Dries Venter

Dries Venter is a senior finance professional with over 14 years of experience in private equity and leveraged finance. They have held significant positions, including Head of Origination at the Australian Business Growth Fund, and Director of Private Equity & Leveraged Finance at Commonwealth Bank. Dries has a proven track record in structuring and underwriting complex debt financing while effectively managing stakeholder relationships and leading high-performing teams. Dries holds a CA(SA) from the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and a B-Comm Accounting (Hons) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.