Nationality South African Occupation CRO | Name Alewyn Burger | |
Alma mater University of South Africa Employer Standard Bank (former COO) Education University of South Africa | ||
Alewyn Burger (born 1951) is a South African banker and former Chief Operating Officer of Standard Bank. He has a PhD in mathematics from the University of South Africa and is an alumnus of Harvard's Business School's Advanced Management Program (1991).
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- Academic Life and Early Career
- ABSA Bank Merger
- Current and previous directorships
- Awards and recognitions
- References
He semi-retired from his position at Standard Bank in 2011 and currently acts as an advisor for PwC and SAP. He also teaches as a visiting professor at the University of Stellenbosch Business School.
Academic Life and Early Career
His studies started at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg where he received an MSc degree in mathematical statistics in 1974. He continued his studies at the University of South Africa and earned an PhD in mathematical statistics at the University of South Africa in 1981. In 1991 he completed an Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School.
ABSA Bank Merger
Burger had a key position during the Absa Bank Group merger between 1992 and 1997, which included amalgamating United Bank, Allied Bank, the Volkskas Group as well as the Sage Group. Burger was instrumental in integrating the IT systems into a single integrated operation, and transforming the organization from a product silo structure to a more customer centric.
Current and previous directorships
Board and advisory positions
Awards and recognitions
He is married and has three children.