Daniël Maree van der Merwe (53)

BComm, LLB

Danie is the chief executive of Steinhoff Africa and Asia Pacific and was appointed to the Steinhoff International board in 1999.

He was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 1986 and practised as an attorney specialising in the commercial and labour law fields. In 1990, Danie joined the Roadway Transport Group and was instrumental in developing the strategic direction and growth of this group. In early 1998, following the merger of Roadway Transport Group with Steinhoff Africa, Danie joined the Steinhoff group. He holds several other appointments within the group, with specific responsibility as chief executive officer for the southern hemisphere operations. He currently serves on the boards of Unitrans Holdings Proprietary Limited, PG Bison Group, Steinhoff Asia Pacific Limited and KAP International Holdings Limited.