Noel Patrick

Noel qualified as an accountant in Ireland in 1988, and joined Price Waterhouse in Johannesburg in 1989, where he worked for six years serving clients predominantly in the hotel and financial services sector. In 1995, he joined Southern Sun in a financial role and left Southern Sun in 1998 to join Tiger Brands as corporate financial services director. He was appointed to the Tiger Board in 2006 and in addition to his role as chief financial officer he was responsible for IT, Investor Relations Tiger Brands’ fishing interests. Noel left Tiger Brands in 2008. After serving as chief executive officer of diversified Motor Group Bluespec Holdings for a year, Noel joined Nando’s as chief executive officer of the Southern African business in 2009. He re-joined Tiger Brands in July 2012 as business executive responsible for the grains portfolio.