David Brink

David Charles Brink (b 9 August 1939) is a South African businessman and sits on the boards of a number of large companies.^[1]

Brink followed his father's footsteps by going into mining, he joined Anglo American from 1962 and was appointed section manager of Western Deep Levels in 1967. He completed a masters degree in mining engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand. In 1970 he left Anglo American and joined Murray & Roberts as the manager of RUC Mining Contracting Company and by 1974 he was appointed managing director. Brink work himself up the "corporate ladder", 1983 - chief executive of Murray & Roberts Industrial, 1984 - chief operating Officer of Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd, 1986 - chief executive of the Murray & Roberts Group and in July 1994 he was appointed chairman of Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd which he held until he retired in December 2003.

Offices he is currently or recently held:

• Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited - Director (July 1984 - December 2003)
• Absa Group Limited - Deputy Chairman (April 1992 - current)
• Sanlam Limited - Director (January 1994 - current)
• Sappi Limited - Non-executive Director (March 1994 - current)
• BHP Billiton Plc - Director (June 1997 - current)
• Unitrans Limited - Chairman (November 1997 - current)
• BHP Billiton Limited - Director (June 2001 - current)
• South African Institute of Directors - Vice President
• National Business Initiative - Board member
• Business Trust - Co-chairman
• Trustees of the South African Nature Foundation - Board member

References

1. ^ "David Charles Brink." Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Web. 24 Nov. 2010. <http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1466609&ticker=SHF:SJ&previousCapId=882701&previousTitle=MTN%20GROUP%20LTD>.

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