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ABOUT OMNIA

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Exco

		Celeste Appollis Age: 41 Qualifications: BA, LLB, HDip Co Law Date appointed as Group company secretary: 30 November 2007 Title: Group company secretary and BBEE/EE Officer Significant directorships: None

		Gavin Brimacombe Age: 51 Qualifications: BSc (Chem Eng) Date appointed to the Group management committee: 2 April 2007 Title: Managing director: Chemicals division Significant directorships: None Experience: Sold his interest in Duravin Chemicals to Protea Chemicals in 2001. After the acquisition of Protea Chemicals by Omnia in 2003, was appointed joint managing director of the Chemical division and sole managing director of the Chemicals division in 2010.

		Noel Kurt Harford Fitz-Gibbon Age: 58 Qualifications: BCom (cum laude); Chartered Accountant (SA) Date appointed to the Board: 20 December 1993 Board committee membership: None Title: Group finance director Significant directorships: None Experience: Over 36 years of experience in various financial management positions in different industries. Group finance director of Omnia Holdings Limited from 1993 until 1999. Thereafter, served as a non-executive director of Omnia Holdings Limited. Rejoined Omnia Holdings Limited in an executive role as Group commercial director in April 2006. In September 2010 he was appointed as Group finance director.

		Francois Hay Age: 42 Qualifications: Hons BAcc, Chartered Accountant (SA) Date appointed to the Group management committee: 1 December 2007 Title: Managing director: BME Significant directorships: None Experience: Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1997. Joined Omnia in April 2000 as financial accountant of Omnia Fertilizer and thereafter promoted to financial manager of Omnia Fertilizer and financial controller responsible for Omnia Specialities and Omnia International Operations. Joined BME as general manager finance and was appointed to the BME board as financial director in 2004 and promoted to managing director in November 2007.

		Roderick Bevil Humphris Age: 55 Qualifications: BSc Chem Eng, BCom Date appointed to the Board: 11 March 1999 Board committee memberships: Social, ethics and risk committee Title: Group managing director Significant directorships: None Experience: After gaining experience in gold, uranium, flotation and sulphuric acid at Anglo-American’s President Brand and Ergo mines, joined Omnia as a project engineer in 1982. After occupying various positions within the Omnia Group, he became managing director of Omnia Fertilizer in 1995 and Group managing director of Omnia Holdings Limited in 1999.

		Johan Möller Age: 63 Qualifications: BA (Hons) Date appointed to the Group management committee: 2 April 2007 Title: Group human resources director Significant directorships: None Experience: Before joining Omnia in 1993 as human resources director, held HR positions in Eskom, Nordberg and was a partner in Garry Whyte and Associates.