CEO Today Africa Awards

19 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Africa Awards 2019 SOUTH AFRICA BOB VAN DIJK Group CEO Naspers FIRM PROFILE Naspers is a global internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world Naspers companies operate and invest in countries and markets across the world with long-term growth potential We invest in some of the world’s leading internet companies Naspers is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: NPN), has an ADR listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: NPSN) and has a sizeable investment in Prosus (AEX: PRX and JSE: PRX). Our strategy We believe in the power of local backed by global scale and we look for opportunities to address big societal needs in markets where we see the greatest growth potential. Strategy Naspers companies connect people to each other and the wider world and create value by improving lives. Every day, millions of people use the products and services of companies that Naspers has invested in, acquired or built. Throughout our 100-year history, we have grown by investing in, acquiring and building leading companies with sustainable competitive advantages We believe in the power of local backed by global scale We continue to back new business models to fuel our growth and increasingly, we look for opportunities to address big societal needs in markets where we see the greatest growth potential. These include all major markets in the world. Where we see a company with promise, we move quickly to expand and scale it. We believe we are the best global growth partner for founders, startups and other investors with the ambition to scale in our markets Our operating model is different from many other companies. We both invest in and run leading companies, and we add value at all life-stages. We create our own businesses or invest in early stage companies, we take promising models and grow them quickly to scale, we evolve and grow companies already at scale, and we hold investments in listed companies with significant upside. Today, the Naspers group is organised into two areas: our media and internet interests in South Africa, and through Prosus, our internet interests outside of South Africa including companies and investments in the online classifieds, food delivery, payments and fintech, etail, travel, education and social and internet platforms sectors, among others. ABOUT BOB VAN DIJK Bob van Dijk was appointed chief executive of Naspers in April 2014. He joined the group as Allegro Group CEO in August 2013 and was promoted to CEO Global Transaction eCommerce in October 2013. He has over 10 years of general management experience in online growth business, mainly with eBay and Schibsted, spanning the online marketplaces, online classifieds and fashion segments. Most recently he was vice-president and general manager of eBay Germany and Europe Emerging Markets. Prior to his general management career, Bob was an entrepreneur in online financial products. He started his career in McKinsey with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and media. Bob has an MBAHons from INSEAD and an MSc (cum laude) in econometrics from Erasmus University, Rotterdam. www.naspers.com