363:. Rupert also developed the Gary Player designed, Leopard Creek Golf Club in Mpumalanga, South Africa which is one of South Africa's top three golf courses, and rated number 25 outside the United States of America (Golf Digest). He has also played in the annual Gary Player Invitational golf tournament to assist fellow South African and friend Gary Player raise funds for various children's charities. He serves as Chairman of the South African PGA Tour and Chairman of the South African Golf Development Board. In 2007 he was elected into South African Sports Hall of Fame and in 2009 was inducted into South African Golf Hall of Fame.
33:
887:
465:’s annual general meeting in Geneva, described the use of the term "Radical Economic Transformation" by Bell Pottinger as "just a code word for theft”, in order to cover up the "State Capture" by their clients, the notorious Gupta family. Radical Economic Transformation is a policy championed by President
457:
The
Interpol has issued red notices against Atul and Rajesh Gupta — two of the three Indian-origin Gupta brothers — who fled South Africa with their families amid investigations into their alleged looting of billions of rands from state-owned enterprises.
381:
Following his younger brother
Anthonij's death in a car accident in 2001 he took over the L'Ormarins wine estate. Anthonij, was head of Rupert & Rothschild Vignerons. Rupert initiated a project to enhance the farm in memory of his late brother.
306:
2000: Restructured
Rembrandt Group Limited and formed Remgro Limited and VenFin Limited. Appointed Chairman and Chief Executive of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA. Voted "Most influential Business Leader" in South Africa by CEOs of top 100 Listed
480:, his account of the process of Afrikaner economic-upliftment, and for comments he made regarding the saving habits of black South Africans. Following the incident Rupert issued an apology for his comments. The controversial leader of the
396:
Following in the footsteps of his father, Anton, Johann Rupert is also a committed conservationist. In addition to conserving about 25,000 hectares in the Graaff Reinet area, he is also
Chairman of the Peace Parks Foundation.
1135:
348:
986:
351:
in 1990. Laureus funds 65 projects globally, with the goal of using sport to tackle social issues, having a particular emphasis on underprivileged children. He co-founded the
1162:
352:
1015:
393:
and
Managing Trustee and member of the investment committee, Nelson Mandela Children's Fund. He served on the Daimler Chrysler International Advisory Board.
945:
321:
Selected as the 2009 International Wine
Entrepreneur of the Year at the Meininger "Excellence in Wine and Spirit" awards ceremony in DĂĽsseldorf, Germany.
173:, studying economics and company law. He dropped out of the university to pursue a career in business, however, in 2004, the university awarded him an
816:
728:
625:
1032:
497:
1229:
1058:
754:
702:
390:
994:
1110:
1084:
841:
567:
676:
1249:
1244:
389:
and trustee of the
Southern African Nature Foundation, The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa, Business South Africa and
1254:
1188:
181:
960:
593:
1234:
660:
271:
1991: Appointed
Chairman of Rembrandt Group Limited and in 1992 he was named one of 200 "Global Leaders of Tomorrow" by the
1239:
923:
316:
2009 Appointed "Officier" of the French "Ordre
National de la Légion d’Honneur" by the President of the French Republic
1269:
86:
446:, accusing Bell Pottinger of running a social media campaign against him, to divert attention away from persistent '
1136:"'Apology, no insult intended': Johann Rupert takes to Twitter to apologise for comments made in PowerFM interview"
313:
2008 Voted South Africa's
Business Leader of the Year by the CEOs of the Top 100 Companies, for the third time.
239:
144:
732:
375:
416:
488:
stated afterwards that Rupert's comments were a reason to commit violence against white South Africans.
131:(born 1 June 1950) is a South African billionaire businessman, who is the eldest son of business tycoon
170:
472:
In 2018, Rupert caused some controversy in South Africa for comments he made during an interview with
1224:
1219:
758:
706:
415:
as "one of the ugliest languages in the world" in its September 2005 edition (in reference to the
616:
473:
386:
192:
75:
1264:
571:
481:
477:
432:
300:
243:
200:
424:
64:
196:, Rupert rarely gives interviews and shuns public events. He's nicknamed "Rupert the Bear".
1259:
272:
680:
8:
166:
220:
174:
909:
650:
939:
656:
367:
545:
485:
428:
356:
310:
2004: Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Economics by the University of Stellenbosch.
282:
1993: Received the M.S. Louw Award from the A.H.I. ("Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut").
926:. Business Africa. 5 December 2005. Archived from the original on 16 February 2006
419:), Rupert responded by withdrawing advertising for his companies' brands such as
374:
through his Remgro company. In 2018, having won three premiership titles and two
232:
186:
135:
and his wife Huberte. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company
802:
520:
211:
Rupert served his business apprenticeship in New York City, where he worked for
439:
1213:
1163:"Mngxitama says killing whites and their pets is a response to Johann Rupert"
447:
371:
216:
60:
1016:
Interpol issues red notices against two Gupta brothers who fled South Africa
1033:"Johann Rupert: Radical economic transformation just a code word for theft"
451:
286:
247:
228:
212:
162:
132:
120:
56:
866:
805:. Karlkoof Safari Spa Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame. 17 February 2017.
817:"Saracens' South African co-owners sell 50% stake to chairman Nigel Wray"
293:
147:. Rupert and family were ranked the richest in South Africa on the 2023
466:
420:
407:
360:
257:
219:
for three years. He then returned to South Africa in 1979 and founded
462:
443:
412:
265:
261:
136:
32:
334:
Awarded honorary doctorate by the University of St Andrews, Scotland
1189:"Agang SA condemns Andile Mngxitama's 'kill white people' comments"
842:"Saracens co-owners ready to sell their 50% stake in club - report"
987:"How Rupert Was Warned About Bell Pottinger: 'They're Behind It.'"
344:
199:
Rupert has declared his sympathy for and belief in the idea of a
149:
140:
1082:
276:
1111:"Rupert's had enough of his detractors – what it could mean"
227:
1984: Merged RMB and Rand Consolidated Investments, forming
329:
2010 Made Honorary Vice President of the European Golf Tour
246:
plc in 1988. He was named "Businessman of the Year" by the
888:"Appeal of Conscience Foundation Honors Christine Lagarde"
438:
In December 2016, it was reported that Rupert had dropped
476:. He was criticised for denying the alleged existence of
289:
Business Times's Businessman of the Year for second time.
780:
153:
list, with an estimated net worth of US$ 10.7 billion.
326:
2009: Appointed Chancellor of Stellenbosch University
253:
1989: Appointed Vice Chairman of the Rembrandt Group.
1059:"Johann Rupert and the interview that went so wrong"
729:"Johann Rupert becomes Honorary Life Vice President"
242:
in 1988 and was appointed Non-Executive Director of
1085:"White monopoly capital according to Johann Rupert"
560:
180:In 2008, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from
615:
391:Die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns
1083:John Bowker and Loni Prinsloo (6 December 2018).
1211:
978:
944:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
757:. St-andrews.ac.uk. 13 July 2010. Archived from
617:"Richemont founder backs universal basic income"
594:"7 Business Lessons to Learn from Johann Rupert"
378:, Rupert sold his stake to chairman Nigel Wray.
299:1999: Awarded the 1999 Free Market Award by The
652:The 50 most promising companies in South Africa
498:List of South African billionaires by net worth
366:In 2008, Rupert bought a 50% stake in English
469:to reduce racial inequality in South Africa.
231:, and left to join his father's company, the
731:. European Tour. 23 May 2010. Archived from
570:. synchronisedspeakers.co.za. Archived from
568:"Synchronised Speakers | Johann Rupert"
515:
513:
912:. Peace Parks Foundation. 17 February 2017.
256:1990: Named business leader of the year by
143:. Since April 2010, he has been the CEO of
1022:(1 March 2022). Retrieved: 18 August 2023.
292:1997: Appointed Non-Executive Chairman of
31:
958:
952:
703:"Chancellor - Profile of Dr Johan Rupert"
510:
961:"Johann Rupert vexed by 'spin campaign'"
1108:
984:
795:
1212:
924:"Rupert snubs mag over Afrikaans slur"
182:Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
16:South African entrepreneur (born 1950)
1230:South African people of Dutch descent
902:
773:
645:
643:
628:from the original on 11 December 2022
1186:
1056:
985:du Toit, Pieter (25 January 2017).
959:Hasenfuss, Marc (2 December 2016).
268:subsidiary VendĂ´me Luxury Group SA.
139:and the South Africa-based company
13:
1109:Bateman, Chris (7 December 2018).
910:"Peace Parks Foundation Structure"
640:
538:
461:In September 2017, Rupert, during
338:
206:
184:. Described as "reclusive" by the
14:
1281:
405:When the British design magazine
349:Laureus Sport for Good Foundation
87:Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA
1160:
400:
156:
1180:
1154:
1128:
1102:
1076:
1050:
1025:
1009:
916:
880:
859:
834:
809:
747:
1250:Stellenbosch University alumni
1245:South African conservationists
721:
695:
669:
608:
586:
450:' allegations levelled at the
240:Compagnie Financiere Richemont
145:Compagnie Financiere Richemont
1:
1255:Alumni of Paul Roos Gymnasium
1057:Mjo, Odwa (5 December 2018).
503:
385:He was council member of The
1235:South African businesspeople
521:"Johann Rupert & family"
264:Chamber of Commerce. Formed
7:
705:. Sun.ac.za. Archived from
491:
417:Afrikaans Language Monument
10:
1286:
1240:South African billionaires
596:. businesselitesafrica.com
171:University of Stellenbosch
803:"Class of 2009 inductees"
116:
108:
100:
92:
81:
71:
39:
30:
23:
1270:People from Stellenbosch
353:Sports Science Institute
121:Anton and Huberte Rupert
387:South Africa Foundation
76:Stellenbosch University
677:"Meininger Award 2006"
482:Black First Land First
478:white monopoly capital
425:Van Cleef & Arpels
301:Free Market Foundation
244:Rothmans International
215:for two years and for
201:universal basic income
655:. Zebra Press. 1998.
223:of which he was CEO.
65:Union of South Africa
1161:Zulu, Makhosandile.
442:as the PR agency of
273:World Economic Forum
165:, where he attended
1063:www.timeslive.co.za
574:on 3 September 2018
435:from the magazine.
343:Rupert is a former
167:Paul Roos Gymnasium
129:Johann Peter Rupert
709:on 11 October 2012
413:Afrikaans language
260:newspaper and the
221:Rand Merchant Bank
175:honorary doctorate
161:Rupert grew up in
1142:. 5 December 2018
662:978-1-86872-143-6
368:Premiership Rugby
355:with his friends
296:South Africa Ltd.
250:in the same year.
126:
125:
1277:
1225:Afrikaner people
1220:Richemont people
1204:
1203:
1201:
1199:
1187:Dlulane, Bonga.
1184:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1173:
1158:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1147:
1132:
1126:
1125:
1123:
1121:
1106:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1029:
1023:
1013:
1007:
1006:
1004:
1002:
993:. Archived from
982:
976:
975:
973:
971:
956:
950:
949:
943:
935:
933:
931:
920:
914:
913:
906:
900:
899:
897:
895:
884:
878:
877:
875:
873:
863:
857:
856:
854:
852:
838:
832:
831:
829:
827:
813:
807:
806:
799:
793:
792:
790:
788:
777:
771:
770:
768:
766:
751:
745:
744:
742:
740:
725:
719:
718:
716:
714:
699:
693:
692:
690:
688:
683:on 25 March 2008
679:. Archived from
673:
667:
666:
647:
638:
637:
635:
633:
619:
612:
606:
605:
603:
601:
590:
584:
583:
581:
579:
564:
558:
557:
555:
553:
542:
536:
535:
533:
531:
517:
486:Andile Mngxitama
357:Morne du Plessis
347:and founded the
303:of South Africa.
53:
49:
47:
35:
21:
20:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1275:
1274:
1210:
1209:
1208:
1207:
1197:
1195:
1185:
1181:
1171:
1169:
1159:
1155:
1145:
1143:
1134:
1133:
1129:
1119:
1117:
1107:
1103:
1093:
1091:
1081:
1077:
1067:
1065:
1055:
1051:
1041:
1039:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1014:
1010:
1000:
998:
997:on 7 April 2017
991:Huffington Post
983:
979:
969:
967:
957:
953:
937:
936:
929:
927:
922:
921:
917:
908:
907:
903:
893:
891:
886:
885:
881:
871:
869:
865:
864:
860:
850:
848:
840:
839:
835:
825:
823:
815:
814:
810:
801:
800:
796:
786:
784:
779:
778:
774:
764:
762:
761:on 21 June 2012
753:
752:
748:
738:
736:
735:on 17 June 2011
727:
726:
722:
712:
710:
701:
700:
696:
686:
684:
675:
674:
670:
663:
649:
648:
641:
631:
629:
622:Financial Times
614:
613:
609:
599:
597:
592:
591:
587:
577:
575:
566:
565:
561:
551:
549:
544:
543:
539:
529:
527:
519:
518:
511:
506:
494:
403:
341:
339:Other interests
233:Rembrandt Group
213:Chase Manhattan
209:
207:Business career
187:Financial Times
159:
72:Alma mater
67:
54:
51:
45:
43:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1283:
1273:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1206:
1205:
1179:
1153:
1127:
1101:
1075:
1049:
1024:
1020:Indian Express
1008:
977:
951:
915:
901:
879:
858:
833:
808:
794:
772:
746:
720:
694:
668:
661:
639:
607:
585:
559:
537:
508:
507:
505:
502:
501:
500:
493:
490:
440:Bell Pottinger
433:Alfred Dunhill
411:described the
402:
399:
376:Champions Cups
340:
337:
336:
335:
331:
330:
327:
323:
322:
318:
317:
314:
311:
308:
304:
297:
290:
283:
280:
279:, Switzerland.
269:
254:
251:
236:
208:
205:
177:in Economics.
158:
155:
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
93:Known for
90:
89:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
55:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1282:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1265:Living people
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1215:
1194:
1190:
1183:
1168:
1164:
1157:
1141:
1137:
1131:
1116:
1112:
1105:
1090:
1086:
1079:
1064:
1060:
1053:
1038:
1034:
1028:
1021:
1017:
1012:
996:
992:
988:
981:
966:
962:
955:
947:
941:
925:
919:
911:
905:
889:
883:
868:
862:
847:
843:
837:
822:
818:
812:
804:
798:
782:
776:
760:
756:
750:
734:
730:
724:
708:
704:
698:
682:
678:
672:
664:
658:
654:
653:
646:
644:
627:
623:
618:
611:
595:
589:
573:
569:
563:
547:
541:
526:
522:
516:
514:
509:
499:
496:
495:
489:
487:
483:
479:
475:
470:
468:
464:
459:
455:
453:
449:
448:state capture
445:
441:
436:
434:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
409:
401:Controversies
398:
394:
392:
388:
383:
379:
377:
373:
369:
364:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
333:
332:
328:
325:
324:
320:
319:
315:
312:
309:
305:
302:
298:
295:
291:
288:
284:
281:
278:
274:
270:
267:
263:
259:
255:
252:
249:
245:
241:
238:1988 Founded
237:
234:
230:
226:
225:
224:
222:
218:
217:Lazard Freres
214:
204:
202:
197:
195:
194:
189:
188:
183:
178:
176:
172:
168:
164:
157:Personal life
154:
152:
151:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
122:
119:
115:
111:
107:
104:Gaynor Rupert
103:
99:
95:
91:
88:
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
66:
62:
61:Cape Province
58:
52:(age 74)
42:
38:
34:
29:
25:Johann Rupert
22:
19:
1196:. Retrieved
1192:
1182:
1170:. Retrieved
1166:
1156:
1144:. Retrieved
1139:
1130:
1118:. Retrieved
1114:
1104:
1092:. Retrieved
1088:
1078:
1066:. Retrieved
1062:
1052:
1040:. Retrieved
1036:
1027:
1019:
1011:
999:. Retrieved
995:the original
990:
980:
968:. Retrieved
965:Business Day
964:
954:
928:. Retrieved
918:
904:
892:. Retrieved
890:. prnewswire
882:
870:. Retrieved
861:
849:. Retrieved
845:
836:
824:. Retrieved
821:The Guardian
820:
811:
797:
785:. Retrieved
775:
763:. Retrieved
759:the original
749:
737:. Retrieved
733:the original
723:
711:. Retrieved
707:the original
697:
685:. Retrieved
681:the original
671:
651:
630:. Retrieved
621:
610:
598:. Retrieved
588:
576:. Retrieved
572:the original
562:
550:. Retrieved
546:"Chancellor"
540:
528:. Retrieved
524:
471:
460:
456:
452:Gupta family
437:
406:
404:
395:
384:
380:
365:
342:
287:Sunday Times
285:1996: Named
248:Sunday Times
229:RMB Holdings
210:
198:
191:
185:
179:
163:Stellenbosch
160:
148:
133:Anton Rupert
128:
127:
96:Luxury goods
85:Chairman of
57:Stellenbosch
18:
1260:1950 births
1198:18 December
1172:18 December
1167:The Citizen
1146:18 December
1120:18 December
1115:BizNews.com
1094:18 December
1068:18 December
930:31 December
783:. Ssisa.com
548:. sun.ac.za
294:Gold Fields
50:1 June 1950
1214:Categories
1042:15 October
867:"La Motte"
851:1 February
826:1 February
632:24 January
578:13 October
552:13 October
504:References
467:Jacob Zuma
408:Wallpaper*
361:Tim Noakes
258:Die Burger
82:Occupation
46:1950-06-01
1193:ewn.co.za
463:Richemont
444:Richemont
429:Montblanc
345:cricketer
307:Companies
266:Richemont
262:Cape Town
137:Richemont
940:cite web
626:Archived
530:7 August
492:See also
372:Saracens
193:Barron's
169:and the
109:Children
1001:7 April
970:7 April
787:27 July
765:27 July
739:27 July
713:27 July
687:27 July
474:PowerFM
421:Cartier
1140:News24
781:"Home"
755:"2010"
659:
525:Forbes
484:party
150:Forbes
141:Remgro
117:Parent
101:Spouse
1089:Fin24
1037:Fin24
894:4 May
872:4 May
600:4 May
370:club
277:Davos
1200:2018
1174:2018
1148:2018
1122:2018
1096:2018
1070:2018
1044:2017
1003:2017
972:2017
946:link
932:2016
896:2023
874:2023
853:2024
828:2024
789:2012
767:2012
741:2012
715:2012
689:2012
657:ISBN
634:2018
602:2023
580:2015
554:2015
532:2023
431:and
359:and
190:and
40:Born
846:RTE
1216::
1191:.
1165:.
1138:.
1113:.
1087:.
1061:.
1035:.
1018:,
989:.
963:.
942:}}
938:{{
844:.
819:.
642:^
624:.
620:.
523:.
512:^
454:.
427:,
423:,
275:,
203:.
63:,
59:,
48:)
1202:.
1176:.
1150:.
1124:.
1098:.
1072:.
1046:.
1005:.
974:.
948:)
934:.
898:.
876:.
855:.
830:.
791:.
769:.
743:.
717:.
691:.
665:.
636:.
604:.
582:.
556:.
534:.
235:.
112:3
44:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
