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Francois Pienaar

Chief Executive Officer of Rugby World Cup 2011


Born 02-01-1967 in Gauteng

Francois Pienaar is a former Springbok rugby player. He served as Chief Executive Officer of the Rugby World Cup 2011 Bid Committee. He is known for captaining the 1995 World Cup winning rugby team.


Francois Pienaar's Professional details

Current Position(s)

Chief Executive Officer/Founder | Advent Sport Entertainment and Media (ASEM)
Cape Town | 2009 - present
Chief Executive Officer | Rugby World Cup 2011 Bid Com
2004 - present
Ambassador | Global for The First Rand Group
Cape Town | 2002 - present
Commentator | Rugby Union & World Cup Rugby ITV
United Kingdom | 1999 - present
Speaker | Motivational
Chairman | MAD l Make-A-Difference Foundation
Cape Town

Previous Position(s)

Chairperson | FNB First National Bank
2005 - 2009
Chief Executive | Watford-Based Premiership Club
Professional Rugby Player | Saracens Club
United Kingdom | 1996 - 2000
Professional Rugby Player | South African Springboks Rugby Team
South Africa | 1993 - 1996

Educational history

Tertiary

University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Awarded in 2000

Honorary Doctor of Science

Rand Afrikaans University

Bachelor of Arts (Law)

Achievements

Awards

Rugby Personality of the Year | Britain’s Rugby Union Writer’s Club, Comprising 200 of the Top British Sports Journalists.

Newsmaker of the Year | SA Press

Gold Medal on Winning the World Cup | International Rugby Board

International Player of the Year | Rugby World Mag

World Rugby’s Captain of the Year | Australian International Rugby Review

media exposure

autobiography | 1999

Co-author (With Edward Griffiths)

Competitive Accomplishments

Win | vs Argentina | 1994

Win | vs Scotland | 1994

Win | vs Canada | 1995

Win | vs Samoa | 1995

Win | vs France | 1995

Win | vs Wales | 1995

Win | vs Italy | 1995

Win | vs England | 1995

Win | vs Fiji | 1996

Win | vs Australia | 1996

Loss | vs New Zealand | 1996

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community

Childhood Cancer Foundation SA (Choc)

Patron, 2002 - present


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