PG Bison has appointed Christo Bester as its new sales executive. He will take up the position at the company’s Boksburg head offices from 1 June 2022.
Bester holds a master’s degree in organisation and resource management (cum laude) and a management science honours degree from Stellenbosch University. He brings a wealth of experience in both the wood-based panel and the retail industries to the company.
Bester has more than 20 years of experience in the retail and building material industries, including 15 years in management and executive positions.
“It is an absolute privilege to join PG Bison,” says Bester. “I am really looking forward to building mutually beneficial relationships with our valued customers and stakeholders by doing things with integrity and honesty and always with respect.”
“Christo’s exemplary record of leading highly successful and profitable business units across multiple retail brands makes him the perfect candidate to take this role to the next level,” says PG Bison CEO Gerhard Victor.
“In the last ten years, he has served on the Exco of one of the country’s leading building material and hardware retail brands. His strong retail and financial acumen and strategic planning, sales, and operational management skills will help PG Bison and our customers grow from strength to strength.”