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Jannie Mouton
Born1946 (age 77–78)[1]
Carnarvon, South Africa
EducationStellenbosch University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and chairman, PSG Group
Co-founder, Capitec Bank
Spouse(s)Dana Mouton (died 2004)
Deidré Mouton
Children3
Websitewww.psggroup.co.za

Johannes "Jannie" Mouton (born 1946) is a South African billionaire businessman, the founder and chairman of PSG Group.[2]

Early life

Mouton was born in Carnarvon in 1946, and grew up there.[1] He has a bachelor's degree from Stellenbosch University.[3][1]

Career

Mouton started his career aged 22 as an articled clerk at PwC.[4] He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1973.[2] In 1995, Mouton was fired as managing partner by stockbrokers Senekal, Mouton & Kitshoff, a firm he co-founded. He later founded PSG Group.[5][6]

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.[6] His son Piet is the CEO of PSG Group.[5][6] 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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Meet Johannes Mouton, the "Richard Branson of Stellenbosch"". CapeTalk. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Jannie Mouton | Who's Who SA". Whoswho.co.za. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Jannie Mouton: Now it's up to PSG's "Youth League"". Biznews.com. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b Kate Douglas (13 February 2015). "Meet the Boss: Jannie Mouton, founder, PSG". How We Made It In Africa. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Jannie Mouton: 20 lessons from building my R44bn business". Biznews.com. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Jannie Mouton". Forbes. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ^ a b c 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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