Etienne de Villiers
| Etienne de Villiers | |
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| Born | Pretoria, South Africa |
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| Occupation | Chief executive of sports and media businesses; investor |
| Organization | Pi Capital |
| Known for | ATP, Disney, BBC Worldwide |
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| Website | www |
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Etienne de Villiers is an investor and prominent executive in global media and sports businesses. He is currently Chairman and a minority shareholder in BrandsEye, an online monitoring & insights technology company based in Cape Town, South Africa, as well as Chairman of Pin Drop Studio, an event production company presenting short stories read by leading authors to live and studio audiences in London, New York & LA. He is also a member of the British Olympic Association's Commercial Council.
His former roles include Executive Chairman of the ATP Tour, president at Walt Disney Television International, chairman of BBC Worldwide, chairman of Virgin Racing F1 team, board member of Kirch/SLEC and ITV, director of Saracens rugby club and CEO of Satbel.
De Villiers was born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa, the son of South African cardiologist Marquard De Villiers. He has 3 sisters and a brother, record producer Paul, responsible for the triple platinum Mr. Mister album Welcome to the Real World.
After graduating with a Civil Engineering degree from the University of Pretoria, DeVilliers received a Rhodes scholarship and read PPE at Oxford University. Following stints in engineering roles, in 1979 he joined management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company, where he was influenced by colleagues Tom Peters and Robert Waterman, authors of In Search of Excellence.
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