Frederik Botha

Chief Executive Officer (Appointed CEO with effect from 1 June 2017)

Member of the Executive Committee and the Investment Committee

BCom (UCT), BCompt (Hons) (UNISA), Chartered Accountant (South Africa)

Fred completed his articles with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). Fred’s experience includes both financial and operational positions in South Africa, Malawi and Zambia. He joined Insimbi in 2002 and assumed the role of Financial Director on 1 April 2014.

Fred currently retains his commercial role but he has also assumed responsibility for the newly acquired business operations of Polydrum Proprietary Limited while retaining responsibility for the operations of both secondary aluminium smelters (Insimbi Aluminium Alloys Proprietary Limited and Metlite Alloys Proprietary Limited). He is also integrally involved in vetting of investment opportunities, due diligences and making proposals to the board regarding acquisitions which meet the company’s investment strategy criteria.