Directors profile
Languages: English, German, Afrikaans
Qualifications: Bachelor of Agricultural Management (BAgMgt) Bachelor of InstAgrar (Hons)(BInstAgrar)
Employment History:
Property Investor and Developer Since 2004 Various commercial and residential developments, including:
Commercial
- Life Hilton Private Hospital – Consultation block Hilton Private Hospital – concept and initiator (Life Healthcare Group)
Mixed Residential Lifestyle
- Mount Verde Estate
- Emanzini Private Game Reserve
- Manoah Lifestyle
- Coastal Residential development
Work history:
Employment History:
- 1997-2004
- Successfully developed and established an extensive mixed agricultural portfolio
- 2004-2006
- Property Investor
- 2006- current
- Property development
- Freehold and Sectional Title
- Residential Estates
- Mixed Developments
- Commercial
- Property development
- 2010
- Commercial Property Investment Portfolio
List associations and affiliations:
Delegate to South African Sugar Industry Director to the South African Cane Growers Association Consultant to the Board of UCL Company Limited Guardian of Various Charities
Origins As a child, and growing up on a farm, André’s keen sense of adventure coupled with his inquisitive nature, often found him facing unexpected challenges. The art of finding logical solutions for challenges faced (not always conventional) were embraced and taken on with ambitious passion. This farming background and appreciation for the environment, together with the sense of community enjoyed, is very much a driving force behind Andre’s projects today. After studying he returned to the family farm and established successful multi agricultural enterprises on newly acquisitioned farms to reach its full potential and profitability. Always looking for a new challenge, André became interested in Property Investment and Development. Successfully subdividing freehold plots on a 2300ha Estate to developing sectional title schemes in a Private Game Reserve. With his environmental studies and passion for the environment and wildlife, he continues to introduce and integrate eco environmental solutions to all projects tackled.
Vision Passionate about Property Development, André works together and partners with a team of highly motivated and focused individuals. All working towards the same common goal which is driven by a strong instilled sense of community, future developments will be conceptualised to recreate this lifestyle of country living, carefree, respecting and caring for each other, sustainable living, and holistic harmony between nature and man.
Dreams To reinstall family and community values, to re -create the idyllic lifestyle is the basis of all André’s developments. His dream is to achieve this by creating the opportunities, without neglecting his focus on the environment; he takes these challenges and provides solutions. André believes in partnering with identified individuals creating opportunity and thereby empowering them through knowledge, experience and support. The drive behind the commercial developments is to create an environment where needs and requirements have been identified, and to meet them, the required facilities and services are conceptualized, planned and developed to create a stronger community.
Motivation To bring a harmonious and balanced quality back into the community lives, to create a lifestyle which Andre believes is idyllic. Partnering with focused individuals and creating opportunity is his motivation and ultimate dream.