Frans Olivier

Chief Executive Officer, KAP

Frans Olivier is Chief Executive Officer of KAP, in the role since November 2025.

KAP is a JSE-listed industrial group with interests in wood-based panels, polymers, logistics and automotive components. Olivier moved from chief financial officer to chief executive on 1 November 2025, after 19 years with the group.

In the job

  1. Was named successor to Gary Chaplin, with a three-year plan to extract value from recent investments, fix underperforming operations and reduce debt. Source

  2. Took office on 1 November 2025, with Dries Ferreira appointed as chief financial officer from 1 February 2026, as set out in the group's operational update. Source

Career before

  1. Chief financial officer, KAP

Sources

  1. sharedata.co.za
  2. businessday.co.za
  3. businessreport.co.za
  4. iol.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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