Treve Hendry

Chief Executive Officer, Argent Industrial

Treve Hendry is Chief Executive Officer of Argent Industrial, in the role since May 1997.

Argent Industrial is a JSE-listed engineering, manufacturing and steel trading group with operations in South Africa, the UK, Canada and the US. Hendry has been chief executive for 29 years, among the longest of any JSE-listed company.

In the job

  1. Reported a 12.4% rise in half-year revenue and raised the interim dividend 11.7% to 67 cents a share. Source

Career before

  1. Financial manager, Ferreira's Hardware
  2. 1995Financial manager, PMT Steel (Argent subsidiary)
  3. 1997Financial director, Argent (then Scharrig Industrial Holdings)

Education

B.Com and B.Compt (Hons); chartered accountant (articles at Ernst & Young)

Sources

  1. businesstech.co.za
  2. iol.co.za
  3. argent.co.za

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