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Appointment Of Directors
The Standard Bank of Namibia Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of Namibia
Registration number: 78/01799
(the "Company")
Issuer code: STINM
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS
In accordance with paragraph 6.42 of the JSE Limited Debt and Specialist Securities Listings Requirements, noteholders
are hereby advised of the following changes to the Company:
1. Mr. Zebra Karirondua Kasete has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Standard Bank Namibia Limited.
The appointment resulted from retirements from the board to manage and ensure BID1 compliance.
Mr. Kasete is currently the Executive Vice President for the Sinomine Tsumeb Smelter. He is a senior executive and
metallurgist with an international MBA and 35+ years of global mining and metal experience across senior strategic,
operational, and corporate roles including Managing Director, Executive Vice President and Board roles in both Rio
Tinto's subsidiaries and Dundee Precious Metals (DPM). He is experienced in diverse commodities like uranium, borates,
talc, diamond, copper and gold and strengths in transforming companies, managing stakeholders and contributing the mining
industry in Namibia as Chairman of Chamber of Mines.
As Managing Director of Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb and Vice President of Dundee Precious Metals Inc. he was part of the
core team that successfully sold and led the integration of DPM Tsumeb's smelter to Simonini Resource Group Co. Ltd. in
August 2024. In 2003, he obtained an MBA Degree in General and Strategic Management from Maastricht School of Management, the
Netherlands. He is also a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
2. Additionally, Mr. Andreas Kanime, has also been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Standard Bank Namibia Limited.
The appointment resulted from retirements from the board to manage and ensure BID1 compliance.
Mr Kanime currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer, Namibian Ports Authority where he is responsible and accountable for
the profitability and long-term viability of the Namport Group by providing strategic leadership and direction to the company, as
well as by creating context and enabling conditions required for the company to achieve its mission, vision, and strategy. He is a
seasoned human resources specialist who also served as director and trustee on the boards of various public institutions and Trusts.
Previously, Mr. Kanime has served as the Group Chief Human Resources officer of the First Rand Namibia Group, he provided strategic
HR leadership to the FirstRand Namibia Group, formulating and implementing the Group's human resources strategy, policies and
systems, aligned to business strategy in order to optimally achieve attraction, retention & development of staff, required to attain
the company's strategic objectives. He guided and supported the Board, Senior Leadership and Line Management in the effective management
of people to derive optimal benefits from the human inputs. Before that he held the position of Chief Human Resources Officer for Telecom
Namibia where he was responsible for formulation and implementation of the Telecom Namibia human resources
strategy, policies and systems, aligned to business strategy to optimally achieve attraction, retention & development of staff.
Regulatory approval for the appointments has been obtained, and the appointments are effective 10 March 2025. The appointments were made pursuant
to the Nomination and Appointment of Directors and Board Evaluation Policy of the Company.
We welcome Messrs. Kasete and Kanime to the board of directors of the company.
By order of the Board
17 March 2025
Registered Office
1 Chasie Street, Windhoek, Namibia
Debt Sponsor
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Date: 17-03-2025 12:40:00
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