Debbie Bester

Group Chief Executive Officer, Senwes

Debbie Bester is Group Chief Executive Officer of Senwes, in the role since April 2025.

Senwes is a Klerksdorp-based agricultural services group with operations in seven provinces and a John Deere equipment business in Germany. Bester is the first woman to lead the company.

In the job

  1. Senwes announced Debbie Bester as its next CEO to succeed Francois Strydom, who retired at the end of March 2025. Source

  2. Senwes reported results for the year to 30 April 2026 that Bester described as its third-best in the group's history. Source

Career before

  1. 2023-2025Executive manager of finance and business design, Senwes
  2. 2021-2023Executive manager of group reporting and corporate finance, Senwes
  3. 2020-2021Financial director, Hinterland (after the Suidwes-Senwes merger)
  4. 2019-2020Chief financial officer, Suidwes
  5. Chartered accountant, PwC

Education

B.Com. (Hons) and CA (SA)

Sources

  1. senwes.com
  2. africanfarming.com
  3. senwes.com
  4. senwes.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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