Benedict James van der Ross retired as an independent non-executive director of FirstRand Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited on 30 November 2017. Jan Hendrik van Greuning retired as an independent non-executive director of FirstRand Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited on 30 November 2017. Lauritz Lanser Dippenaar will retire as board chairman and non-executive director of FirstRand Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited on 31 March 2018. William Rodger Jardine has been appointed board chairman of FirstRand Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited, effective 1 April 2018.