Afrox appointed Schalk Marthinus Venter as its new Managing Director and Executive Director. Effective from 18 May 2015. Schalk he was appointed Chairman of a number of subsidiaries including Nulandis, Resinkem, Duco Speciality Coatings and Chemfit . In 2010 he was promoted to the AECI Executive, and in 2012 promoted to Managing Director of AECI's biggest subsidiary, AEL Mining Services.

Schalk holds an Analytical Chemistry HND from Tshwane University of Technology and a Business Administration PMD from the University of Cape Town, and completed the Board Leadership Programme at GIBS in 2006. He succeeds Brett Kimber, who resigned as Managing Director of Afrox after three years with the Company.