David Gant - Chairman

David Gant has had extensive International and South African experience in the fields of agriculture, food processing, manufacturing, property development, sports event promotion and politics. He was formerly Chairman of Capespan, the sole South African worldwide exporter of the famous Cape and Outspan products. He has served as Chairman of New Farmers Development Corporation, an organisation dedicated to the incorporation of previously disadvantaged South Africans into the mainstream of the country's agricultural economy.

David was the developer of the renowned Erinvale Country Estate and Golf Club, home to the World Cup Golf Tournament of 1966 and the current SA Open Golf championships. As Chairman of Worldsport SA he has been involved in the promotion and management of various aspects of South Africa's premier sports events including World Cup Golf and World Cup Cricket, the prestigious President's Cup Golf Tournament 2003 and other notable SA horse racing, golf, sailing and athletic events.

In politics, he was a member of the President's Council of the Republic of South Africa and served as Chairman of the Democratic Party, now the official opposition, for five years.