Masterclass with Kenton Fine, founder, chairman of 45 000 employee Servest

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Kenton Fine is the London-based executive chairman and founder of Servest, a R10bn turnover, 45 000 employee multinational group. In 1998, at the tender age of 29, Fine listed the company on the JSE - and four years later had to fight off a hostile takeover attack from Brian Joffe's mighty Bidvest, doing so by delisting with the help of African Merchant Bank. That temporarily blocked his global ambitions with the fledgling UK operation sold to pay down debt. But once the privately owned business had settled down, Kine relocated to London to have another tilt. Today that startup has a solid foothold in the UK market with annual turnover of £300m - contributing significantly to Servest's R700m in annual operating profit. Here's the story of the proudly South African 47 year old who says he'll never stop shooting for the stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Sep 2015 4AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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