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Company type | Public company |
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JSE: BVT | |
Industry | Conglomerate |
Founder | Brian Joffe |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Africa |
Key people | Bonang Francis Mohale (Independent non-executive Chairman) Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Thembekile Madisa (Group CEO) |
Services | Services, Trading, Distribution [1] |
Number of employees | +/-132,870 |
Subsidiaries | Bidvest Bank |
Website | www |
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