Ben van der Ross

Director/Board Member at Makalani Holdings Ltd.

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Network origin in Ben van der Ross first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
NASPERS LIMITED 60	Public Company	Internet Software/Services	60
MOMENTUM METROPOLITAN HOLDINGS LIMITED 39	Public Company	Life/Health Insurance	39
FIRSTRAND LIMITED 39	Public Company	Major Banks	39
First National Bank Ltd. First National Bank Ltd. Major BanksFinance Part of FirstRand Ltd., First National Bank Ltd. is a national bank. The private company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The South African company was founded in 1838. The CEO is Gordon Little. 33	Subsidiary	Major Banks	33
FirstRand Bank Ltd. FirstRand Bank Ltd. Regional BanksFinance FirstRand Bank Ltd. engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail, commercial, corporate, and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. 31	Subsidiary	Regional Banks	31
Distell Group Ltd. Distell Group Ltd. Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Distell Group Ltd. engages in the production and marketing of alcoholic brands. It offers wines, spirits, ciders, and ready to drink alcoholic beverages. The company is headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa. 30	Subsidiary	Beverages: Alcoholic	30
LEWIS GROUP LIMITED 16	Public Company	Specialty Stores	16
PICK N PAY STORES LIMITED 15	Public Company	Food Retail	15
Momentum Group Ltd. Momentum Group Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Momentum Group Ltd. provides investment management and life insurance services. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Centurion, South Africa. 11	Subsidiary	Investment Banks/Brokers	11
Makalani Holdings Ltd. Makalani Holdings Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Makalani Holdings Ltd invests in companies located in South Africa. The fund focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides mezzanine, senior loans and equity financing for buyout transactions with an investment size of ZAR 15 - 150 million. 11	Private Eq Fd/Alt Invt	Investment Managers	11
FirstRand Group 10	Private Company		10
FirstRand Bank Holdings Ltd. FirstRand Bank Holdings Ltd. Regional BanksFinance Part of FirstRand Ltd., FirstRand Bank Holdings Ltd. is a bank holding South African company that provides commercial banking services. The private company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. 9	Subsidiary	Regional Banks	9
Independent Development Trust 3	Trust/Trustee	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	3
Strategic Real Estate Management (Pty) Ltd. 3	Private Company		3
Naspers Investments Ltd. Naspers Investments Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Naspers Investments Ltd. exists solely to hold a stake in Naspers Ltd. 3	Private Company	Financial Conglomerates	3
Momentum Investments Pty Ltd. Momentum Investments Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Part of Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Ltd., Momentum Investments Pty Ltd. is a South African company that provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Sandton, South Africa. Ferdinand van Heerden has been the CEO of the company since 2023. 3	Subsidiary	Investment Managers	3
Southern Life Association Ltd. Southern Life Association Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Southern Life Association Ltd. functions as an investment holding South African company. The private company is based in Cape Town, South Africa. 1	Private Company	Financial Conglomerates	1

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

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Companies connected to Ben van der Ross via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
REMGRO LIMITED	Financial Conglomerates	Jan Durand Leon Crouse Paul Kenneth Harris Sonja de Bruyn Sebotsa Matthys Hendrik Visser	Chief Executive Officer Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member Director/Board Member President
RMB HOLDINGS LIMITED	Financial Conglomerates	Lauritz Dippenaar Jan Durand Leon Crouse Patrick Maguire Goss Paul Kenneth Harris Sonja de Bruyn Sebotsa Khehla Cleopas Shubane Johannes Burger Peter Cooper Matthys Hendrik Visser Francois Knoetze	Founder Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
PICK 'N PAY HOLDINGS LIMITED	Food Retail	Richard Brasher Richard S. J. van Rensburg Suzanne Ackerman-Berman Audrey Mothupi Dennis Gershon Cope Alex Mathole David Friedland David North	Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Investor Relations Contact
DISCOVERY LIMITED	Life/Health Insurance	Lauritz Dippenaar Jan Durand Paul Kenneth Harris Sonja de Bruyn Sebotsa Peter Cooper	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
MIH Holdings Pty Ltd. MIH Holdings Pty Ltd. Cable/Satellite TVConsumer Services MIH Holdings Pty Ltd. provides pay television services. It offers entertainment, interactive and e-commerce services. The company's interactive services include such as on-line games, shopping, banking and on-demand information. The firm is headquartered in Randburg, South Africa.	Cable/Satellite TV	Theunissen Vosloo Jacobus Petrus Bekker Jacobus Stofberg Roberto Oliveira de Lima Vasileios Sgourdos	Chairman President Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO
Primedia Pty Ltd. Primedia Pty Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Primedia Pty Ltd. engages in the provision of advertising services. It is broad base of assets, which includes radio broadcasting, outdoor advertising, commuter and other out of home media opportunities, and spans both the traditional and non-traditional media sectors. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Sandown, South Africa.	Advertising/Marketing Services	William Jardine Amanda Tandiwe Nzimande Mary Bomela	Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Kagiso Media Ltd. Kagiso Media Ltd. BroadcastingConsumer Services Kagiso Media Ltd. operates as an holding company with interest in news media, content production, specialised publishing, research, radio broadcasting, and television services. The company was founded by Fani Titi in 1997 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.	Broadcasting	William Jardine JJ Njeke Mary Vilakazi Paballo Makosholo	Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer
Pick 'n Pay Retailers Pty Ltd. Pick 'n Pay Retailers Pty Ltd. Food RetailRetail Trade Pick 'n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd. owns and operates super markets. The company is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.	Food Retail	Richard S. J. van Rensburg Suzanne Ackerman-Berman Nicholas Peter Badminton David North	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member President Corporate Officer/Principal
Remgro-Capevin Investments Ltd. Remgro-Capevin Investments Ltd. Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Part of Heineken Holding NV, Remgro-Capevin Investments Ltd. is an investment holding South African company with interests in winemaking. The private company is located in South Africa. Remgro-Capevin Investments was acquired by Capevin Holdings Ltd. from Remgro Ltd. on May 16, 2018.	Beverages: Alcoholic	Jan Durand Chris Otto Matthys Hendrik Visser Ethel Matenge-Sebesho Lucas Verwey	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
INVESTEC BANK LIMITED	Regional Banks	Morris Mthombeni Daphne Motsepe David Friedland	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Rand Merchant Bank Rand Merchant Bank Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Rand Merchant Bank provides banking services. The company was founded by Laurie Lanser Dippenaar, Gerrit Thomas Ferreira and partick Maguire Goss in 1977 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.	Investment Banks/Brokers	Vivian Wade Bartlett Lauritz Dippenaar Patrick Maguire Goss Paul Kenneth Harris Alan Pullinger Johannes Burger Russell Loubser Sizwe Errol Nxasana Ronald Keith Store Jurie Johannes Human Bester Harry Kellan Francois Knoetze	Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
GRINDROD LIMITED	Marine Shipping	Jan Durand Leon Crouse Matthys Hendrik Visser Grant Gelink	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Development Bank of Southern Africa Ltd. Development Bank of Southern Africa Ltd. General GovernmentGovernment Development Bank of Southern Africa Ltd. operates as a development finance institution. It offers finance services that include grants, lending, investing, underwriting guarantees and arrangement of finance. The firm also offers training, development and expertise, agency service, development information and technical assistance services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.	General Government	Nolulamo Nobambiswano Gwagwa Deenadayalen Konar Mary Vilakazi Nchaupe Khaole	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Private Equity Investor
University of Pretoria	College/University	Lauritz Dippenaar Gert Johannes Gerwel Morris Mthombeni Russell Loubser Debra Meyer Mary Bomela Jurie Johannes Human Bester	Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree
University of Cape Town	College/University	Zyda Rylands David Nurek Risto Ketola Richard S. J. van Rensburg Suzanne Ackerman-Berman Sydney Muller Amanda Tandiwe Nzimande Peter Cooper Mary Bomela	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of the Witwatersrand	College/University	Jacobus Petrus Bekker Alan Pullinger Khehla Cleopas Shubane Mary Vilakazi Vasileios Sgourdos Alex Mathole Richard Rushton Harry Kellan Stephen Jurisich	Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal
University of South Africa	College/University	Jacobus Stofberg JJ Njeke Deenadayalen Konar Fatima Abrahams Jenitha John Vasileios Sgourdos Grant Gelink Thandie Sylvia Mashego	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
University of Stellenbosch	College/University	Jan Durand Jacobus Petrus Bekker Hendrik du Toit Jacobus Stofberg André Parker Patrick Maguire Goss Paul Kenneth Harris Prieur du Plessis Chris Otto Wilhelm van Zyl Louis von Zeuner Rachel Jafta Matthys Hendrik Visser Jacob Daniel Krige Francois Knoetze Minette Havemann	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Chairman Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Deloitte & Touche (South Africa) Deloitte & Touche (South Africa) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Deloitte & Touche provides accounting services. The company is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Jan Hendrik van Greuning Ronald Keith Store Grant Gelink	Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman Chief Executive Officer
Media24 Ltd. Media24 Ltd. Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Part of Naspers Ltd., Media24 Ltd. is a South African company that provides newspaper and magazine publishing and distribution services. The private company is based in Cape Town, South Africa. The CEO of the company is Ishmet Davidson.	Publishing: Newspapers	Theunissen Vosloo Jacobus Petrus Bekker Gert Johannes Gerwel Debra Meyer Rachel Jafta	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Chairman
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Inc. is a South African company that provides accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services. The private company is based in Sunninghill, South Africa.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	JJ Njeke Preston Speckmann Mary Vilakazi	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
FirstRand STI Holdings Ltd. FirstRand STI Holdings Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance FirstRand STI Holdings Ltd. provides financial services. It offers retail, insurance, risk and wealth management, brokerage, commercial and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Centurion, South Africa.	Investment Banks/Brokers	Vivian Wade Bartlett Lauritz Dippenaar Amanda Tandiwe Nzimande Peter Cooper	Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants is an organization based in South Africa. The South African company's main focus is not explicitly stated in the provided metadata, but it appears to offer online services to its members. Sithembiso Nomvalo has been the CEO of the private company since 2019.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Jacobus Petrus Bekker JJ Njeke Mary Vilakazi Amanda Tandiwe Nzimande Jenitha John Vasileios Sgourdos Mary Bomela Melt Hamman Thandie Sylvia Mashego	Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The Institute of Directors The Institute of Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Institute of Directors provides informative events and professional development courses. The non-profit company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Parmesvari Natesan has been the CEO of the South African company since 2010.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Deenadayalen Konar Prieur du Plessis Jenitha John Louis von Zeuner	Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Aldermore Bank Plc Aldermore Bank Plc Regional BanksFinance Aldermore Bank Plc operates as a regulated deposit-taking company which provides commerical banking services to small and medium size businesses, homeowners and savers. It offers personal, business and corporate savings, commercial and residential mortgages, asset finance, including commercial loans, hire purchase and leasing services to finance plant, machinery, office technology and invoice finance services, such as invoice discounting, factoring, asset based lending, pay, bill recruitment, trade, construction, property development and bridging finance. The company was founded by Phillip Monks on February 10, 1969 and is headquartered in Lynch Wood, the United Kingdom.	Regional Banks	Alan Pullinger Johannes Burger Catherine Turner Harry Kellan	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
PROSUS N.V.	Air Freight/Couriers	Angelien G. Z. Kemna Jacobus Petrus Bekker Hendrik du Toit Jacobus Stofberg Manisha Girotra Roberto Oliveira de Lima Debra Meyer Rachel Jafta Gillian Kisbey-Green Vasileios Sgourdos Craig Enenstein Sharmistha Dubey Ying Xu Eoin Ryan Ervin Tu	Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Secretary Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Investor Relations Contact Chief Executive Officer
Firstrand Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd. Firstrand Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Part of FirstRand Ltd., Firstrand Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd. operates as a holding South African company.	Miscellaneous	Lauritz Dippenaar Paul Kenneth Harris Alan Pullinger Johannes Burger Sizwe Errol Nxasana Harry Kellan	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Sports Science Institute of South Africa		Jan Durand Lucas Verwey Francois Knoetze	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
CAPEVIN HOLDINGS LTD	Financial Conglomerates	Jan Durand Chris Otto Matthys Hendrik Visser Ethel Matenge-Sebesho Richard Rushton Lucas Verwey	Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Discovery Life Ltd.		Lauritz Dippenaar Jan Durand Paul Kenneth Harris Sonja de Bruyn Sebotsa Peter Cooper	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Saracens Ltd. Saracens Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Saracens Ltd. owns and operates sport club. The company is headquartered in London, the United kingdom.	Movies/Entertainment	Jan Durand Lucas Verwey Francois Knoetze	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
OUTsurance Insurance Co. Ltd. OUTsurance Insurance Co. Ltd. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance OUTsurance Insurance Co., Ltd. provides insurance services. It offers car insurance, home and contents, life, and life insurance. The company was founded in February 1998 and is headquartered in Centurion, South Africa.	Multi-Line Insurance	Lauritz Dippenaar Amanda Tandiwe Nzimande Peter Cooper Francois Knoetze	Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
OUTSURANCE GROUP LIMITED	Multi-Line Insurance	Lauritz Dippenaar Jan Durand Leon Crouse Patrick Maguire Goss Paul Kenneth Harris Sonja de Bruyn Sebotsa Khehla Cleopas Shubane Johannes Burger Peter Cooper Matthys Hendrik Visser	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member
FirstRand EMA Holdings (Pty) Ltd.		Lauritz Dippenaar Patrick Maguire Goss Paul Kenneth Harris Alan Pullinger Johannes Burger Sizwe Errol Nxasana Harry Kellan	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Vitality Healthstyle (Pty) Ltd.		Jan Durand Paul Kenneth Harris Sonja de Bruyn Sebotsa Peter Cooper	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Monarch Insurance Co. Ltd.		David Nurek Les Davies Hilton Saven Fatima Abrahams	Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
ALDERMORE GROUP PLC	Regional Banks	Alan Pullinger Johannes Burger Catherine Turner Harry Kellan	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
OUTsurance Holdings Ltd. OUTsurance Holdings Ltd. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance OUTsurance Holdings Ltd. operates as insurance brokers. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Tshwane, South Africa.	Property/Casualty Insurance	Lauritz Dippenaar Johannes Burger Peter Cooper Francois Knoetze	Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Ashburton Investments Holdings Ltd.		Johannes Burger Russell Loubser Ethel Matenge-Sebesho Mary Bomela	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
FirstRand Life Assurance Ltd.		Alan Pullinger Johannes Burger Russell Loubser Harry Kellan Paballo Makosholo Francois Knoetze	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
FirstRand Insurance Holdings (Pty) Ltd.		Alan Pullinger Russell Loubser Louis von Zeuner Harry Kellan Paballo Makosholo Francois Knoetze	Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
DISTELL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED	Beverages: Alcoholic	Jan Durand André Parker Prieur du Plessis Chris Otto Catharina Sevillano-Barredo Ethel Matenge-Sebesho Richard Rushton Lucas Verwey	Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Director of Finance/CFO
Momentum Metropolitan Life Ltd. Momentum Metropolitan Life Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Momentum Metropolitan Life Ltd. provides financial services. The company is headquartered in Centurion, South Africa.	Financial Conglomerates	Risto Ketola JJ Njeke Peter Cooper Paballo Makosholo Stephen Jurisich	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
University of Johannesburg	College/University	JJ Njeke Johannes Burger Debra Meyer Jan Lubbe Nchaupe Khaole Paballo Makosholo	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Rand Merchant Holdings Ltd.		Lauritz Dippenaar Patrick Maguire Goss Paul Kenneth Harris Sonja de Bruyn Sebotsa Khehla Cleopas Shubane Peter Cooper Matthys Hendrik Visser	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member

Statistics

International

South Africa	47
United Kingdom	4
Netherlands	2

Sectoral

Finance	17
Consumer Services	12
Commercial Services	6
Retail Trade	3
Consumer Non-Durables	3

Operational

Director/Board Member	1360
Independent Dir/Board Member	249
Chairman	176
Corporate Officer/Principal	159
Chief Executive Officer	101

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Peter Cooper	274
Jan Durand	102
Sonja de Bruyn Sebotsa	58
JJ Njeke	57
Roberto Oliveira de Lima	56
Paul Kenneth Harris	56
Matthys Hendrik Visser	55
Deenadayalen Konar	41
Lauritz Dippenaar	40
Louis von Zeuner	29
Ethel Matenge-Sebesho	28
Daphne Motsepe	28
Mary Bomela	28
Nolulamo Nobambiswano Gwagwa	28
Mary Vilakazi	27

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