Faan van der Walt

Chief Executive Officer, WeBuyCars

Faan van der Walt is Chief Executive Officer of WeBuyCars.

WeBuyCars is a South African used-vehicle buyer and seller listed on the JSE in late 2024. It reported revenue of R26.4 billion for the year ended 30 September 2025 and bought 180 576 vehicles in that year.

In the job

  1. Appointed chief digital officer Wynand Beukes as deputy CEO, effective 1 January 2026. Source

  2. Led a consumer education session with the National Consumer Commission on vehicle disclosure and updated the company's sales terms to align with the Consumer Protection Act. Source

Career before

  1. 2001Co-founder, WeBuyCars (with his brother Dirk van der Walt)

Sources

  1. techcentral.co.za
  2. businessday.co.za
  3. en.wikipedia.org

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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