Our board members

Chairman of the Board
Non-executive Director
Nationality: British
Year of birth: 1968

In addition to his roles as Chairman and Non-executive Director of the SanlamAllianz Board, Mr Townsend is also a Member of the SanlamAllianz HR and Nominations Committee and a Member of the Risk and Audit Committee.
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Non-executive Director
Nationality: British / South African
Year of birth: 1969

In addition to his role as Non-executive Director of the SanlamAllianz Board, Mr Birrell also chairs the Risk and Compliance committee.
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Non-executive Director
Nationality: Irish
Year of birth: 1961

In addition to his role as Non-executive Director of the SanlamAllianz Board, Mr Hanratty also chairs the SanlamAllianz HR and Nominations Committee and is a member of the Risk and Audit Committee.
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Non-executive Director
Nationality: South African
Year of birth: 1956

In addition to his role as Non-executive Director of the SanlamAllianz Board, Dr Van Zyl is also a member of the SanlamAllianz HR and Nominations Committee.
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Chief Financial Officer
Nationality: South African
Year of birth: 1983

Mr Bezuidenhout is as a Chief Financial Officer of the SanlamAllianz Board.
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Non-executive Director
Nationality: German
Year of birth: 1965

Mr Bäte is as a Non-executive Director of the SanlamAllianz Board.
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Chief Executive Officer: SanlamAllianz

Hennie Nel is the CEO of SanlamAllianz. A Chartered Accountant, he joined the Sanlam Group in 2012 as Chief Financial Officer of Santam. During his tenure at Santam, he was involved in the Group's pan-African operations and contributed to the acquisition of economic interests in Sanlam General Insurance businesses outside South Africa.
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