Willie Lategan

Group Chief Executive Officer, Hollard

Willie Lategan is Group Chief Executive Officer of Hollard, in the role since 2022.

Hollard is a South African insurance group. Lategan, an actuary, joined as group chief financial officer and later ran its short-term insurance business before becoming group CEO.

In the job

  1. Hollard named Andrew Coutts CEO of Hollard Insure, succeeding Nash Omar, who was retiring on 30 June 2025. Source

Career before

  1. 2015-2018Group CFO, Hollard
  2. 2018-2022CEO, Hollard short-term insurance
  3. Chief executive roles at Barclays Africa and Absa Financial Services

Education

BCom (Honours), Stellenbosch University; Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries

Sources

  1. hollard.co.za
  2. engineeringnews.co.za
  3. cfo.co.za
  4. cover.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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