Bill Venter

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William Peter Venter (born 29 July 1934, in Johannesburg) is a South African businessman, entrepreneur and industrialist.

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Venter founded Allied Electronics Corporation (Altron) in 1965. [1] [2] Acquisitions under his leadership included Bytes Technology Group in 1998 [3] (following a demerger in December 2020, Bytes Technology Group became a listed entity its own right). [4]

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Personal life

He has four sons and a daughter. Two of his two sons, Robert and Craig, were from his first marriage to Jean Georgina Poole. In 1994, Edith, Venter's second wife and mother of two of his sons, was awarded a record R12-million divorce settlement. [5] She was married for the third time in 1995 to Johannesburg businessman Garth Carstens. [6]

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References

  1. "The new Altron has byte and lots of IT". Sunday Times. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "Altron founder Bill Venter retires". Business Report. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. "Prospectus: Bytes Technology Group" (PDF). Bytes Technology Group. p. 46. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. "Altron jumps 5% on JSE after completion of Bytes demerger". Business Report. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. "This website was recently revamped". www.unisa.ac.za. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/sunday-times-1107/20081109/282531539240982 . Retrieved 23 June 2020 via PressReader.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)