- Bill Venter
Bill Venter or William Peter Venter born
29 July 1934 Johannesburg , is a South African businessman, entrepreneur and industrialist.Venter has achieved significantly in the electronics, telecommunications and power electrical sectors, both in South Africa and abroad. He is chairman of [http://www.altron.co.za/annual2006/directorate_profile.htm Allied Electronics Corp Ltd (Altron)] , [http://www.btgroup.co.za/ Bytes Technology Group (BTG)] and the South African
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research . He is on the Board of Directors of Bytes Technology Group (BTG), [http://www.altron.co.za/presentations/Site_Visit_05_Powertech.pdf Power Technologies (Pty) Ltd (Powertech)] , Allied Electronics Corp Ltd, [http://www.btimes.co.za/corpcomp/t/telemtrx.htm Telemetrix Plc] , UEC Multi-Media, Allied Technologies Ltd (Altech), AMIC Ltd., Nedcor Bank Ltd. andStandard Telephones and Cables SA. He is a Trustee of [http://www.nmcf.co.za/ Pres Mandela's Children's Trust Fund]Awards
*2006 Top 100 Lifetime Achiever (Sunday Times Business Times)
*1996 Engineer of the Year
*1991 Order for Meritorious Service (Gold) (State President of South Africa) for significant contribution to South Africa’s electronics industry
*1989 Leadership in Practice Award (University of South Africa SBL)
*1984 Top Executive in South Africa (Management)
*1978 Top Five Businessmen (Business Times)
*1977 Marketing Man of the YearDegrees
*2004 Master of Philosophy
Rand Afrikaans University Business Management cum laude
*2001 Master of Business AdministrationUniversity of Wales Honorary degrees
*Doctor of Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand
*Technical DoctorateTechnikon Witwatersrand
*Doctor of CommerceUniversity of the Free State
*Doctor of CommerceUniversity of Pretoria
*Doctor of CommerceUniversity of Port Elizabeth
*Doctor of Science (Engineering)University of Natal , DurbanPersonal life
He has four sons and a daughter. His two sons, Robert and Craig, were from his first marriage to Jean Georgina Poole. In 1994, Edith, Venter's second wife and mother of two of his sons, was awarded a record R12-million divorce settlement [http://www.unisa.ac.za/Default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=18454] . She was married for the third time in 2005 to Johannesburg businessman Garth Carstens.
*Robert Eben "Robbie" Venter, born
7 May 1960 , is chairman of Aberdare Cables and Director of Bytes Technology Group Ltd., Allied Technologies Ltd (Altech)., and Group Chief Executive of Allied Electronics Corp Ltd (Altron). He studied atUniversity of California Los Angeles and obtained degrees in Bachelor of Science (Economics) and Master of Business Administration.*Craig Gordon Venter, born
4 July 1962 , is Executive Director of Altron, Chief Executive Officer of Altech, Director of Altech Netstar, Altech Autopage Cellular and various other wholly-owned subsidiaries, Chairman of Altech Autopage Holdings and Arrow Altech Holdings, Altech Alcom Matomo, Altech UEC Multi-Media and Altech NamITech and a Member of the Altron Executive Committee and Risk Management Committee. He studied atUniversity of California Los Angeles and obtained a BSc (Econ), a BA (Psychology) and an MBA and MSc (Management Science) fromUniversity of Southern California .References
* [http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=1130| Who's Who in South Africa]
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