THEODORE (THEO) DE KLERK

He completed his articles with Ernst & Young and worked for four years as a corporate tax consultant. He joined Murray & Roberts as financial director of its marine construction operation and spent five years with Gensec Investment Bank as part of its corporate finance advisory unit, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and related structuring functions. He joined Steinhoff in 2003 as a senior executive with responsibility for corporate advisory services and investor relations. In 2008 he was appointed chief executive officer of SteinBuild, the group’s southern African building materials division, a position he held until 2015. He currently serves as a director of several Steinhoff operating companies and manages a number of strategic projects on behalf of Steinhoff.

Mr de Klerk has been a non-executive director of KAP Industrial Holdings Limited since October 2017. He was appointed to the role of operational director of Steinhoff on 20 April 2018.