The Board of Afrimat Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Johannes HP van der Merwe and Mr. Helmut N Pool as non-executive and independent non-executive board members, respectively, with effect from 1 March 2017. Mr. van der Merwe will be appointed as Nominee director by means of African Rainbow Capital Proprietary Limited's shareholding in the Company. He stepped down as the CEO of Sanlam Investment Management on 1 November 2015 and remained on the Sanlam Investments, Capital Markets and Employee Benefits Boards, respectively, as non-executive director. He is a CA (SA) and is currently the co-CEO of African Rainbow Capital Proprietary Limited. Mr. Pool is the Chairman of Pool Transport Proprietary Limited and served on the Board of Directors of Cape Lime Proprietary Limited until 2016. He also serves on the board of various private property companies and has a vast experience in logistics, commercial property, mining and business management.