John Towsey

Executive Chairman

John’s career started in London at Lloyds, progressed to Harare (Salisbury) and then to Johannesburg.

Previous companies include Bechtel, the construction managers for the Palabora Mine, as Risk Manager, The Standard General Insurance Company Limited (various positions in Johannesburg and Zimbabwe) from 1973 to 1987); Fedsure Group Limited (Member of the Group Executive Committee 1988 to 1997); various risk and management assignments within East Africa and South Africa under the consultancy of John W Towsey & Associates (Pty) Limited) including in 2003 as Chief Executive of Truck and General Insurance Company Limited (and later Wheels Underwriting Managers (Pty) Limited).

John is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (London), Associate of the Insurance Institutes of South Africa and Kenya and a Fellow of the Institute of Risk Managers (South Africa).

John is a keen pilot, scuba diver, and a collector of British classic and other sports cars.

Pam Millbank

Executive Director

Pam achieved her ACIS qualification in 1983, and joined Wheels Underwriting Managers as Financial Manager in 2004. She has extensive experience in financial management, accounting systems and human resources management. This includes six years in International Trade Finance, ten years in the Advertising Industry, two years at the University of Surrey, England, and seven years with Import and Distribution companies.

Raymond Mogashoa

Executive Director

Raymond started his insurance career with Aegis Insurance Company in 1985 until he left as a Team Manager in 1998. He thereafter joined First Central Insurance Company and worked for four years between 1998 and 2001 as Assistant Claims Manager.

Raymond joined Truck & General Insurance Company Limited which is now Wheels Underwriting Managers in 2001, working in different capacities and is currently the National Claims Manager.

Debbie Brugman

Executive Director

Debbie Brugman has many years’ experience in marketing. She began her career in the insurance industry in 1997 as a travel insurance consultant for Truck and General Underwriting Managers and then later the Supergroup. In 1999, she moved over to a far more challenging position in insurance, using her skills as a marketer for Truck and General Insurance Company.

Debbie left the insurance industry in 2003 and relocated to take up the position of National Marketing and Customer Care Manager for a medical aid company. In 2006 she returned to her roots in transport insurance as the Regional Marketing Manager (Western Cape) for Wheels Underwriting Managers.

In June 2010, she was appointed as our National Marketing Manager and has since been enjoying not only her position but also the traffic in Gauteng.