Jannie Mouton

Johannes "Jannie" Mouton (born 1946) is a South African billionaire businessman, the founder and chairman of PSG Group.[3]

Jannie Mouton
Born1946 (age 74–75)[1]
NationalitySouth African
Alma materStellenbosch University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and chairman of PSG Group and co-founder of Capitec Bank
Net worthUS$1.3 billion (May 2017)[2]
Spouse(s)Dana Mouton (died 2004)
Deidré Mouton
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Websitewww.psggroup.co.za

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] Mouton's longstanding friendship with the lately controversial businessman Markus Jooste is advertised on the Sauvignon Blanc wine that they produced together. Jooste facilitated Steinhoff's 20% investment in PSG which assisted Mouton in warding off a hostile bid from ABSA bank.[9]

Works
  • And then they fired me (autobiography)[5]

References
  1. "Meet Jannie Mouton, the "Richard Branson of Stellenbosch"". CapeTalk. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. "Jannie Mouton". Forbes. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. "Jannie Mouton | Who's Who SA". Whoswho.co.za. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. "Jannie Mouton: Now it's up to PSG's "Youth League"". Biznews.com. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. Kate Douglas (13 February 2015). "Meet the Boss: Jannie Mouton, founder, PSG". How We Made It In Africa. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. "Jannie Mouton: 20 lessons from building my R44bn business". Biznews.com. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. Marcelle (1 December 2013). "COVER STORY: Jannie Mouton: man of vision and focus". Accountancy SA. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  8. "PSG's Jannie Mouton sets new transparency standards, has "early form of dementia" - BizNews.com". biznews.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. "9 things you may not know about Markus Jooste, from his stint at SARS to 'his and hers' Bentleys". Business Insider SA. businessinsider.co.za. Retrieved 22 June 2020.


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