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BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Peter Ashley Marks (Chairman of Watermark
Global plc)
Mr Marks has over 20 years experience in corporate finance,
capital raisings, venture capital management and securities
regulation. For the last 15 years he has specialised in capital
raisings (for listed and unlisted companies), underwritings and
IPO's. He has served as an Executive at Lazard Brothers and Co.,
Ltd in London, as an Associate Director of McIntosh Securities
Ltd (now a part of Merrill Lynch Australia) and as Director of
Corporate Finance at Barings Securities (Australia) and Burdett
Buckeridge & Young (BBY) in the Melbourne office. He has served
as the Head of the Companies Division at the Australian Stock
Exchange (Melbourne Branch) and Director of Equity Capital
Markets Group at KPMG Corporate Finance (Australia). Since early
2001, he has held the position of Executive Director of
Peregrine Corporate Ltd, a Melbourne based boutique investment
house and major shareholder in MicroFuze International plc.
Mr Marks is responsible, as Chairman, for the overall governance
of Watermark Global plc and contributes significantly to the
identification and evaluation of new technology opportunities.
Mr Marks ensures full and timely reporting of company affairs,
and through the Company Secretary, the compliance of Watermark
Global plc to requirements in all jurisdictions. |
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Wilhelm Jacobus Schoeman (Managing
Director and CEO of Western Utilities Corporation)
Mr Schoeman is a scientist and holds a B. Tech Degree in
Analytical Chemistry from Pretoria Technikon in South Africa. Mr
Schoeman is currently the Technical Director of Mintails Ltd (ASX:MLI),
a South African based, but Australian-listed gold mining company
which reprocesses tailings. Prior to joining Mintails, he held
senior positions including that of General Manager of Atomaer
RSA, Product Specialist at Nalco-Chemserve and Senior Chemist at
Amplats (now Anglo Platinum). His responsibilities at Mintails
have included initiating a commercial alternative to existing
technologies for the treatment of acid water.
Mr Schoeman has overall responsibility for the water treatment
project, ensuring accountability of funds and reports to the
Board against agreed milestones. Mr Schoeman has also accepted
responsibility for the establishment and continuation of vital
strategic relationships with the regulatory agencies and major
mining enterprises of South Africa. |
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Dirk Albertus Kotze (Chief Financial
Officer and Director)
Mr Kotze qualified as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa and
holds a Masters Degree in Business Leadership. He has worked as
a Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting and as a Finance
Transformation Director at Barclays Bank plc. His expertise
covers financial management, operational and performance
management, corporate strategy and organisational restructuring.
Most recently, he has concentrated on corporate restructuring
projects using business intelligence models to co-ordinate
planning, performance, financial and strategic goals. He is a
part-time lecturer in Advanced Project Management at the
University of Pretoria. Aged 40, Mr Kotze is a South African
national and has extensive experience in a number of industries,
including banking, manufacturing and the resources sector. |
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COMMITTEES |
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Audit Committee
Dirk Kotze, Chief Financial Officer, Watermark Global plc
Peter Marks, Chairman, Watermark Global plc |
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Remuneration Committee
Dirk Kotze, Chief Financial Officer, Watermark Global plc
Peter Marks, Chairman, Watermark Global plc |
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Nomination Committee
Wilhelm Schoeman, Director, Watermark Global plc
Peter Marks, Chairman, Watermark Global plc |
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