Bidvest Group

The Bidvest Group Ltd

Type	Public company
Traded as	JSE: BVT
Industry	Conglomerate
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
Area served	Africa
Key people	Lorato Phalatse (Chairperson) Lindsay Ralphs(CEO)
Products	Services, Trading, Distribution [1]
Number of employees	117 000
Website	www.bidvest.com

The Bidvest Group Limited is a services, trading, and distribution company. The Group was founded in 1988 by Brian Joffe and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1990. The Group owns or has significant holdings in over 300 companies.^[2] The Bidvest Group Limited has a corporate office in Johannesburg, South Africa, and employs approximately 114,000 people.

Divisions

• Bidvest Industrial

The division includes:

• • Bidvest Automotive
  • Bidvest Commercial Products
  • Bidvest Electrical
  • Bidvest Financial Services
  • Bidvest Freight
  • Bidvest Office & Print
  • Bidvest Services^[3]
• Bidvest Namibia^[4]
• Bidvest Corporate
• Bidvest Properties^[5]

Leadership

The Bidvest Group Limited board comprises fourteen members: six executive directors, one non-executive director, and seven independent non-executive directors.

References

1. Reuters – http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=BVTJ.J
2. Bidvest corporate website – http://www.bidvest.co.za/index.php
3. http://www.bidvest.co.za/div_info_bidvest_industrial_holdings.html
4. http://www.bidvest.co.za/div_info_bidvest_namibia.html
5. http://www.bidvest.co.za/div_info_bidvest_properties.html