Willem Oberholzer

Willem Oberholzer was appointed to the board as an independent non-executive director in March 2017.

He aids the Ecsponent board of directors with his wealth of experience in leading businesses, providing strategic direction and leadership to promote growth and shareholder value.

Willem Oberholzer is a registered Chartered Accountant with a Masters’ degree in Taxation from the University of Pretoria. Over the past 20 years, Willem has worked with a range of companies across different industries, including Eskom, Khula, SARS and Ford, gaining extensive expertise in areas of start-up businesses, company formations, company turn-arounds, mergers and acquisitions, complex tax structures, tax dispute resolutions and tax litigation.

Willem is the co-founder, CEO and Tax Director at Probity Advisory (Pty) Ltd. Additionally, he is a lecturer to students studying towards Master’s degrees in Taxation at the University of Pretoria.

He is the chairman of the Social and Ethics committee and a member of the Audit and Risk committee.