Our leadership

Board of directors

Motus has a well-constituted, independent, and diverse board, with deep industry knowledge and expertise.

Executive directors

  • Osman Arbee (61)

    Osman Arbee (61)Chief Executive Officer

    B Acc, CA(SA), H Dip Tax

    Appointed as the CEO of Motus during October 2017 with the Group listing separately on the JSE in November 2018.

    Osman was previously with Imperial Holdings, having joined in September 2004. He was appointed to the board in July 2007. During his tenure at Imperial Holdings, Osman held the following positions: CEO and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Imperial Holdings, CEO of the then Car Rental and Tourism division, and the chairperson of the Aftermarket Parts and the Automotive Retail divisions. He resigned from the Imperial Holdings board during November 2018 at the time of listing the Group.

    Osman is a member of the various Motus subsidiary boards, including the UK and Australia.

    Prior to joining the Group, Osman was a senior partner at Deloitte & Touche where he spent 23 years in various roles, which included being a board and executive committee member.

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  • Ockert Janse van Rensburg (47)

    Ockert Janse van Rensburg (47)Chief Financial Officer

    BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), H Dip Co Law

    Appointed to the Motus board during 2017.

    Ockert joined Imperial Holdings in January 2015, at which time he was appointed as CFO of Motus Corporation (previously a subsidiary of Imperial Holdings). While still performing his CFO functions, Ockert also acted as CEO during the unbundling and listing of Motus for a period of six months ending 31 December 2018.

    Prior to joining Motus, Ockert was CFO of Foodcorp Holdings Limited, a multinational food manufacturer and a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ockert is a member of various Motus subsidiary and divisional boards, including the UK and Australia, and a trustee of the Group medical aid and retirement and pension funds.

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  • Kerry Cassel (47)

    Kerry Cassel (47)Executive director and CEO: Financial Services

    BCom (Hons), CA(SA)

    Appointed to the Motus board on 1 July 2019.

    Kerry is the CEO of the Financial Services business segment and the Head of Innovation and Information Technology for the Group. Prior to joining Motus in 2002, Kerry was an audit manager at Deloitte & Touche. Kerry has held multiple senior positions within the Group over the course of her career. In addition to being appointed to the Motus Holdings board on 1 July 2019, Kerry serves on the boards of numerous Group companies, including Motus Corporation, Motus Group, LiquidCapital and MotorHappy.

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Non-executive directors

  • Graham Dempster (65)

    Graham Dempster (65)Chairman and independent non-executive director

    BCom (Hons), CA(SA), AMP (Harvard)

    Appointed to the Motus board on 1 August 2018.

    Committees

    Graham has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry both in South Africa and internationally. He is a non-executive director of Imperial Logistics Limited and Sun International Limited and the independent non-executive chairman of Long4Life Limited.

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  • Phumzile Langeni (46)

    Phumzile Langeni (46)Independent non-executive director

    BCom (Acc), BCom (Hons), MCom

    Appointed to the Motus board on 1 August 2018.

    Committees

    Phumzile is the executive Chairman of Afropulse Group, non-executive Chairman of the Mineworkers Investment Company Proprietary Limited, Primedia Holdings Proprietary Limited and Imperial Logistics Limited. She also serves as an independent non-executive director for various companies listed on the JSE, including Massmart Holdings Limited and Transaction Capital Limited, among others. She was appointed on 16 April 2018 by President Cyril Ramaphosa as one of four special investment envoys tasked with raising USD100 billion over a five-year period.

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  • Saleh Mayet (64)

    Saleh Mayet (64)Independent non-executive director

    BCom, BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)

    Appointed to the Motus board on 22 November 2018.

    Committees

    Saleh is a Chartered Accountant with well over 30 years of experience in the Anglo American Group in South Africa. He has held several listed and unlisted board positions and brings with him extensive experience across the full spectrum of corporate activities. He currently also serves as an independent non-executive director of Astral Foods Limited.

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  • Keneilwe Moloko (52)

    Keneilwe Moloko (52)Independent non-executive director

    BSc (QS), BCom, PGDA, CA(SA)

    Appointed to the Motus board on 22 November 2018.

    Committees

    Keneilwe is a Chartered Accountant and a Quantity Surveyor. She has worked in construction, property development and asset management. She currently serves as an independent non-executive director of Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited and Long4Life Limited.

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  • Johnson (JJ) Njeke (62)

    Johnson (JJ) Njeke (62)Independent non-executive director

    BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), H Dip Tax Law

    Appointed to the Motus board on 22 November 2018.

    Committees

    JJ is the independent Chairman of MMI Holdings Limited, a non-executive director of Datatec Limited and Clicks Group Limited and the Chairman of the Hollard Foundation Trust. He holds numerous other board positions.

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  • Ashley (Oshy) Tugendhaft (72)

    Ashley (Oshy) Tugendhaft (72)Deputy Chairman and non-executive director

    BA, LLB

    Appointed to the Motus board on 1 August 2018.

    Committees

    Oshy is the senior partner of law firm Tugendhaft Wapnick Banchetti & Partners (TWB). He is also a non-executive director and Chairman of Alviva Holdings Limited. He was previously a non-executive director and deputy Chairman of Imperial Holdings Limited.

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Board committee membership key

Social, ethics and sustainability committee (SES) Remuneration committee (REM)
Audit and risk committee (AR) asset Asset and liability committee (AL)
Nominations committee (NOM) Chair

Executive committee

The board is supported by a highly experienced management team with deep industry knowledge of regional and global markets, and a proven track record with years of collective experience.

  • Osman Arbee (61)

    Osman Arbee (61)Chief Executive Officer

    B Acc, CA(SA), H Dip Tax

    Appointed as the CEO of Motus during October 2017 with the Group listing separately on the JSE in November 2018. Osman was previously with Imperial Holdings, having joined in September 2004. He was appointed to the board in July 2007. During his tenure at Imperial Holdings, Osman held the following positions: CEO and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Imperial Holdings, CEO of the then Car Rental and Tourism division, and the chairperson of the Aftermarket Parts and the Automotive Retail divisions. He resigned from the Imperial Holdings board during November 2018 at the time of listing the Group.

    Osman is a member of the various Motus subsidiary boards, including the UK and Australia.

    Prior to joining the Group, Osman was a senior partner at Deloitte & Touche where he spent 23 years in various roles, which included being a board and executive committee member.

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  • Ockert Janse van Rensburg (47)

    Ockert Janse van Rensburg (47)Chief Financial Officer

    BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), H Dip Co Law

    Appointed to the Motus board during 2017. Ockert joined Imperial Holdings in January 2015, at which time he was appointed as CFO of Motus Corporation (previously a subsidiary of Imperial Holdings). While still performing his CFO functions, Ockert also acted as CEO during the unbundling and listing of Motus for a period of six months ending 31 December 2018.

    Prior to joining Motus, Ockert was CFO of Foodcorp Holdings Limited, a multinational food manufacturer and a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ockert is a member of various Motus subsidiary and divisional boards, including the UK and Australia, and a trustee of the Group medical aid and retirement and pension funds.

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  • Kerry Cassel (47)

    Kerry Cassel (47)Executive director and CEO: Financial Services

    BCom (Hons), CA(SA)

    Appointed to the Motus board on 1 July 2019. Kerry is the CEO of the Financial Services business segment and the Head of Innovation and Information Technology for the Group. Prior to joining Motus in 2002, Kerry was an audit manager at Deloitte & Touche. Kerry has held multiple senior positions within the Group over the course of her career. In addition to being appointed to the Motus Holdings board on 1 July 2019, Kerry serves on the boards of numerous Group companies, including Motus Corporation, Motus Group, LiquidCapital and MotorHappy.

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  • Berenice Francis (44)

    Berenice Francis (44)Executive: Corporate Affairs, Risk and Sustainability

    BCom (Acc), BCompt (Hons), MBA, CIA

    Berenice joined Motus from Imperial Holdings where she served as the Group Commercial Executive. She is also the representative director on Ukhamba Holdings and independent non-executive director of Altron Limited. Berenice has been actively involved in the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) since 2006, where she is currently serving as President.

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  • Niall Lynch (44)

    Niall Lynch (44)CEO – Hyundai Automotive South Africa

    BCom, MBS

    Niall has been with the Group for eight years, during which time he held several franchise director positions within the Retail and Rental business segment, prior to serving as the Managing Director of Renault South Africa Proprietary Limited. Niall has been the CEO of Hyundai Automotive South Africa for the past three years.

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  • Jaco Oosthuizen (48)

    Jaco Oosthuizen (48)CEO – Renault South Africa

    BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)

    Jaco joined Imperial Holdings in 2001, from Deloitte & Touche, where he was the General Manager of the Motor Financial Services business. He has also been Managing Director of Imperial Daihatsu Proprietary Limited and Managing Director of Brietta Trading Proprietary Limited, which has the rights to import and distribute Mitsubishi, before commencing his current role.

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  • Malcolm Perrie (61)

    Malcolm Perrie (61)CEO – Aftermarket Parts

    BSc, MBA

    Malcolm began his career at Telkom having completed a BSc (Electrical Engineering) at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). He then entered the private sector with BMI, an industrial market research company after completing his MBA at Wits. In 1989 he started his own marketing and consulting company, which specialised in the automotive and engineering sectors. Malcolm joined Imperial Holdings in 2013 as the Managing Director of Parts Incorporated, a division of Aftermarket Solutions, and was appointed as the CEO of Motus Aftermarket Parts in April 2015.

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  • Gary Scott (45)

    Gary Scott (45)CEO – Kia Motors South Africa

    BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)

    Gary joined Kia Motors from Deloitte & Touche in 2002, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. His 18 years of automotive experience includes roles in finance, group projects and parts. He was appointed Sales Director at Kia Motors in 2013 and CEO in 2017. Gary was appointed as Vice-President of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) for Independent Vehicle Importers and Distributors and will serve for the term 2020 to 2022.

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  • Michele Seroke (49)

    Michele Seroke (49)Chief People Officer

    BSocSci

    Michele joined Imperial Holdings as Human Resources Director for the Imperial Vehicle Retail, Rental and Aftermarket Parts division in August 2016. Her career began in Eskom after obtaining her BSocSci from the University of Cape Town. She has held strategic senior management and executive positions in human resources, both locally and internationally, and at several organisations, including Eskom, Productivity SA, ArcelorMittal and General Electric.

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  • Corné Venter (44)

    Corné Venter (44)CEO – Retail and Rental South Africa

    BCom Acc, BCom (Hons), MCom

    Corné is the CEO of the Retail and Rental division within Motus. He joined Imperial Holdings in 2005 as Financial Director of Premier Motor Holdings. He has held the position of Managing Director of Premier Motor Holdings, Porter Motor Group and Imperial Commercials. Corné was a former trustee of the Imperial Pension and Provident Fund.

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