Koos Bekker

Koos Bekker (South African and Dutch) is the non-executive chair of the board. He led the founding team of the M-Net/MultiChoice pay-television business in 1985. He was also a founder of MTN Group Limited, a South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company. He headed the group in its international and internet expansion until 1997, when he became chief executive officer of Naspers. He retired as the chief executive officer of Naspers on 31 March 2014. On 17 April 2015, he succeeded Ton Vosloo as chair of the Naspers board. He holds a BAHons and honorary doctorate in commerce from Stellenbosch University, an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand and an MBA from Columbia University.