Overview | Peotona Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Preparing the ground

The what, when, and who, of our company

PGH is a uniquely South African story of success. For over 15 years, it has demonstrated the power of its founders‘ idea: that it takes a community to raise a business. It hasn’t been an easy journey, but every day PGH grew better at what it did and how it operated, led by the four directors who have personally driven all Trusts and initiatives with partner companies.

The four women founders proved that they could succeed and thrive at the levels of their male colleagues. Their personal experience of having to overcome significant hurdles in a man’s world gave them compassion, resilience and a new perspective as to the role of business within society. And the four founders proved that effective corporate social responsibility isn’t just a cost of doing business, but instead is integral to the success of any business.

The Peotona Structure

Our Company consists of two equally important components:

Peotona Group Holdings, which houses our for-profit business investments
Peotona Development NPC, a Not-for-Profit Company, is the vehicle through which The Peotona Foundation was established. The Foundation is a philanthropic and enduring network of accomplished women who espouse values-driven professional and social leadership. The Foundation offers curated mentorship, effective networking and self-development programmes.

Our transactions have resulted in more than 60% of Peotona Group Holdings’ investments being placed either directly into Peotona Development, or into aligned bespoke Trusts as preferred by our investee partners. Most of our larger transactions are structured so that over two-thirds of earnings are ringfenced to the benefit of communities adjacent to the asset. No other investment company has achieved this level.

Our relationships have secured highly skilled, professional, business and NGO partners.

Our work
These investments:

contribute positively to the social transformation of SA, and
enable improvement to Investee Company Scorecard for Codes of Best Practices

The Peotona Board

Thandi Orleyn

Chair of :
Tokiso Dispute Settlement (Pty) Ltd
Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd

Board member of:
Toyota SA (Pty) Ltd
Industrial Development Corporation of SA Ltd (‘the IDC’)
DBCM Holdings (Pty) Ltd
De Beers Consolidated Mines (Pty) Ltd

Wendy Lucas-Bull

Chair of :
Shoprite Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Board member of:
Afrika Tikkun NPC
The Millennium Labour Council
Lifeco Unltd SA
JSE Empowerment Fund (Trustee)

Cheryl Carolus

Chair of :
Grindrod (Pty) Ltd

Board member of:
DBCM Holdings (Pty) Ltd
De Beers Consolidated Mines (Pty) Ltd
Netclinic (Pty) Ltd