Frik Wiese

During his employment in the Defense Force, Frik received various commendations and medals, amongst others a certificate for outstanding service from the Chief of the Army.

After resigning from the SADF, he joined Saracen Security International as a security advisor and training consultant, both in Angola, Sierra Leone and South Africa. He was then offered an opportunity as Operations Director of Specialized Industrial Risk Management (SIRM) based in Pretoria.

Frik was given the opportunity to work abroad in Indonesia, and shortly after that, to transfer his knowledge to South East Asia where he was involved with planning and execution of industrial security operations for various multinational companies including Chevron Texaco, Holcim Cement & Newmont Mining.

After almost 9 years, he returned back to South Africa in 2009 where he held the position of Managing Director for GES Africa until he was approached by Xone in 2016. He represents Xone as Regional Operations Manager for all Inland Operations and is also a shareholder and member of the Xone Executive Committee.

Frik has travelled extensively the past 25 years and worked at several destinations which includes Africa, almost all Sub Saharan countries, Europe and South East Asia.