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BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR

his an honorary supplied 308 students with
award given to a bursaries and financial
Tbusiness leader support amounting to
who is an innovative over R12.7 million. This
visionary with a traceable has impacted the lives of
success record. over 485 054 people across
South Africa!
The winner is:
OWEN HEFFER But the one thing that
HOLLYWOODBETS stands true, is that Owen
will tell you… HE is
not Hollywoodbets.
Owen Heffer, owner of He will tell you that
Hollywoodbets, has a
genuine rags-to-riches Hollywoodbets is the
6227 team members,
story as he started off whose Purple blood lives
with virtually nothing, and breathes the culture
in a country that was
brand new to him and of the organisation every
day. It is this team’s
his family. Through hard work, dedication,
sheer determination and passion that has got
and obsession, he
created a brand that Hollywoodbets to the
heights it has today.
is now synonymous Devin Heffer accepted the Leader of the Year award on behalf of his father Owen Heffer from Imraan Noorbhai, Head Consumer Client Coverage KZN
with the colour purple. Standard Bank, Simone Cooper, Head: Business and Commercial Banking South Africa, Standard Bank and Grant Adlam CEO KZN Top Business However, when looking
“Think purple. Think from the outside in,
Hollywoodbets.” Hollywoodbets Kingsmead title sponsor of Africa’s A major value of Hollywoodbets, has been we can say that through
Stadium, Hollywoodbets greatest horse racing event, Hollywoodbets is incredible in changing Owen’s leadership, and the
Hollywoodbets has a Kings Park, Hollywoodbets the Hollywoodbets Durban UBUNTU, and they lives and communities in empowerment of his team,
powerful presence across Greyville Racecourse July. And for soccer lovers, know “they are” because South Africa. In 2023, they he has enabled and led the
South Africa, but none and Hollywoodbets you will see their name on of “their communities.” supported 1065 different incredible success of the
more so than here in Scottsville Racecourse. the front of all the teams in And that is why the charity organisations, 287
KwaZulu-Natal. They are They are also associate the Hollywoodbets Super Hollywood Foundation was schools, 176 sports teams, Hollywoodbets brand, and
we are certain that this
currently the title sponsors sponsors of the Cell C League, as well as English established. A non-profit and 118 SMMEs (through proudly KZN brand, will
of the Hollywoodbets Sharks rugby team, the Premier League outfit organisation, performing supplier and enterprise grow from strength
Dolphins cricket team,
Comrades Marathon, and Brentford Football Club. CSI work on behalf of development). They to strength.

STANDARD BANK CLIENT OF THE YEAR:

LARGER ENTERPRISE

his award is with secure retirement earth moving vehicle tyres.
for businesses services for over 80 years. P&A Fabricators
Tearning more than The fund is responsible
R100M turn over per for providing retirement Currently led to new
annum, and that bank services to over 22000 heights by Gerald Anthony,
with Standard Bank. municipal employees in all P&A Fabricators is an
55 municipalities across the industry leader in the KZN
The finalists are: region that has 52 years of
■ Natal Joint Municipal province of KwaZulu-Natal. experience in providing
Pension Fund Royal Tyres quality sheet metal solutions.
■ Royal Tyres Royal Tyres, one of KZN’s
■ P&A Fabricators leading tyre specialists is SMG
■ SMG also South Africa’s oldest SMG is an automotive
■ Hirsch’s Homestores tyre dealer and celebrates dealership brand that
its 84th anniversary in was launched by Sean
Natal Joint Municipal 2023. The business has McCarthy in 2003 and
Pension Fund has grown from two
grown into a professionally
The Natal Joint Municipal run operation with the dealerships to a network of
Pension Fund is a non-profit full range of passenger, 24 branches, as well as five
that has been synonymous commercial, truck and Approved Repair Centres
situated across KZN and
the Western Cape.
Hirsch’s Homestores
Allan and Margaret Hirsch
founded Hirsch’s in 1979
with just 900 rand. Since
then and with a will to
succeed, they have grown
the company into a multi-
billion rand organisation
operating a number of
home appliances stores.

The winner is:
P&A FABRICATORS
L-R: Patsy Anthony, Gerald Anthony CEO, P&A Fabricators, and Hameed
Noormahomed Head: Business Banking KwaZulu-Natal.

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