Wahl Bartmann

Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Services Group

Wahl Bartmann is Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Services Group, in the role since 2006.

Fidelity Services Group is South Africa's largest private security company, with more than 70 000 employees across Southern Africa, and is preparing for a possible JSE listing. Bartmann is a former Springbok flanker who led the 2006 merger of Khulani Springbok Patrols and Fidelity.

In the job

  1. Fidelity bought ADT South Africa from Tyco International for about R2 billion. Source

  2. Fidelity acquired a majority shareholding in SSG Holdings, led by former Springbok captain John Smit. Source

  3. Fidelity hired lenders including RMB Morgan Stanley to advise on an initial public offering on the JSE. Source

Career before

  1. 1997Managing director, Springbok Patrols
  2. 1999Managing director, Springbok Patrols, when it created Khulani Springbok Patrols through a black economic empowerment deal

Education

B.Juris, Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg)

Sources

  1. dailyinvestor.com
  2. timeslive.co.za
  3. businesstech.co.za
  4. briefly.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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