Resilient CEO Des de Beer hangs up his boots
He has his detractors but he has made shareholders a packet of money, thanks to inspired investments in the property sector at home and abroad
24 August 2023 - 05:00
After more than 20 years at the helm the tenacious dealmaker has been instrumental in boosting the finances of a loyal following of investors. Under his leadership the market cap of the Resilient group and its associated companies ballooned — from less than R500m at listing in 2002 to more than R150bn at the height of the JSE’s property boom in 2017/2018. He shares his thoughts with the FM.
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