NICK RUDSTON

MANAGING DIRECTOR: MHG ADMINISTRATION
QUALIFICATIONS: BCom: CA (SA)

Nick Rudston worked for Ernst & Young in Johannesburg and Orange County, USA, before joining the British Printing Company as Financial Manager.

He joined Bankmed as Senior Manager: Internal Audit in 1996, later becoming Head of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

In 2006 he became the Managing Director of MHG Administration.

He has been integrally involved in systems development and implementation, group restructuring and corporate finance as well as business development and corporate acquisitions.

JOUBERT STEYN

MANAGING DIRECTOR: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
QUALIFICATIONS: BAcc; HONS B COMPT; CTA CA (SA)

Joubert completed his accountancy articles with BDO Spencer Steward in 1996, having passed his final qualifying examination in 1995.

He joined Mosaic Software as Financial Manager in early 1997, becoming Chief Financial Officer shortly thereafter. During his final year as Chief Financial Officer he led the financial team that raised $10 million in venture capital to facilitate Mosaic’s international expansion. In 2001 he became General Manager: Africa, overseeing all Mosaic Software’s commercial activities on the continent.

From 2004 until October 2006 Joubert practiced as an independent business development consultant. During this time he performed a number of assignments in Business start-up, capital raising and business turnarounds.

He was a founding director of GreenX Energy, a renewable energy trading firm. Joubert joined MHG as Managing Director: Information Technology in October 2006 and is responsible for all information technology-related activities.

ODETTE RAMSINGH

GROUP HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE
QUALIFICATIONS: BA, LLB, MBA AND MA IN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT; SENIOR EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME - HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL (BOSTON, USA)

Odette began her career at trade union SACCAWU before joining Anglo American as Divisional Industrial Relations Legal Advisor.

This led to a position as Director: Labour Relations in the Mpumalanga Provincial Administration and later Chief Negotiator for its Bargaining Chamber.

She rose through the ranks in the public service to become the Director-general: Public Service Commission before joining MHG. She helped establish the African Public Services Commissions and was the first head of its secretariat.

She was also active in forming the African Public Sector HR Managers’ Network and is now its Deputy President. She was recently appointed to the Committee of Experts on Public Administration in the United Nations.

STEVEN WILLIAMS

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
QUALIFICATIONS: CA (SA)

Steven Williams joined MHG in 1999 as Head of Premium Management and was promoted to Corporate Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer.

In his current role as the Chief Operations Officer, he is responsible for implementing group strategy, systems development and infrastructure management and ensuring congruence of enterprise objectives across the respective businesses that comprise MHG.

Through his roles, he has accumulated a wealth of experience in all operation areas of the business. His core competencies include finance, tax, mergers and acquisitions, legal, systems development, infrastructure management and strategic planning.

KUSILE MTHUNZI-
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CORPORATE AFFAIRS EXECUTIVE
QUALIFICATIONS: HONS MARKETING; MBA; CM (SA)

Kusile Mthunzi–Hairwadzi was Executive Director of Corporate Affairs at the South African Medical Research Council and worked for Aspen-Pharmacare and GlaxoSmithKline as Marketing/Key Accounts Manager before joining MHG as Deputy Managing Director of Qualsa.

Kusile qualified as a professional nursing sister and matron and has a diploma in Nursing Sciences.

A chartered marketer with the Marketing Federation of South Africa, she also holds a Masters in Business Administration from Bond University, Adelaide, Australia.

She is married and has three of her own children, as well as adopted triplets. To unwind from her role as Head of Corporate Affairs she enjoys reading or travelling.

GEORGE BOTHA

GENERAL MANAGER: GEMS
QUALFICATIONS: HONS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

George Botha is the General Manager of the business unit responsible for the services rendered to the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS).

The services include full administration of the Scheme and certain key managed care offerings. He joined MHG as Group Accountant in 2001 and was promoted to Financial Manager a year later.

In 2004 he was appointed to a Scheme Executive position and was thereafter promoted to General Manager: GEMS.

Prior to joining MHG, George worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he completed his articles and gained extensive financial management experience.

MLUNGISI RADEBE

GENERAL MANAGER: BANKMED
QUALIFICATIONS: N DIPLOMA: ACCOUNTING; PG DIPLOMA: PROGRAMME AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Prior to joining MHG, Mlungisi spent eight years at Old Mutual: Head Office in the Individual Life, Unit Trusts and Unit Trust Administration divisions. His other roles included Client Service Department Head, Project Manager and Business Analyst.

Mlungisi joined MHG in 2005 as a Business Analyst, with the responsibility for assisting Business Development and Strategy Executives in acquiring new business. He was later appointed in the MHG IT Company as a Business Analyst and subsequently as IT Manager for Qualsa. In 2006 he moved to the MHG Administration Business Unit as Operations Manager. A year later he was appointed Scheme Manager for the Foschini Group Medical Aid Scheme.

In 2008 he became the Scheme Executive Manager: Bankmed and in 2009 was promoted to the position of General Manager: Bankmed.

NTOKOZO KUNENE

EXECUTIVE: INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC RESOURCE PLANNING

QUALIFICATIONS:NHD (BUILDING SURVEYING); MDP; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; MBA

Ntokozo Kunene qualified as a Quantity Surveyor in 1990 and started his career working for Concor Civil Engineers.

A few years later, he moved into Project Consulting and Management with Engineering Management Services, a division of Murray and Roberts where he gained considerably experience in EPCM (Engineering Procurement Construction Management) and PPP (Public Private Partnerships) projects.

In the mid 90s he branched into Infrastructure and Facilities Management in the broadcasting industry where he worked on delivering support infrastructure and services for Terrestrial Free to Air and Satellite Radio and TV broadcasting operations including South Africa's first wireless broadband network.

Between 2007 and 2009, he spent time in Senior Management roles in Logistics and Strategic Sourcing in PayTV and Telecommunications industry before joining Metropolitan Health Group in February 2010.