Hendrik Jacobus (Kobus) Verster

Kobus has more than 20 years’ experience in the steel industry.

Background

He started his career at Iscor South Africa. He was chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director of ArcelorMittal South Africa from February 2006 to August 2010. He played a broader strategic role within the company during that period. Prior to his appointment as chief financial officer (CFO), he was general manager corporate treasury at Mittal Steel in Rotterdam and held various senior roles in financial management and treasury in Iscor. Then Kobus served on the board of Aveng Limited as chief executive officer from 11 February 2014 until 26 September 2017.

Further information

Kobus holds a BCom degree from the University of Potchefstroom, a BCom honours (economics) degree from the University of Pretoria, a MBL from the University of South Africa (Unisa) and attended the Executive Management Programme at the University of Virginia, USA.