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Pieter van der Merwe
Pieter was born in 1973 in Prieska, Northern Cape province, South Africa. The first part of his school life was spent at Prieska Primary School, followed by Kimberley’s Eureka Primary School, and t...view morePieter was born in 1973 in Prieska, Northern Cape province, South Africa. The first part of his school life was spent at Prieska Primary School, followed by Kimberley’s Eureka Primary School, and then he went to High School Diamant Veld, Kimberley.He went on to study a law degree in the Free State and started working at EG Copper and Sons Inc in Bloemfontein. After deciding to become an attorney, he worked as an associate at a firm but then transitioned to a role as a conveyancer and a notary during this time. Furthermore, he enrolled in a Master’s degree in a law programme in Johannesburg.Upon graduation, Pieter worked at a firm called Mervyn Joel Smith and during this time, he initiated the expansion to three new offices with great success. After seven years with Mervyn Joel Smith, he moved to a commercial boutique law firm for a short time before founding VDMA Attorneys.Pieter grew up in a house where his father had been a businessman since 1932, running a successful business for over fifty years. His mother was also involved in the same business and managed very fruitful property investments. She also founded an extremely successful real estate agency.His siblings (an older sister and brother) have also started their own prosperous businesses in their own right. His brother is currently working in a senior position in a leading agricultural processing company.Pieter also initially invested in the app-development company, Appify, which produced apps. However, after the app market failed to show the revenue growth needed for success, he pulled out.view less
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