Dr Ronnie van der Merwe

Non-Executive Director

Dr Ronnie van der Merwe was appointed as a non-executive director in May 2018. The company does not consider Ronnie to be independent as he has been appointed to the board by the company’s principal shareholder, Mediclinic Group Limited, under the terms of the relationship agreement with them.

Current external appointments

• Group chief executive officer of Mediclinic Group Limited

Skills and previous experience

Ronnie has a strong track record of leadership and management within the healthcare industry, including strategy, organisational development, clinical performance, adoption of technology, and quality and data management.

As a specialist anaesthesiologist in private practice, Ronnie gained extensive experience in trauma and elective anaesthesia, intensive care management, and the management of acute and chronic pain. He subsequently expanded his expertise at medical insurance company Sanlam Health before joining Mediclinic in 1999. As chief clinical officer, he took responsibility for various aspects of the business, contributed greatly to the growth and strategic positioning of the group, and served as chair of the board of trustees of the in-house medical aid scheme, Remedi. He also served on the board of the premier private emergency medical care provider in South Africa, ER24, and as executive director of Mediclinic International Limited from 2010 up to the combination of the businesses of Mediclinic (then Al Noor Hospitals Group plc) and Mediclinic International Limited. He was appointed as group chief executive officer in 2018.

Ronnie is a member of the Nomination Committee.