William Venter 1130 - Who's Who SA

William Venter

Full Names: William Peter (Bill) Venter

Date of Birth: 29/07/1934

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In Brief

Chair: Bytes Technology Group (BTG); He has devoted 40 years to entrepreneurial endeavours and initiatives in the electronics, telecommunications and power electrical industries, in South Africa and abroad.

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Education
Career
Family
Other

Birth & Nationality

Nationality: South African

Residential Details

Country of Residence: South Africa

Chairmanships

Chair: Allied Electronics Corp Ltd (Altron)

Chair: CSIR; 0

Chair: Bytes Technology Group (BTG); 2003

Directorships

Director: Telemetrix PLC

Director: UEC Multi-Media

Director: Allied Electronics Corp Ltd

Non-Executive Director: Allied Technologies Ltd (Altech)

Director: Bytes Technology Group (BTG)

Director: Power Technologies (Pty) Ltd (Powertech)

Director: AMIC Ltd.; 0

Director: Nedcor Bank Ltd.; 0

Managing Director: Standard Telephones and Cables; 1965

Chief Executive Officer: Altron Group; 0

Previous Positions

Trainee Engineer: South African Post Office; 0

Marketing Manager: STC (SA); 0

Founder: Allied Electric (to become Altron Group); 1965; 1965

Awards

Order for Meritorious Service (Gold): State President of South Africa

Marketing Man of the Year: 1977

Top Five Businessmen: Busness Times; 1978

Top Executive in South Africa: Management; 1984

Leadership in Practise Award: University of South Africa SBL; 1989

Engineer of the Year: 1996

Top 100 Lifetime Achiever: Sunday Times Business Times; 2006

Voluntary Activities

Trustee: Pres Mandela's Children's Trust Fund

Member: Fin Com, Nelson Mandela Children's Fund

Society Memberships

Member of the Institute of Market Management (MIMktM): Member

FIAC (Institute of Administration & Commerce: Fellow

Institute of Elec Engineers (IEE) (UK): Fellow

South African Institute of Elect Engineering (Saiee): Honorary Fellow

Institute of Marketing Management (IMM): Honorary Vice-President

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