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Capitec Bank Founder

Capitec Bank Founder

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Michiel Le Roux is the founder of the Capitec Bank Founder.



  • Michiel Le Roux of South Africa founded Capitec Bank in 2001 and owns about an 11% stake.
  • The bank, which trades on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, targets South Africa’s emerging middle class.
  • He served as chairman of the board of Capitec from 2007 to 2016 and has continued on as a board member.
  • Le Roux previously ran Boland Bank, a small regional bank in Cape Town’s hinterland.

ON FORBES LISTS#19 Africa’s Billionaires 2018 STATS

AGE 69

SOURCE OF WEALTH banking, Self Made

RESIDENCE South Africa

CITIZENSHIP South Africa



MARITAL STATUS Married