史班哲Spanjaard架构

Chief Executive Officer

Kentin Welgemoed (35)

Qualifications: BCom (Accounting Sciences),
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA)
Appointment date: September 2015
Kentin qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2010.
He initially joined Spanjaard in July 2015 as Operations Manager, and was later appointed to the Board as Operations Director. In September 2017, Kentin was appointed Acting CEO of Spanjaard and CEO in November. He is a member of SAICA and the Institute of Directors.

Financial Director

Ian Saunders (33)

Qualifications: CA(SA), BCompt (Hons) Appointment date: May 2016
Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2010. He joined Spanjaard in March 2016 as Financial Manager, having gained five and three years’ experience in finance and auditing respectively. He was appointed to the Spanjaard Board in 2016. He is a member of SAICA and the Institute of Directors.

Executive Director

Graham Cort (42)

Qualifications: Senior Certificate
Appointment date: February 2006
Graham joined Spanjaard’s Consumer/Automotive division as a sales representative in 1996. He was then assigned to Spanjaard’s Industrial/Marine division, also in a sales capacity. He was promoted to National Sales Manager Industrial/Marine division before becoming Spanjaard’s National Sales Manager.
In January 2006, Graham was appointed to lead
the International Sales and Logistics division, and promoted to Executive Director in February 2006.
He is a member of the Institute of Directors.

Executive Director

Clinton Palmer (47)

Qualifications: BSc, MSc (Biotechnology), MBA Appointment date: October 2008
Committee membership: Social and Ethics Committee
Clinton has 20 years’ experience in a variety of technical positions within the chemical sector. He is currently head of Spanjaard’s technical operations, including manufacturing operations, all new and existing product developments and enhancements, as well as the Company’s QA and QC functions. He is a member of the Institute of Directors.

Marketing Director

Tracy Stewart (35)

Qualifications: BA (Marketing Communications) (Hons) Appointment date: October 2017
Committee membership: Social and Ethics Committee
Tracy has 12 years’ experience in marketing, media and research-related fields and has served in management positions for a number of companies. Her experience also
includes independent consulting specialising in marketing strategy and implementation. Tracy was an independent marketing consultant for Spanjaard from March 2016 and joined the Company full time in October 2017, and was simultaneously appointed as Marketing Director. She has an honours degree in Marketing Communications and
is in charge of marketing for Spanjaard.