Alternatively, Matlare should appoint another Tiger Brands board member to replace him on the Oceana board," Botha continued. Matlare attended three out of five of Oceana's board meetings in 2013. According to Tiger Brands, he is a director of the Oceana Group board only because Tiger Brands holds a 41.9% stake in Oceana. Tiger Brands, Absa respond Corporate affairs group executive at Tiger Brands, Alex Motshwanetsi Mathole, told Moneyweb that Matlare was requested to serve on Barclays Africa's social and ethics committee about a year or so into his board tenure.