Hubert Rene Brody

Hubert Rene Brody – Lead Independent Director

Appointed: July 2017

 

Qualifications: BAcc (Hons), CA(SA).

 

Expertise in accounting, auditing, retail banking, other financial services, business strategy and strategic planning.

Experience in large corporates, corporate governance and stakeholder management, and doing business in emerging economies.

 

Nationality: South African

 

Hubert was the chief executive of Imperial Holdings Limited, the diversified mobility group, from July 2007 to February 2014. Thereafter he served as a non-executive director of Imperial Holdings Limited until the end of 2014. He previously served as a director and chairperson of Imperial Bank (previously a joint venture between Nedbank and Imperial Holdings and later acquired as a subsidiary of Nedbank) until 2010. Hubert was an executive at Sanlam Group Limited from January 2015 to May 2017. He served on the council of Stellenbosch University from April 2018 to December 2022. Hubert is also an independent non-executive director and chairperson at Woolworths Holdings Limited. He was appointed as a lead independent director of the board on 2 December 2021.

 

Board committees:

Chairperson: Group Directors’ Affairs Committee and Group Remuneration Committee.

 

Member: Group Audit Committee and Group Information Technology Committee. 

 

Holds 8 719 Nedbank Group Limited ordinary shares.