Summary
Johan Bester is a Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group with over a decade of professional experience and nine years focused on management consulting across technology, media and telecommunications in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. He combines deep sector expertise—from network and IT cost transformation to fintech and digital strategy—with transaction experience including commercial due diligence and M&A support for telco and infrastructure deals. Previously an equity analyst and corporate account manager, Johan blends financial rigour with client-centric delivery, having led large-scale network, product/pricing and BI transformations across multi-country operators. A South African-born, fifth-generation African now based in New York, he brings cross-cultural leadership and a track record of turning complex technical opportunities into commercially viable strategies.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
M.com, Finance & investment, M.com, Finance & investment at University of the Witwatersrand
B.Com Honours, Financial Analysis & Portfolio Management, B.Com Honours, Financial Analysis & Portfolio Management at University of Cape Town
B.Com, Financial Management, Industrial Psychology, Psychology, B.Com, Financial Management, Industrial Psychology, Psychology at Stellenbosch University
University of South Africa
English, Afrikaans