Frans qualified as a chartered accountant in 2004, after completing his articles at KPMG in Johannesburg. In 2005, Frans joined Riso Africa Proprietary Limited as the financial manager. He joined Steinhoff Africa Holdings Proprietary Limited as a financial manager in 2006. Frans then joined PG Bison Proprietary Limited (‘PG Bison’) in 2009 as the group financial manager and was appointed as chief financial officer in 2010. In 2012, KAP Industrial Holdings Limited acquired PG Bison. Frans was promoted to the position of chief financial officer for the diversified industrial segment of KAP in 2015, and in April 2016, he was appointed as the chief financial officer of KAP.
Current role