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Koos Bekker Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Wife, Companies and Net Worth

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Koos Bekker Biography

Koos Bekker is a South African billionaire businessman. He is widely known as the chairman of media group Naspers, which has the largest market capitalization of any media firm outside the US and China. Naspers company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange and it operates in 130 countries.

10 Quick Facts About Koos Bekker

Here is a list of 10 facts about Bekker

  • Name: Jacobus Petrus “Koos” Bekker
  • Age: [calculate_years datestring=”12/14/1952″] Years Old.
  • Birthday: 14 December
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
  • Height: Average
  • Nationality: South African
  • Occupation: Billionaire Businessman
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Salary: $575,000 (R8 Million)
  • Net worth: $2.7 Billion

Koos Bekker Age

Bekker is [calculate_years datestring=”12/14/1952“] years old, he was born on December 14, 1952, in Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa. He celebrates his birthday on 14 December every year and his birth sign is Sagittarius.

Koos Bekker Height

Koos Bekke stands at an average height. He appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.

Koos Bekker Weight

Bekker has a moderate weight. He has not shared his weight with the public yet. Koos’ weight will be listed once we get it from a trustworthy source. Known for his captivating personality, he has brown eyes and his hair color is grey.

Early Life and Education

Bekker was born on 14 December 1952 in Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa. He went to Hoer Volkskool Heidelberg. He attended Stellenbosch University where he graduated with a degree in law and literature, and Wits University with a degree in law. He then enrolled at Columbia Business School graduating with an MBA and at Stellenbosch University with an honorary doctorate.

Rise to Fame

Bekke opened a multi-million-pound estate The Newt in Somerset in the United Kingdom, after six years of renovation. The hotel, garden, and restaurant complex, a roughly three-hour drive from London, has spiraling gardens day visitors can enjoy, a spa, and a cider press.

The hotel itself features 13 suites housed in a Georgian mansion and 10 rooms in the Stable Yard’s original horse yard buildings. Bekke and wife Karen, the former editor of Elle Decoration South Africa, acquired the 400-hectare property in 2013, the Telegraph reported.

The roughly 300-year-old property previously housed the Hobhouse family for close to two centuries, including acclaimed English garden designer Penelope Hobhouse.

French garden architect Patrice Travelle, the same garden designer used for the development of Babylonstoren, was used to design the spiraling gardens. In an interview with the Financial Times, Karen said she never thinks big. ”I would have been happy with a little courtyard. But my husband is different. He thinks on sale.”

Koos Bekker Family, Parents

Bekker was born and raised by his parents in Potchefstroom. Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Koos’ parents is still unclear. It is also not known if he has any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.

Koos Bekker Wife

Bekker is happily married to his beautiful wife Karen Roos. The couple is blessed with four children.

Koos Bekker Children

Bekker and his wife Karen have four children. He has done a very good job of maintaining his personal and professional life. Bekker is a good husband and also a loving father. Till now no rumors about their divorce have emerged.

Koos Bekker Salary

Naspers paid its non-executive directors a total of US$5.065 million for the year (R70. 5 million) including payment of US$575,000 (R8 million) for group chairman Bekker.

Koos Bekker Net Worth

Koos Bekke net worth is estimated at $2.7 billion dollars. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a billionaire businessman. Through his various sources of income, Koos has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Facts: Everything You Need to Know About Koos Bekke

Here are some interesting facts you should know about Koos

Koos Bekke Bio.

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Koos Bekker Photo
  • Full Names: Jacobus Petrus Bekker
  • Popular As: Koos
  • Gender: Male
  • Occupation / Profession: Billionaire Businessman
  • Nationality: South African
  • Race / Ethnicity: White
  • Religion: Christian
  • Sexual Orientation: Straight

Birthday

  • Age: [calculate_years datestring=”12/14/1952″] Years Old
  • Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
  • Date of Birth: December 14, 1952
  • Place of Birth: Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
  • Birthday: December 14

Body Measurements

  • Height / How Tall?: Average
  • Weight: Moderate
  • Eye Color: Brown
  • Hair Color: Grey
  • Shoe Size: Not Available

Family and Relationship

  • Father (Dad): Not Known
  • Mother: Not Known
  • Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Known
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Wife/Spouse: Married to Karen Roos
  • Children: Four (4)

Net worth and Salary

  • Net Worth: $2.7 Billion
  • Salary: $575,000 (R8 Million)
  • Source of Income: Billionaire Businessman

House and Cars

  • Place of living: Cape Town, South Africa
  • Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

Koos Bekke Naspers

After a few years in advertising, Bekke received an MBA degree from Columbia Business School, graduating in 1984. As a result of a project paper, he, with a few young colleagues, founded one of the first two pay-television services outside of the United States of America.

M-Net and its sister companies, such as Multichoice, finally expanded to 48 countries across Africa. In the 1990s, Bekke was a founding director of the mobile communications company MTN.

In 1997 he became CEO of Naspers, one of the initial investors in the M-Net/Multichoice group. Naspers bought out the other shareholders. During his time, the market capitalization of Naspers grew from about $1.2 billion to $45 billion.

His compensation package was unusual in that for fifteen years as CEO he earned no salary, bonus, or perks. He was compensated solely via stock option grants that vested over time. Forbes ”Rich List 2019” ranked Bekke as the 1002nd wealthiest person in the world, and the fourth wealthiest South African for 2019, with a fortune of US$2.3 billion.

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