Christo Wiese: Risk and Riches

by TJ Strydom

Overview

Christo Wiese - once the owner of a diamond mine, a wine farm and the most expensive house in Cape Town. Former chairman of South Africa's largest retailer, director of the Reserve Bank and the richest man in the country. As a young man, Wiese cut his teeth at Pep Stores. Over the years he built a mighty business empire, which included Shoprite and a number of other enterprises. His recipe for success: an endless love for cutting deals, a fearless appetite for risk and a keen eye for a bargain. This man of great charm has never been afraid of sailing close to the wind. Over the course of 50 years these calculated risks paid off, making him one of the most successful businessmen of his generation - until he encountered the furniture group Steinhoff, and things went awry. Business journalist and writer TJ Strydom tells the story of one of South Africa's best-known business giants in a fresh, engaging way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780624085867
Publisher:	Tafelberg
Publication date:	04/03/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	284
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

TJ STRYDOM is an author and business journalist who has worked for The Times, Reuters news agency and Beeld newspaper. He also writes fiction under the nom de plume Wortel Strydom. Christo Wiese: Risk and Riches is his first biography. He enjoys reading, films, travelling, wine, rugby and a good braai. He has translated four of Jan Braai's cookbooks. His favourite author is Cormac McCarthy and he loves the TV series The Simpsons. Strydom is the owner of eight Steinhoff shares; these apart, he has no direct link to any Wiese-related companies. He grew up in Pietermaritzburg and studied at Stellenbosch University. Strydom enjoys quiz competitions and hopes that any future biographer will find no trace of his catastrophic appearance in 2001 on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? He is married and lives in Johannesburg.