Jannie Mouton
| Jannie Mouton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Johannes Mouton 1946 (age 71–72)[1] |
| Residence | Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | Stellenbosch University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder and chairman of PSG Group and co-founder of Capitec Bank |
| Net worth | US$1.3 billion (May 2017)[2] |
| Spouse(s) |
Dana Mouton (died 2004) Deidré Mouton |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Website | www.psggroup.co.za |
Johannes "Jannie" Mouton (born 1946) is a South African billionaire businessman, the founder and chairman of PSG Group.[3]
Early life
Mouton was born in Carnarvon in 1946, and grew up there.[1] He has a bachelor's degree from Stellenbosch University.[4][1]
Career
Mouton started his career aged 22 as an articled clerk at PwC.[5] He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1973.[3] In 1995, Mouton was fired as managing partner by stockbrokers Senekal, Mouton & Kitshoff, a firm he co-founded. He later founded PSG Group.[6][2]
Personal life
His first wife, Dana Mouton died in 2004.[7][1] His second wife is Deidré.[8] Mouton has two sons, Jan and Piet, and a daughter, Charité.[7] He lives in Stellenbosch, South Africa.[2] His son Piet is the CEO of PSG Group.[6][2] His eldest son Jan manages the PSG Flexible Fund and is a non-executive director of PSG.[7]
Works
- And then they fired me (autobiography)[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Meet Jannie Mouton, the "Richard Branson of Stellenbosch"". CapeTalk. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "Jannie Mouton". Forbes. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Jannie Mouton | Who's Who SA". Whoswho.co.za. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ "Jannie Mouton: Now it's up to PSG's "Youth League"". Biznews.com. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- 1 2 Kate Douglas (13 February 2015). "Meet the Boss: Jannie Mouton, founder, PSG". How We Made It In Africa. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Jannie Mouton: 20 lessons from building my R44bn business". Biznews.com. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- 1 2 3 Marcelle (2013-12-01). "COVER STORY: Jannie Mouton: man of vision and focus". Accountancy SA. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ↑ "PSG's Jannie Mouton sets new transparency standards, has "early form of dementia" - BizNews.com". biznews.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.