Renasa’s Board of Directors

Renasa's board, which comprises mainly senior insurance professionals, is supported by an experienced executive management team who are well qualified professionals, and an operational team of skilled technicians with a collective short-term insurance experience amounting to hundreds of years.

Michael Tagg

B.Sc (Hons) Chairman

After holding a senior position in the Gold Division of Gold Fields of South Africa from 1988, Michael became the Chairman of a number of listed gold mines and other companies within the group. He also served on the board of Commercial Union.

Jonathan Rosenberg

B.Acc, M.Comm, C.A. (S.A.) CEO

In 1980, Jonathan became a broking member of the JSE where he remained a member for most of the 1980’s gaining extensive investment and corporate finance experiences. From the late 1980’s, until he joined Renasa in 2003, he gained varied experience in investment and fund management and as the Financial Director of a listed company.

Nick Beyers

ACII A.M.P (Harvard) Alternate Director

Nick began his career with Royal Insurance Company (now Old Mutual Insurance) in 1969. From 1971, Nick had a distinguished career with SA Eagle (subsequently Zurich and now Bryte) rising from claims clerk to CEO in 1998 which post he held until he retired in 2009. Nick has a wealth of experience, is well known throughout the industry and, above all, is liked and trusted in the industry.

Brian Martin

BA, LLB (Wits) Executive Director

After serving articles with Deneys Reitz, Brian was admitted as an attorney and for 27 years practiced law at various firms specializing in insurance law. While a director of Savage Jooste and Adams, he was elected to be the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance which he served as for 5 years before joining Renasa in 2011.

Brian Neale

B.Comm, C.A. (S.A.) Director

Brian held the position of senior partner at Nwanda Incorporated (formerly Neale Whitecross and Associates) for 16 years prior to which he was a partner at Price Waterhouse Coopers where he was a member of the World Council of Partners and the Policy Board. He is currently a financial consultant and serves as a director on the boards of several leading companies.

Kevin Carpenter

B Com, LLB, MBA, HDip (Company Law), HDip (Tax Law)

Kevin has over 35 years’ experience as a legal, tax and corporate finance consultant. He gained his experience first by being a tax manager at a large accounting firm and then through legal, tax and corporate finance consulting to a variety of auditing and legal practices and businesses in South Africa and Africa. Kevin is an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and a Master Tax Practitioner (SA).

Kevin has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director in January 2020.