01 Mar TOP SA MOTORSPORT EXPERTS SERVE ON WORLD GOVERNING BODY
TOP SA MOTORSPORT EXPERTS SERVE ON WORLD GOVERNING BODYn

Two top South African motorsport administrators have been appointed to prominent positions in the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, while a third has just completed a four-year term as a member of the FIA’s International Court of Appeal.
Of the three, two are long-standing m embers of the Western Province Motor Club at Killarney and both are still active competitors.
Dr Greg Mills, the president of the Western Province Motor Club and an active endurance racing competitor, has been appointed as a commissioner of the International Historical Commission, which promotes the preservation and enjoyment of historic vehicles. Dr Mills is the director of the Brenthurst Foundation, a guest lecturer at NATO’s Higher Defence College and an international advisor. He is also a director of Motorsport South Africa, the controlling body of motorsport in South Africa.
Anton Roux, the chairman of Motorsport South Africa since 2019, has been appointed to serve on the FIA Senate, the top-ranked body of the FIA that oversees the organisation’s management and finances. Mr Roux has been the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committees of all the insurance operations within the FirstRand Group for the past six years; he was previously CEO of Aon in Sub Saharan Africa.
Advocate Andre Bezuidenhout, a long-time member of the Western Province Motor Club at Killarney and an active competitor, has just completed a four-year term as a member of FIA’s International Court of Appeal, the final appeal tribunal for motorsport. He will be eligible for re-election in two years’ time.
Advocate Bezuidenhout has practised at the bar for 29 years, has been an acting Judge in the High Court and has been President of the National Motorsport Appeals Court since 1996. He is regarded as an international expert in motor racing law.
These appointments to motorsport’s world government bodies confirm the influence and respect accorded to South African expertise in the international world of motorsport. The former president of the FIA, Jean Todt, expressed his support for the extension of Killarney’s lease and it is his successor, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who has announced the latest appointments of South Africans motorsport administrators to the FIA.