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Ockert
Janse van Rensburg
Brenda Baijnath
Ockert
Janse van Rensburg
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
BCompt (Hons), CA(SA), H Dip Co Law (Wits), GCP (Wharton & IESE)
Appointed: 12 October 2017.
Appointed as CEO: 1 November 2024
Ockert joined Imperial in January 2015 when he was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Motus Corporation (previously a subsidiary of Imperial). In the 2022/2023 year, Ockert successfully completed the Global CEO Program (GCP) jointly facilitated by Wharton (USA) and IESE (Spain) business schools.
Prior to joining Motus, Ockert was CFO of Foodcorp Holdings Limited, a multi-national food manufacturer, and before that, a partner at PwC.
Ockert is a director and trustee of various Motus Group companies and trusts, respectively, and was appointed as CEO of the Group with effect from 1 November 2024.
Brenda Baijnath
Chief Financial Officer
BCom (Hons), CA(SA), MBA
Appointed: 1 November 2024.
Brenda joined Motus as CFO designate in August 2024 and was appointed as an executive director and CFO on 1 November 2024. She brings over 22 years of experience across the auditing and private sectors, with a career spanning financial management, corporate governance, strategy, project development and business development.
After completing her articles at Deloitte & Touche, Brenda spent three years in the USA, gaining international exposure and broadening her financial acumen. Upon returning to SA, she joined the Sasol Group, where she held various senior finance and strategy roles over an 18-year tenure.
Brenda is director of various Motus Group companies.