BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.3B
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Media Holding Company
CEO
Koos BekkerNumber of Employees 12,067
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NAICS Code Advertising Agencies: 541810
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Naspers Buys Majority In Brazilian Online E-Commerce Group Buscape For $342 Million
Naspers, the South African media giant, is continuing on its online acquisition spree across Europe and now Latin America: it has acquired 91 percent stake in Brazilian online e-commerce group Buscape.com, for $342 million. Buscape provides comparison shopping solutions to more than 100 portals and websites in Latin America,...
Naspers buys Buscape.com for USD342m
South African media firm Naspers is paying USD342m for 91% of the share capital of Buscape.com, which allows users to compare various online shopping sites, portals and products. Naspers say the acquisition will help the company focus on the e-commerce market. by Editorial
Naspers unit bids USD19m for Polish finance site
Netherlands-based e-commerce group MIH Allegro is offering to pay up to USD19.3m for Polish site Bankier.pl, which offers financial news, analysis and price-comparison shopping services. Naspers-owned Allegro aims to integrate the site with its Polish e-commerce platform should the deal go through. by Thomas Warren
Global Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Selects Entriq to Package and Distribute Content to New Digital Channels
Entriq has been selected by global publisher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., as the video provider for a variety of Wiley's websites, including its soon-to-be-released "For Dummies®" video content library across its branded online properties and other syndicated destinations. The ubiquitous "For Dummies®" reference books have gained massive...
Custom Car Site Led by Former NBA Pro Selects Entriq for Delivery of Digital Video
Entriq , a leading digital media company that makes it easy for content providers and broadcasters to quickly and efficiently get their video content to viewers, today announced that its newest customer, AutomotiveStreetStyle.com has selected its PUBLISH solution from among a slate of top tier digital video providers....
Having it both ways: balancing market and political interests at a South African daily newspaper
Abstract The process of democratic transition in South Africa has brought many changes to the national political economic context within which media companies operate. These changes have also brought challenges for South African media companies to reposition themselves ideologically, with their political-economic interests in mind. Coinciding with these local...
Naspers Limited Today Announced the Disposal of NetMed N.V. and Withdrawal of Cautionary
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Naspers Limited (JSE:NPN) (NASDAQ:NPSN) today announced the disposal of NetMed N.V. and withdrawal of cautionary. 1. INTRODUCTION Shareholders are referred to the announcements published on 15 April 2008, 23 April 2008 and 4 June 2008, Naspers then advised that, following a review of...
Naspers Limited Today Announced Its Provisional Results for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2008
International Internet Investments Drive Solid Growth CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Naspers (JSE: NPN) today reported a 19% increase in revenue to R20,5 billion, largely driven by growth in its international internet businesses. The pay-TV sector reported a solid performance for the year ended 31 March 2008. Core...
Naspers Releases a Trading Statement
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Naspers Limited (JSE: NPN) (LSE: NPSN) announced today that, shareholders are advised that the Naspers group is presently preparing its annual financial statements for the year ending 31 March 2008. Earnings per share for the period is expected to be between 35% and 45%...
Naspers Initiates an Auction Process for the MWEB Business
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Naspers Limited (JSE:NPN) (LSE:NPSN) announced today that, following approaches for the sale of its internet service provider ISP business MWEB, it is initiating an auction process. MWEB is one of the largest residential internet service providers in South Africa and also owns the largest...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Koos Bekker | CEO |
| Salie de Swardt | CEO, Media24 |
| Mark Sorour | Chief Investment Officer |
| Steve Pacak | CFO |
| George Coetzee | Secretary |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Ton Vosloo | Chairman |
| Ben Van Der Ross | Board of Directors |
| Boetie Van Zyl | Board of Directors |
| Francine-Ann Du Plessis | Board of Directors |
| Fred Phaswana | Board of Directors |
| Hein Willemse | Board of Directors |
| Jakes Gerwel | Board of Directors |
| Lourens Jonker | Board of Directors |
| Neil Van Heerden | Board of Directors |
| Rachel Jafta | Board of Directors |
Koos Bekker led the founding team of M-Net in 1985, serving as chief executive of the MIH group until 1997. He was also a founding director of MTN. He is a director of Media24, MIH B.V., MIH Mauritius, MIH Holdings, MultiChoice South Africa Holdings and other companies in the wider group. He also serves on the local organising committee for the Fifa Soccer World Cup 2010 and the council of the University of Stellenbosch. He has been chief executive of Naspers since 1997. Koos rejoined the board on 1 April 2008 after a one-year sabbatical.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | CEO | Current |
| Naspers Limited | CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | CEO, Media24 | Current |
Mark Sorour is a qualified Chartered Accountant who previously held various positions in the audit and corporate finance divisions of PricewaterhouseCoopers. After qualifying he spent 5 years as an investment banker. In 1994 he joined MIH, the international division of the Naspers group, where he headed up business development throughout Africa, the Middle East, Thailand, China, Europe, USA and Asia. This included being relocated to Hong Kong and the Netherlands as corporate finance and acquisitions general manager. With the restructure of the Naspers group in 2002, Mark returned with his family to Cape Town as Chief Investment Officer, heading up the corporate finance and M&A function for the Naspers and MIH groups.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Chief Investment Officer | Current |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | CFO | Current |
| Naspers Limited | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Secretary | Current |
Ton Vosloo became managing director of Naspers Limited in 1984, serving as non-executive chairman since 1997. He served as a journalist from 1956 to 1983 and as editor of Beeld from 1977 to 1983. He is a director of Media24, MultiChoice South Africa Holdings and chairman of MIH B.V., MIH Mauritius and MIH Holdings and independent non-executive chairman of the board of Naspers. He is a former chairman of Sanlam, M-Net and the WWF (SA).
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Chairman | Current |
| Naspers Limited | Chairman | Current |
Ben van der Ross is chairman of RMB Asset Management (Pty) Limited. He also serves on the company boards of Momentum Life, FirstRand, Pick ‘n Pay Stores Limited and Lewis Stores Limited.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Boetie van Zyl is a member of the boards of MIH Holdings, MIH Mauritius, MIH B.V., Media24 and Murray & Roberts and a trustee and director of Peace Parks in South Africa. He is chairman of the Naspers audit and risk management committee, a member of the audit and risk management committee of MIH and Media24, as well as a member of the human resources and nomination committees of Media24 and Naspers.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Francine-Ann du Plessis is a director of Loubser du Plessis Inc, chartered accountants, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa, the KWV group, Sanlam and South African Airways. Adv du Plessis is a member of the audit and risk management committee of Naspers.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Hein Willemse is a member of the boards or a trustee of various organisations and community bodies. Prof Willemse is head of the department of Afrikaans at the University of Pretoria.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Jakes Gerwel joined the Naspers group as a director in 1999. He is a former directorgeneral in the office of past president Nelson Mandela, secretary to the cabinet and rector of the University of the Western Cape. Prof Gerwel is chancellor of Rhodes University and the chairman of Brimstone Investment Corporation, South African Airways, Media24 and Welkom Yizani. He is a member of the executive and the human resources and nomination committees of Media24 and Naspers.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Lourens Jonker is the owner of Weltevrede Wine Estate near Bonnievale in South Africa. He is a director of Absa and a former chairman of the KWV group.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Neil van Heerden is a trustee of the University of the Western Cape, former executive director of the South Africa Foundation (now Business Leadership) and a director of Via Afrika and other companies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Rachel Jafta is an associate professor in economics at Stellenbosch University and a director of Econex. Prof Jafta is the chairperson of the Helen Suzman Foundation and a board member of the South African Institute of Race Relations. She is a member of the audit and risk management committee of Naspers, chairperson of the Media24 audit and risk management committee and serves on the Media24 board. She is chairperson of the Rachel’s Angels empowerment project.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Naspers Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
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