Adel van der Merwe

Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Foods

Adel van der Merwe is Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Foods, in the role since April 2024.

Quantum Foods is a JSE-listed South African animal feeds, poultry farming and egg group with operations in several African countries. Van der Merwe became chief executive officer in 2024, after the retirement of Hennie Lourens.

In the job

  1. Quantum Foods skipped an interim dividend in the first half of its 2024 financial year even though earnings improved. Source

  2. Quantum Foods reported interim headline earnings of 86.5 cents a share for the six months to 31 March 2026 and declared a 22 cent dividend, against none a year earlier. Source

Sources

  1. senspdf.jse.co.za
  2. cnbcafrica.com
  3. quantumfoods.co.za
  4. ground.news

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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