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SALUTING THE ADMIRALS AT THE HELM OF THE ECONOMY 7 March 2017 the venue: Melrose Arch Johannesburg Brought to you by: top500.co.za CONTENTS CORPORATE HISTORY IN THE MAKING Welcome by Ralf Fletcher 3 Programme 5 Menu 7 Speaker Profiles 8 Award Finalists 10 Sponsor Profiles & Media Partners 14 Every year, rigorous research identifies South Africa’s top companies in terms of performance, people and policies - the heavyweights of commerce in Africa. They are profiled in Top 500: South Africa’s Best Managed Companies, the benchmark publication that corporate and government leaders, locally and internationally, consider essential to their decision-making. Now, for the first time, the cream of the Top 500 from across 100 different market sectors compete for honours in the prestigious Top 500 Awards. From amongst their ranks, one, just one, will emerge triumphant, to be crowned as South Africa’s Best Managed Company. Like, tweet, follow and # to engage with South Africa’s business leaders Facebook: @Top500Companies Twitter: @Top500Companies Linkedin: Top500 Companies top500.co.za WELCOME Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this, the prestigious first annual Top 500 Awards. It’s an honour to host you all tonight - and to have many of the iconic business leaders showcased in this event’s formative publication, Top 500: South Africa’s Best Managed Companies, here in person. South Africa cannot become the best version of itself without significant job creation, skills development, infrastructure development and foreign investment - and the visionary finalists and winners we honour here tonight play a central role in facilitating and furthering those needs. Take a moment to appreciate the journey our finalists have taken to this point. 10 000 companies exhaustively researched for inclusion in the annual publication; of the published 500, 62 evidenced performance powerful enough to qualify them as Top 500 Award finalists. Tonight, 13 will take home a Top 500 Award - and one of the 13 will also take the crown as the best of South Africa’s best: gold-class business royalty. As we prepare to count down towards that long-awaited announcement, I wish you a memorable evening and I wish you success. Ralf Fletcher CEO Top Media and Communications Topco Media (Pty) Ltd, 14 Roodehek Street, Gardens, Cape Town Tel: 086 000 9590 Fax: +27 (0)21 423 7576 Email: [email protected] | Website: topco.media 3 top500.co.za PROGRAMME 18h00 Registration and arrival drinks 19h00 Starters served 19h30 Opening by Master of Ceremonies Mark Pilgrim 19h35 Welcome speech by Ralf Fletcher 19h45 Keynote speaker Malusi Gigaba 20h00 Sector Awards 20h35 Dinner served accompanied by entertainment, Chilli & Lime 21h25 Guest speaker, Asher Bohbot 21h40 Sector Awards continues 22h10 Headline Award 22h30 Close and thank you 22h30 Dessert served accompanied by entertainment, Chilli & Lime 5 top500.co.za MENU STARTER Mushroom & Thyme Bulgar Wheat Risotto MAIN Beef Bazaar: Medallions of pan-fired beef layered with crispy fried onions, fondant potatoes, vegetables and beef jus VEGETARIAN (reserved only for the vegetarians) Vegetable cannelloni with sprouts, butternut & roasted beetroot DESSERT Creme Brulee 7 top500.co.za SPEAKER PROFILES KEYNOTE SPEAKER Malusi Gigaba Minister Home Affairs Mr. Gigaba is the current Minister of Home Affairs for South Africa; appointed in May 2014. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC), serving on its National Executive Committee (NEC) and National Working Committee (NWC), and is the organisation’s National Elections Co- ordinator. He is a teacher by profession and an academic, whose passion for education as tool for social upliftment finds its expression in his work as the Patron of the Nompumelelo Institute for Leadership; aimed at recognising and encouraging academic excellence and leadership amongst the youth. VIP SPEAKER Asher Bohbot CEO EOH Holdings Mr. Bohbot serves as the Group Chief Executive Officer of EOH Holdings Limited, the largest technology company in Africa. He first arrived in SA in 1980, at the age of 27, having been born in Morocco but raised in Israel. Following a stint at AECI as a senior engineer, he joined Laminate Industries (later to be part of the PG Group) in 1981 as an industrial engineering manager. In 1990, he was appointed as a logistics director and proceeded to rise further, taking responsibility for Group Logistics and IT at PG Bison in 1995. In 1998 Bohbot left the PG Group and started EOH, a business and technology solutions provider. In 2013 EOH was the best performing share on the JSE. 8 top500.co.za MASTER OF CEREMONIES Mark Pilgrim Radio & TV Personality With his distinctive, warm personality and easy going demeanour, radio and TV personality Mark Pilgrim is a household name in South Africa. This multi-award winning presenter has spent over 20 years entertaining millions of listeners and viewers. Mark is also one of South Africa’s most experienced Master of Ceremonies and has hosted hundreds of corporate events over the past two decades. He is also a well-known motivational speaker as well as an ambassador for CANSA and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of SA. Like, tweet, follow and # to engage with South Africa’s business leaders Facebook: @Top500Companies Twitter: @Top500Companies Linkedin: Top500 Companies 9 top500.co.za 2017 AwarD FINALISTS KEYNOTE SPEAKER Top 500 Best Managed Company in Resources Award Anglo American South Africa Limited Exxaro Coal (Pty) Ltd Trans Hex Group Limited The Petroleum, Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (Pty) Ltd Gold Fields Limited Top 500 Best Managed Company in Basic Industries Award Sasol Limited Engen Petroleum Limited Sappi Manufacturing Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited (PPC) Massbuild (Pty) Ltd t/a Builders Warehouse, Builders Express, Builders Trade Depot Top 500 Best Managed Company in General Industries Award The Bidvest Group Limited Reunert Limited Murray & Roberts Cementation (Pty) Ltd Barloworld Equipment (a division of Barloworld Limited) Gibb (Pty) Ltd Top 500 Best Managed Company in Consumer Goods Award Mercedes-Benz South Africa (Pty) Ltd The South African Breweries Limited Metair Investments Limited Oceana Group Limited Volvo Group Southern Africa Top 500 Best Managed Company in Health & Pharmaceuticals Award Discovery Medical Scheme (Pty) Ltd Medi-Clinic International Limited Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited Discovery Health (pty) Ltd 10 top500.co.za 2017 AwarD FINALISTS Top 500 Best Managed Company in Retail Award Woolworths Holdings Limited Canal Walk Shopping Centre Mr Price Group Limited Homechoice Holdings Limited Top 500 Best Managed Company in Hospitality Award Flight Centre Sun International Limited Cape Town International Convention Centre Company (Pty) Ltd (CTICC) Tsogo Sun Hotels Top 500 Best Managed Company in Media Award Naspers Limited Multichoice South Africa (Pty) Ltd Primedia Outdoor Ogilvy & Mather South Africa The MediaShop (Pty) Ltd Top 500 Best Managed Company in Business Support Services Award Adcorp Holdings Limited “Eqstra Holdings Limited ( Passenger & Commercial Vehicles) “ Claremart Auctioneers (Pty) Ltd Servest Hygiene (Pty) Ltd Fidelity Security Group (Pty) Ltd Top 500 Best Managed Company in Financial Services Award Standard Bank South Africa Limited Remgro Limited PSG Group Limited Zeder Investments Limited Liberty Holdings Limited 11 top500.co.za 2017 AwarD FINALISTS Top 500 Best Managed Company in Transport Award Bidvest Panalpina Logistics Imperial Logistics Africa Avis Rent a Car (a division of Barloworld South Africa (Pty) Ltd) Grindrod Limited Skynet South Africa (Pty) Ltd Top 500 Best Managed Company in Information Technology Award EOH Holdings Limited Nashua Limited Altech Alcom Radio Distributors (Pty) Ltd Pinnacle Holdings Limited MWEB Connect (Pty) Ltd HEADLINE AWARD Top 500 Best Managed Company of the Year Award Sasol Limited Zeder Investments Holdings Naspers Limited Anglo American South African Limited Woolworths Holdings Limited 13 top500.co.za SPONSOR PROFILES CATEGORY SPONSOR Public Sector Manager magazine communicates with a strategic component of government’s target audiences – senior public sector managers. The magazine aims to help public sector/government managers and their departments/agencies to improve the quality of the services they provide, by reporting on management innovations and best practices within the public sector. REGISTRATION SPONSOR The leaders in Premium SUV and Premium Luxury Sports Saloon and Sports vehicles in the East Rand, as part of the Super Group Automotive group. Jaguar Land Rover East Rand is driven by a desire to deliver superlative customer experiences across its Sales, Service and Parts Departments. MEDIA PARTNERS Afternoon Express launched in May 2015 and takes viewers on a fascinating journey of self- expression - from food, fashion tips and DIY to guest performances and inspiring stories. Afternoon Express empowers and educates viewers to pursue their passions, look their best, create beautiful homes and start their own businesses, all while presenting its content in a fresh, fun and enlightening way. 14 top500.co.za SPONSOR PROFILES Expresso, elder brother of Afternoon Express, launched in October 2010 and is a flagship for the inspirational energy of South Africans. Every weekday, the show celebrates South Africa with a positive and uplifting tone, inspiring viewers around the country to live their best lives. The informal chats and natural charm of Expresso’s presenters gives aa of us a brighter start to our day. Van Heerden Mays Publications