Christo Wiese
Subtitle: risk & riches
By: T.J. Strydom
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Tafelberg
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780624085850; 9780624085867; 9780624085874
Subjects: Businessmen; Biography; Retail trade
Description: Once the owner of a diamond mine, a wine farm and the most expensive house in Cape Town. Former chairman of South Africa's largest retailer, director of the Reserve Bank and the richest man in the country. As a young man, Christo Wiese cut his teeth at Pep Stores. Over the years he built a mighty business empire, which included Shoprite and a number of other enterprises. His recipe for success: an endless love for cutting deals, a fearless appetite for risk and a keen eye for a bargain. This man of great charm has never been afraid of sailing close to the wind. Over the course of 50 years these calculated risks paid off, making him one of the most successful businessmen of his generation - until he encountered the furniture group Steinhoff, and things went awry. Business journalist and writer TJ Strydom tells the story of one of South Africa's best-known business giants in a fresh, engaging way.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and index.
Table of contents: title: Baggage; title: The retailer; title: Barefoot; title: Pep Stores, take one; title: Law, diamonds and politics; title: Pep Stores, take two; title: Pepkor rejigged; title: Checkers, trolley for trolley; title: New SA and everything's OK; title: The banking empire; title: Disneyland and deals; title: The Mbeki boom years; title: Baggage and the Zuma years; title: Steinhoff waiting in the ducks; title: Buy! Buy! American pie; title: The bolt; title: Wiese's legacy.