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Koos Bekker

CEO of Naspers Ltd

South Africa, Finance & Business Services

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Koos Bekker

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Date of Birth: 14-12-1952 Place of Birth: Heidelberg

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Koos Bekker is the Chief Executive Officer of Naspers Ltd since 1997. He led the founding team of M-Net in 1985, serving as Chief Executive of the MIH group until 1997. He is also director of Media24, MIH B.V, MIH (Mauritius) Limited, MIH Holdings, MultiChoice South Africa Holdings and other companies in the wider group. He also served on the local organising committee for the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup, as well as the Council of Stellenbosch University.

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Chief Executive Officer - Naspers Ltd, Cape Town: (1997 - present)

Chief Executive Officer - Naspers Ltd: (1997 - present)

Co-Founder - M-NET: (1985 - present)

Chairman - M-Web

Non-Executive Chairman - M-Web Holdings Ltd

Commissioner - Global Information Infrastructure Commission (GIIC)

Various positions - Young & Rubicam

Board Member - M-Cell

Director - MIH

Director - M-Net

Board Member - Open TV

Board Member - M-Net

Director - Educor

Director - Media24

Founding Director - MTN

Board Member - SuperSport International

Founding Director - MWEB

Director - Via Afrika

Director - SuperSport International

Director - 2010 FIFA World Cup

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Chief Executive Officer - MIH Group: (1997)

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Degree - University of Stellenbosch: Bachelor of Arts

Degree - University of Columbia, New York: Master of Business Administration

Degree - University of the Witwatersrand: Bachelor of Law

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Koos Bekker was instrumental in bringing the concept of pay television to SA.

Koos Bekker was recipient of the prestigious Ernst & Young and Rand Merchant Bank's Best Entrepreneur (SA) in 2006.

Koos Bekker's innovations include the birth of M-Net, Supersport, MultiChoice (Satellite DSTV), and M-Web in South Africa, as well as the encryption provider Irdeto in Holland.

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Lifetime Achievement Award - Business Times

Best Entrepreneur (South Africa) - Ernst & Young/Rand Merchant Bank

Golden Plume - SABC Television

World Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame - World Entrepreneur Awards

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Koos Bekker

CEO of Naspers Ltd

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Bekker: Aid undermines Africa

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