10 Things you should know about Koos Bekker

Koos Bekker is widely known as the founder of Naspers. Here are 10 Thins you should know about Koos Bekker.

1. Koos Bekker was born on 14 December 1952
2. He is a South African billionaire businessman.
3. He attended Hoër Volkskool Heidelberg and completed degrees at Stellenbosch University, in law and literature, and at Wits University, in law.
4. During his studies in Stellenbosch, he was a hostel boarder of Eendrag Manskoshuis.
5. He is married to Karen Bekker and has two children.
6. In 1997 Bekker became CEO of Naspers.
7. After a few years in advertising, he received an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and graduated in 1984.
8. As a result of a project paper, he and a few young colleagues founded one of the first two pay-television services outside of the US. M-Net and its sister companies, such as Multichoice.
9. In the 1990s, he was a founding director of mobile communication company MTN.
10. He is the fourth-wealthiest South African, with a fortune of US$2.3 billion.