Louis du Preez

Louis qualified as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1997 after completing his articles. He joined Jan S de Villiers and was appointed a partner of the firm in 1998. With the merger of Werksmans Attorneys in 2009, he became a member of the national executive committee of the combined firm and served as such until early 2017. While practising as an attorney, he advised clients on a variety of corporate and commercial matters. He joined the Steinhoff group as General Counsel in mid-2017. Louis was appointed as a non-executive director of KAP Industrial Holdings Limited on 1 October 2017.