Position: CEO: Sea Harvest Group Ltd
Appointed to board: 2009
DOB: 1973
Nationality: South African
Qualification: B.Sc.(Hons.) (Elec. Eng.), MBA
Felix completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering at Wits University in 1995and his MBA at UCT in 2000 and has more than 17 years of experience in the FMCGand fishing industries. In 2003 he joined Sea Harvest as a Commercial Manager, was promoted to Group Sales &Marketing Director in 2006, and CEO in 2013.In 2017 Felix led the listing of Sea Harvest on the JSE, and subsequently guided the growth of the company through a combination of organic and acquisitive growth. He was responsible for the acquisition and subsequent listing of Australian agri-business Mareterram Limited on the ASX and the delisting in 2019. Mr Ratheb has extensive experience in the South African fishing industry and currently serves as Chairman of the largest sector body, the South African Deep-Sea Trawl Industry Association (SADSTIA). He is also a Board Member of the largest white fish conference globally, the Ground fish Forum, whose headquarters are located in Canada, and was a Trustee on the board of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the global gold standard in marine sustainability certifications, from 2016 until 2019.
Position: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (Executive Director)
Appointed to company: 2016
DOB: 1978
Qualification: CA(SA)
Mr Brey was promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer of Sea Harvest Group at the end of April 2020 and is responsible for Finance, Internal Audit, IT and Procurement, as well as the Group's organic and acquisitive growth strategies. As managing executive at Brimstone, Mr Brey was responsible for managing the growth and performance of Sea Harvest, one of Brimstone's investment companies. Subsequent to this, he officially joined Sea Harvest as Chief Investment Officer in 2016. In the latter position, he was responsible for driving the Company's acquisition and growth strategy, as well as the performance of the Group's various operating subsidiaries. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant who, upon completion of his articles at KPMG, joined the Corporate Finance division of Nedbank Capital where he implemented a number of mergers, acquisitions, listings and Black Economic Empowerment transactions. In 2009, he joined Brimstone as Managing Executive where his responsibilities included identifying, implementing and funding acquisitions, managing Brimstone's investment portfolio and driving growth at portfolio companies.