DIRECTORS

David attended Christian Brothers College, Waterkloof House Preparatory School and Hilton College. He worked part time for Chamberlain as a university student. He joined the company full time in December 1968; he went from being a counter salesman to sales representative and then a buyer. During crises times he managed the roof truss division and the Glen branch.

David is passionate about education and conservation. He served on the Board of Governors of St Mary’s DSG for 18 years, retiring as chairman. He served on the Board of Hilton College, and presently serves on the Board of Waterkloof House Preparatory School. David’s conservation interests focus on birds and their habitats. He serves on the executive committee of BirdLife South Africa, and was the driving force behind six major birding publications, sponsored by Chamberlain.

Interests: classical music, singing, birding, fly-fishing, fine wines and road running.

Philip attended Christian Brothers College and Hilton College. While studying at UNISA, he served articles at Craggs, Kossuth and Ochse (now Ernst & Young). After joining Chamberlain, Philip worked in most areas of the business, before heading up the administration and finance department. Following staff crises, he briefly managed the roof truss division and the Randburg branch.

Interests: most sports, wildlife, birding, model trains, golf and travel.

Gordon was educated at Pretoria Boys High School and the University of Cape Town where he studied law. He recently retired as Chairman of leading Pretoria law firm, MacRobert Inc, and now acts as a consultant to the firm, where he specialises in commercial and tax law.

Interests: sport, photography, wildlife and road running.

Malcolm matriculated at Glenwood High School, Durban, in 1955 and settled in Pretoria. He served articles with Craggs, Kossuth and Ochse (now Ernst & Young) and became a senior partner. Malcolm currently serves on audit committees for medical schemes and public entities.

Interests: church, fly fishing, walking and travelling.

Manie graduated from RAU (now the University of Johannesburg) in 1991 and  qualified as a chartered accountant after serving articles with KPMG. He joined the financial department of Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation Ltd for 3 years.  He moved to Pretoria in 1998 and was appointed as financial manager at Kudu Granite (Pty) Ltd, before joining Chamberlain in 2002.

Interests: birding, family and bonsai.

Martin started with F.H. Chamberlain as a counter salesman at Waltloo in January 1987. He was transferred to the roof truss division where he qualified as a truss designer, before moving to the Randburg truss division. He was appointed branch manager of Randburg in 1998.

In 2007 he was appointed branch manager of Montana, after being involved in all aspects of setting up the branch. He was involved in setting up the Silver Lakes branch and appointed branch manager when it opened in 2012.

Interests: sport, deep sea fishing and running.

Catherine graduated from UCT in 2001 and qualified as a chartered accountant after serving articles with BDO Spencer Steward (Johannesburg) in 2007. After a brief stint in London as a financial controller at Credit Suisse UK, she moved to Australia, as a management consultant at Ineum Consulting’s Sydney branch from 2008 to 2010. She joined the company in 2010 as a retail projects manager.

Interests: running, triathlons and travelling.

Deneys matriculated at SACS High School in Cape Town, and completed his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the Universities of Stellenbosch and Cape Town. He is currently Head of Department of Radiology at Greys Hospital and the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Complex. Public sector health care management and post-graduate education is of particular importance to him.

Interests: family, music and history.

Gareth attended school at Waterkloof House Preparatory School and Hilton College.  He graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Businesses Science Honours degree in Information Systems and later completed an Executive MBA at GIBS with a focus on Family Business and Strategy.

Interests: Wildlife, Hockey and Squash.

AVI Limited, Rödl & Partner (Pty) Ltd and Rödl Tax and Legal (Pty) Ltd.

Steve joined PA Becker & Company in 1981 as a trainee Chartered Accountant and was admitted to the partnership in 1991. After the PA Becker merger with KPMG in 1992, he became an audit partner in the Industrial, Automotive, and Pharmaceutical business unit. Steve was the audit partner on several high-profile clients and acted as the engagement quality review partner on a number of large listed companies. Steve has 30 years of experience as an audit partner.

Interests: Cycling, Golf, Fly Fishing and Astronomy.