Johan Enslin

Executive director and chief executive officer, Lewis Group

Johan Enslin is Executive director and chief executive officer of Lewis Group, in the role since 2009.

Lewis Group is a JSE-listed retailer of furniture, appliances, electronics and homeware, with 976 stores. Enslin joined as a salesman in 1993 and became chief executive in 2009.

In the job

  1. Reported a 12.1% rise in the total dividend to 897 cents a share and opened 58 new stores in the year to March 2026, taking the store base to 976. Source

  2. Reported a 21.4% rise in half-year operating profit and met the full-year store opening target in the first six months. Source

  3. Paused the share buyback programme after the group had bought back about 48% of its shares over eight years. Source

Career before

  1. 1993Salesman, Lewis Group

Sources

  1. lewisgroup.co.za
  2. persfin.co.za
  3. businessreport.co.za
  4. businessreport.co.za
  5. bus-ex.com

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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