List of University of Pretoria alumni

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Christiaan Barnard

The University of Pretoria is a university in Pretoria, South Africa, with a total of about 57,409 students being enrolled in 2008.^[1] This makes it one of the country's largest residential (contact) universities. Below is a list of prominent alumni.

The late Dr Anton Rupert - Former Tukkie of the Century
Chris Barnard: Author
Dr Willem Barnard: CEO: KWV
Dr Steve Booysen: CEO: Absa Bank
Carrol Boyes: Artist and Business leader
Anton Botha: Business leader
Dr Mimi Coertse: Opera personality
Johan de Nysschen: CEO: Audi America
Dr Jan d'Oliveira: Judge
Etienne de Villiers: Executive Chairperson & President, ATP Tennis
Prof Esmé du Plessis: Chairperson: UP Council, Adams & Adams Partner
Prof Nevelle Charles Starke, former veterinarian
Dr Con Fauconnier: CEO: Kumba Resources
Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi: Minister of Public Service & Administration
Leo Haese: CEO: Leo Haese BMW Group

Mimi Coertse in Vienna

Dr David Mabunda: CEO: Sanparks
Matsie Matooane: Group Manager HR, Tiger Brands
Pinky Phosa: Mpumalanga Government, Community leader
Margaret Roberts, Business leader & herb expert
Willem Roos: MD, OUTsurance
Judge Willie Seriti
Wicus Slabbert: International Opera Star
Dr Chris Stals: Business leader & former UP Chancellor
Carel Trichardt: Actor & academic
Dr Johan van Zyl: CEO: Sanlam
Angus van Zyl Taylor: Sculptor, artist
Verna Vels: Voice artist & television director
Dr Johann Egbert: Director Finswim

[edit] Media, actors, singers, musicians, artists and TV personalities

[edit] Law

Judge Frikkie Eloff (President of the Convocation)
Adv Kobus van Rooyen
Judge Antoni Gildenhuys
Judge Johann Kriegler
Judge Louis Harms (Supreme Court of Appeal)
Prof Papa Maithufi: Academic, SA Law Commission
Prof Jannie Otto
Appélregter Piet Streicher (Supreme Court of Appeal)
Judge Willie Seriti
Prof Susan Scott
Dire Tladi
Judge John Trengove
Prof Derek van der Merwe
Judge Deon van Zyl
Judge Leonora van den Heever
Judge Willem van der Merwe
Judge Johann van der Westhuizen (Constitution Court)
Prof Marinus Wiechers

[edit] Business leaders and entrepreneurs

Dr James Barnard: International inventor of the Bardenpho Process for water treatment
Lourens Botha: Entrepreneur
Marthin de Beer: Senior Vice-President at Cisco
Louis de Kock: Entrepreneurial Farmer, business leader
Johan de Nysschen: CEO: Audi America
Laurie Dippenaar: First Rand Bank
Dr Bingle Kruger: Engineer, business leader
Dr M.N. Hermann: Clover SA, Business Leader
Dr Meyer Kahn: SAB-Miller
Dr Rivka Kfir: CEO: Water Commission
Dr Marius Kloppers: International CEO of Billiton
Russell Loubser: CEO: JSE
Hillie Meyer: Entrepreneur
Dr Anna Mokgokong: Business leader
Maj. Genl. Keith Mokoape: Business leader
Kobus Möller: Executive Manager: Finance, Sanlam
Khungeka Njobe: Group Executive of CSIR
Pine Pienaar: CEO: Mvelaphanda Resources Group
Moses Singo: Business leader
Peter Staude: CEO: Tongaat-Hulett
Bernard Swanepoel: CEO: Harmony
Dr Andries Terblanche: Chair: KPMG Financial Services
Dr Leon Vermaak: CEO Telesure