PHILIP DIEPERINK

He earned his Honours degree in Accountancy at the University of Pretoria. He joined Deloitte & Touche in 1980, where he qualified as a chartered accountant in 1981. He transferred to the tax division, specialising in corporate and international tax planning, and became a tax partner in 1987.

After leaving Deloitte, he joined Unitrans Limited as chief financial officer and helped to develop the strategic direction and growth of this group over 10 years, until 2007 when Unitrans was purchased by Steinhoff.

He holds several other appointments within the Steinhoff group of companies and currently serves on the boards of Steinhoff Asia Pacific Limited and Cofel. In September 2007, he relocated to the United Kingdom to assume the position of chief financial officer of Steinhoff UK Holdings. Mr Dieperink was appointed as chief financial officer and member of the management board of Steinhoff on 20 April 2018.