Sea Harvest
Group Board of Directors

Executive chairman and co-founder of Brimstone Investment Corporation, Fred Robertson is an icon in the South African business community. His trusteeships and patronages include: Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of the Western Cape Foundation; Trustee of the Fred J Robertson Foundation and The District Six Museum Foundation; and Patron to the South African Academy for Young Leaders. In 2014, he received the CNBC AFRICA All Africa Business Leadership Awards’ (AABLA) Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Two years later he was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy by the University of the Western Cape. He received the Kaapstad Sakekamer Die Burger Sakeleier 2016 Award. In 2018 he received the Business Personality of the Year Award from the Black Management Forum Western Cape.

Felix completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Wits University in 1995 and his MBA at UCT in 2000 and has more than 17 years of experience in the FMCG and fishing industries. In 2003 he joined Sea Harvest as a Commercial Manager, was promoted to Group Sales & Marketing Director in 2006, and CEO in 2013. In 2017 Felix led the listing of Sea Harvest on the JSE, and subsequently guided the growth of the company through a combination of organic and acquisitive growth. He was responsible for the acquisition and subsequent listing of Australian agri-business Mareterram Limited on the ASX and the delisting in 2019. Mr Ratheb has extensive experience in the South African fishing industry and currently serves as Chairman of the largest sector body, the South African Deep-Sea Trawl Industry Association (SADSTIA). He is also Board Chairman of the largest whitefish conference globally, the Groundfish Forum, whose headquarters are located in Canada, and was a Trustee on the board of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the global gold standard in marine sustainability certifications, from 2016 until 2019.

Marshall has extensive experience in the insurance industry, having spearheaded the development of competitiveness in the insurance industry. Marshall served on the board of directors of Old Mutual (South Africa) Holdings Proprietary Limited (“OMSA”) from 1995 to 2015. Marshall managed various aspects of OMSA, including finances, customer-liaison, risk assessments and mitigations, daily operational procedures and staff and the organisational culture. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of OMSA in 2011 and served in this position until 2015. In 2015, Marshall was appointed as Deputy Chairman and is responsible for spearheading OMSA’s commitments towards achieving the aims of South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) viz. financial inclusion, SME/Enterprise development, job creation and infrastructure development in partnership with like-minded external entities and relevant regulators, as well as mentoring key senior executives of OMSA in South Africa and the rest of Africa.

Andre has more than 30 years of experience in the FMCG and manufacturing industries. He joined Bokomo in 1988 as a financial manager after completing his articles at Theron van der Poel (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). He was later appointed as an operational executive and in 1994 was appointed as chief executive officer of Bokomo. After the merger between Sasko and Bokomo, Andre served as the executive responsible for Sasko Milling and Baking, after which he was appointed as chief executive officer of Pioneer Foods in 1999. During his tenure, the group successfully developed and incorporated a variety of other food and beverage categories, including household brands like Marmite, Bovril, Corn Flakes, Moir’s, Heinz, Ceres, Liqui-Fruit, Safari and many others within the Pioneer stable. Andre retired as chief executive officer of Pioneer Foods in March 2013, having overseen its successful listing on the JSE in April 2008. He was appointed to the board of directors of Quantum Foods Holding Limited in October 2014 and was elected as the chairman in April 2015.

Kholeka has more than 25 years of experience in Finance, with a degree in BCom Accounting from the University of Witwatersrand (Wits). In 2001 she completed a BCompt. Honours degree at UNISA and joined PWC where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2003. In 2003, Kholeka joined Mondi as a Management Accountant before opting for private practice in 2005 where she served as an Associate Director focusing on Auditing. She joined Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife as a Chief Financial Officer in 2007, where after she accepted a position as Head of Internal Audit for two regions, as well as Finance Controller, at British American Tobacco South Africa. Kholeka returned to private practice in 2014 before joining Wesgro from 2016 to 2022. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Digital Frontiers.

Kari has over 25 years of business experience, with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and Post-graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town. She completed her accounting articles at KPMG, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1995. In 1996 Kari obtained an Honours degree in Taxation and was appointed as a Tax Partner at KPMG in 1999. She later moved to Old Mutual Corporate Tax where she advised on a wide range of tax-related issues and in 2005 was appointed as a General Manager of Old Mutual Corporate. Currently, she provides independent consulting services, also serving as an accountant member of the Western Cape Tax Court, as well as practicing as a tax practitioner and professional trustee.

Iqbal has over 25 years’ experience as a chartered accountant in key senior financial roles both at SAA and the Old Mutual Group to name a few. He is also a former partner in charge of IT assurance at Ernst & Young where he spent over 10 years from 1997 to 2007. Thereafter he joined Brimstone as a Managing Executive after having assisted them as an audit partner when Brimstone listed during his time at Ernst and Young. After some time, Iqbal left Brimstone and spent two years as Chief Operating Officer at Old Mutual Investment Group. Iqbal has recently re-joined the Brimstone Investment Corporation team as the Chief Operating Officer, with direct responsibility for operating subsidiaries and playing a significant role in the business strategies of these which include their turnaround where necessary. In addition, Iqbal has also served on the board of the Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors for five years and headed up the Audit Committee of the University of Western Cape for three years.

Tiloshani completed both her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of the Western Cape in 1995 and 1997, respectively. Subsequent thereto she attended the School for Legal Practice at the University of Cape Town. She joined Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited in 2001. Her dedication and commitment resulted in her becoming Brimstone’s Compliance Officer in 2004 and in 2010 Tiloshani was appointed as Brimstone’s Company Secretary and a member of the Executive team. She is responsible for the legal review of agreements and monitoring of Brimstone’s continued contractual obligations and group-wide governance and compliance. In 2014 Tiloshani successfully completed the GIBS International Women’s Forum SA Strategic Leadership course. She also serves as the Company Secretary to Lion of Africa Insurance Company Limited.

Muhammad was promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer of Sea Harvest Group at the end of April 2020 and is responsible for Finance, Internal Audit, IT and Procurement, as well as the Group’s organic and acquisitive growth strategies. As managing executive at Brimstone, Muhammad was responsible for managing the growth and performance of Sea Harvest, one of Brimstone’s investment companies. Subsequent to this, he officially joined Sea Harvest as Chief Investment Officer in 2016. In the latter position, he was responsible for driving the Company’s acquisition and growth strategy, as well as the performance of the Group’s various operating subsidiaries. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant who, upon completion of his articles at KPMG, joined the Corporate Finance division of Nedbank Capital where he implemented a number of mergers, acquisitions, listings and Black Economic Empowerment transactions. In 2009, he joined Brimstone as Managing Executive where his responsibilities included identifying, implementing and funding acquisitions, managing Brimstone’s investment portfolio and driving growth at portfolio companies.