Andries Benjamin la Grange (37)*

BComm (Law), BComm Hons (Financial Accounting), CTA, CA(SA)

Ben is the chief financial officer of Steinhoff's southern hemisphere operations and was appointed to the board as an alternate director in December 2009.

He completed his articles with PricewaterhouseCoopers and spent two and a half years in their international and corporate tax division. Ben joined Steinhoff International in 2003 as manager in the corporate tax division where after he moved to the Steinhoff corporate finance division before his current appointment.

*Alternate director to Frikkie Nel