checkers, Inc. | |
The Rusfurn Group Ltd.
The Rusfurn Group Ltd. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade The Rusfurn Group Ltd. is a South African company that retails furniture, household appliances, and consumer durables. | Retail Trade |
Frame Group Holdings Ltd.
Frame Group Holdings Ltd. TextilesProcess Industries Frame Group Holdings Ltd. is a South African company that manufactures textile products. The private company is based in New Germany, South Africa. | Process Industries |
Stuttafords Stores (Pty) Ltd.
Stuttafords Stores (Pty) Ltd. Catalog/Specialty DistributionRetail Trade Stuttafords Stores (Pty) Ltd. is a South African company that operates retail stores through the internet. | Retail Trade |
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