Jacobus Petrus "Koos" Bekker was born on 14 December 1952 and is a South African billionaire businessman, and the chairman of media group Naspers.
10 Facts About Koos Bekker
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Koos Bekker operates in 130 countries and is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
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Koos Bekker was born in Potchefstroom, South Africa in 1952.
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Koos Bekker attended Hoer Volkskool Heidelberg and completed degrees at Stellenbosch University, in law and literature, and at Wits University, in law.
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Koos Bekker holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, New York and an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University.
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Koos Bekker was compensated solely via stock option grants that vested over time.
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In 2020, Koos Bekker was ranked as the third-wealthiest South African by Forbes, with a fortune reported as US$2.4billion.
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Under Koos Bekker, Naspers invested in pay television, mobile telephony and various internet services.
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Former South African Minister for Communications, Yunus Carrim testified to the Zondo Commission into State Capture that Koos Bekker had played a significant role in irregularly pressuring government officials to protect MultiChoice's effective monopoly over South Africa's pay-TV sector.
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Koos Bekker is married, with two children, and resides in Cape Town, South Africa.