Stefan van der Merwe

Chief Executive Officer, Sure Travel

Stefan van der Merwe is Chief Executive Officer of Sure Travel, in the role since December 2024.

Sure Travel is a South African travel agency group with a network of independently owned agencies, in business for over 30 years. Van der Merwe joined as group financial manager and rose through the financial director and group CFO roles to chief executive.

In the job

  1. Van der Merwe took over as chief executive of Sure Travel from Vanya Lessing, after 14 years at the group. Source

Career before

  1. Auditor
  2. Group Financial Manager, Sure Travel
  3. Financial Director, Sure Travel
  4. Group CFO, Sure Travel

Education

Bachelor of Accounting and Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting, Stellenbosch University; qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2009

Sources

  1. travelnews.co.za
  2. travelnews.co.za
  3. travelnews.co.za
  4. travelnews.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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