Brian Joffe, CEO, Bidvest Group
Nationality: South African
Meet the man who created the Bidvest Group- Africa’s closest comparison to General Electric. Joffe, 65, founded Bidvest in 1988 with a $1 million cash shell, and built the group into one of Africa’s largest conglomerates. Today, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed $7.2 billion (market cap) international services, distribution and trading company operates on four continents and employs over 100,000 people. The company’s key assets include Bidvest Freight, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest privately-held freight management business; Bidvest Automotive, a leading South African motor vehicle retailer; a thriving financial services division and the world’s largest food service outfit outside North America. Joffe, a trained chartered accountant, is chief executive of the company.
For more information visit:
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehed45ekmk/brian-joffe-ceo-bidvest-group/
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/content/en/moneyweb-safm-market-update?oid=563016&sn=2009+Detail&pid=287226
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=676942&ticker=BVT:SJ
Meet the man who created the Bidvest Group- Africa’s closest comparison to General Electric. Joffe, 65, founded Bidvest in 1988 with a $1 million cash shell, and built the group into one of Africa’s largest conglomerates. Today, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed $7.2 billion (market cap) international services, distribution and trading company operates on four continents and employs over 100,000 people. The company’s key assets include Bidvest Freight, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest privately-held freight management business; Bidvest Automotive, a leading South African motor vehicle retailer; a thriving financial services division and the world’s largest food service outfit outside North America. Joffe, a trained chartered accountant, is chief executive of the company.
For more information visit:
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehed45ekmk/brian-joffe-ceo-bidvest-group/
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/content/en/moneyweb-safm-market-update?oid=563016&sn=2009+Detail&pid=287226
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=676942&ticker=BVT:SJ