Corporate

Morne Bosch is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the HOA. He is also the Managing Director of Elements Management, which is contracted to manage the HOA. In his role as Chairman, Morne is hands-on with management and ensures that the Board of Trustees fulfils its responsibilities with the help of the managing agent. His field of expertise lies in business development and operations management, backed by a CA(SA) and an MBA (USA). Morne appreciates the quality of the Val de Vie lifestyle. "Val de Vie is truly the Valley of Life, not only because of the natural beauty, but because of the amazing people who live, work and visit here."

Leon Cronje's role as a trustee includes overseeing Governance and Compliance at the estate. He is the Financial Director of Pioneer Foods and specialises in corporate finance, with degrees that include a B.Acc (US), B Compt Hons (Unisa) and CA (SA). Leon and his family live at Val de Vie and they value the peacefulness, open spaces and security.

Wynand Louw is a member of the Aesthetics and Sport and Leisure Committees. He is a Director and shareholder at Val de Vie, with extensive experience in accounting and investments. His qualifications include a B Comm (Actuarial Science) and B Acc (University of Stellenbosch); B Compt (Hons) (Unisa); CA(SA) (South African Institute for Chartered Accountants) and CFA (CFA Institute). As a homeowner and resident at Val de Vie, he loves the winelands lifestyle, as well as the estate's world-class facilities and security.

Sarel Rossouw is the Financial Trustee of the estate. As the Group Financial Director of Val de Vie entities, he has a background in auditing and worked for PWC until December 2007, whereafter he joined Val de Vie. Sarel originally obtained a BSc at the University of Stellenbosch, but he changed to a career in finance and became qualified CA with expertise in property development finance. Sarel and his family live on the estate. As he says, "we love the outdoors. We are very active and spend a lot of time walking and running around on the estate. We really enjoy all the open space."

As a trustee, Renier Swart is the Chairman of Security and Infrastructure sub-committees. He is the Managing Director and a shareholder of the Star Motor Group. Renier is also is a Director and shareholder of Boland Rugby, as well as a property developer, game breeder and farmer. His qualifications include BCom Accounting Honours and CTA (University of Pretoria), BProc (UNISA) and CA (SA). Renier's main fields of expertise include marketing, farming, sport, security, property and investment. He was also named Pretoria Businessman of the Year in 2001. Renier resides at Val de Vie and values the rural lifestyle and the people of the estate.

Martin Venter is the Executive Chairman and founder of the Elements group of companies. His qualifications include VLC (Law), LLB (UP), Hons., MBA (US) and R.E.E.S, Private Equity and Venture Capital (Harvard Business School). He is also an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Martin initially built his career as a commercial attorney in litigation, and garnered extensive experience in property development and investment, as well as property asset management. As a resident on the estate, he values the convenient family lifestyle. To put it in his words, "it's where I live, work and play!"