CEO of Steinhoff International (2000-2017). Principal architect of the largest corporate fraud in South African history. Inflated Steinhoff's profits by approximately R106 billion through fictitious transactions over a decade, destroying R200 billion in market value when exposed in December 2017. The GEPF lost R20 billion in pension savings. Fined R161 million by the FSCA for insider trading. Died by suicide on 16 March 2024 before his criminal fraud trial could proceed.