Mr. AE Wentzel

Allan is a qualified chartered accountant and has acted in various positions in the field of commerce since 1975, at which time he was the Chief Executive of African Bank Ltd, the only black-owned bank in South Africa at the time. He has since practised as a chartered accountant consultant, acting mainly in the non-profit and BEE sectors. Allan is a director of Transfer Administrators Proprietary Limited, a company that provides management advice in the non-profit and BEE sectors, and of KP Fiduciary Solutions, which specialises in deceased estate planning, administers trusts and executes estates.

His achievements include: the formation of African Bank Limited, the formation of CDT Foundation NPC and the listing of the first black-owned group on the JSE, formerly known as Kilimanjaro Investments Limited. He was the first lay person to head the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa and was Vice Chairman of the investment Committee of the Council for World Mission in London, with over £100 million under management.

Allan was appointed as the Lead Independent Non-Executive Director of Safari during September 2009 and also chairs various of the board’s sub committees including the Audit & Risk Committee.