André van der Veen

Chief Executive Officer, Novus

André van der Veen is Chief Executive Officer of Novus, in the role since 2023.

Novus Holdings is a JSE-listed print, packaging and education publishing group, spun off from Media24 in 2015. Van der Veen's group owns 75% of the textbook publisher Maskew Miller Learning, bought in 2022.

In the job

  1. Novus appointed Van der Veen interim executive chair for six months after CEO Neil Birch retired. Source

  2. Novus returned to profit with operating profit of R393.5 million, helped by its Maskew Miller Learning acquisition and better print and packaging results. Source

  3. Novus restructured its education business and cut jobs after the basic education department changed its textbook procurement model. Source

Career before

  1. Chief executive, eMedia Holdings
  2. 2023Interim executive chair, Novus Holdings

Sources

  1. businessday.co.za
  2. businessday.co.za
  3. businessday.co.za
  4. stockanalysis.com
  5. sharedata.co.za

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