Spur Corporation Limited announced the appointment of Val Nichas as an executive director with effect from 1 January 2021. Val will succeed Pierre van Tonder who will be retiring from the group with effect from 31 December 2020 after 38 years' service. Val is a highly experienced strategist who has extensive experience in the restaurant sector and was formerly managing executive of Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Brands at Famous Brands, responsible for a portfolio of franchised brands with over 600 restaurants across Steers, Fishaways and Giramundo. Phillip Matthee an executive director of Spur Corporation, has requested to stand down from his current position for personal reasons and to take on a senior operational role within the group's finance department. The board has reluctantly agreed to Phillip's request and he will resign from the board with effect from 31 January 2021 and assume the role of commercial accounting executive. Cristina Teixeira has been appointed as an executive director with effect from 1 February 2021, to replace Phillip Matthee. Cristina has 12 years' experience as a CFO in listed companies and was voted Businesswoman of the Year (corporate category) by the Businesswomen's Association of SA in 2013. She joined Group Five and was appointed as CFO in 2008. She joined Consolidated Infrastructure Group as CFO in 2019. The board also announces the appointments of Kevin Robertson (who is promoted to group chief operations officer), Graeme Kiewitz (group human resources executive) and Sacha du Plessis (chief marketing officer) as executive directors of Spur Corporation with effect from 15 October 2020. The board also announced the appointments of Jesmane Boggenpoel, Lerato Molebatsi, André Parker and Sandile Phillip as independent non-executive directors effective 15 October 2020. Jesmane is a chartered accountant with private equity, high technology and entrepreneurial experience. She was formerly the head of business engagement for Africa for the World Economic Forum and she currently serves as a non-executive director of EOH Holdings, Murray & Roberts and Dubai-based ETG Inputs Holdco. Lerato is a non-executive director of the SA Reserve Bank and deputy chair of the large telecommunications company, the Adrian Group, in Kenya. She was formerly CEO of General Electric South Africa, executive vice president of Lonmin plc and held senior positions in corporate communications, public affairs and corporate social investment in the Departments of Labour and Transport, Old Mutual and Sanlam. André spent most of his career with the SAB/SAB Miller group and was managing director of SAB Miller's Africa and Asia portfolio for 10 years. He is currently a non-executive director of Standard Bank, Distell (lead independent director) and Carozzi SARL. He previously served as chairman of Tiger Brands and Remgro's TSB, and on the boards of SAB plc, SAB Limited and AECI. Sandile is a chartered accountant and former non-executive board member of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has recently been appointed as a non-executive director of the SA Post Office.