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NWK welcomes new trade manager
Published: 02/08/2024
Bertus Jacobs joined NWK as the senior manager of NWK Trade on 1 June 2024. He took over from Pieter Coetzer, who retired on 31 July this year.
Jacobs grew up on a farm between Christiana and Schweizer-Reneke. After completing his master’s degree in sustainable agriculture at the University of the Free State, he joined GWK as operational head of precision farming
in 2011. He was the area manager of precision farming for the central region from 2014 to 2016. He also obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) qualification from Stellenbosch University in 2016.
In August of 2016, he started working at the Humansdorp Landbou Koöperasie as a technical/specialist services manager. He was tasked with the operational management of various divisions, including fertiliser, agricultural
chemicals, seed, veterinary services, livestock, irrigation, as well as geographic information systems and technological development. He was also responsible for establishing a shade net erecting business unit that installed shade net for export crops such as citrus and grapes.
Jacobs is grateful towards NWK for the opportunity: “I am looking forward to investing in the area where I am from and to be part of an established agricultural business that is 115 years old. It remains a privilege to expose your children to the culture and values of this farming area.” – NWK