Gerrit Thomas Ferreira also known as GT Ferreira is a South African billionaire businessman, investor and banker who is one of the founders of

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Limited.

Biography

Gerrit Ferreira got his MBA degree from

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. In 1977, he co-founded FirstRand's predecessor, Rand Consolidated Investing along with Paul Harris and

Lauritz Dippenaar Lauritz "Laurie" Dippenaar is a South African millionaire, businessman, investor, and banker who was the Chairman of FirstRand Financial Group. He is also well known for his philanthropic activities and runs a scholarship programme through his ...

. Previously, he served as MD of

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between 1985–88.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreira, Gerrit 1948 births Living people Afrikaner people South African businesspeople