Business. Leadership

Based: Johannesburg

Brand Pretorius is one of South Africa’s most respected business leaders and leadership speakers, renowned for transforming organisations through values-driven leadership, strategic vision, and a relentless focus on performance.

With a distinguished executive career spanning more than four decades, Brand served as Chief Executive Officer of McCarthy Limited and later as an Executive Director of Bidvest Group. Under his leadership, McCarthy became one of South Africa’s most admired and successful automotive retail businesses, earning numerous local and international accolades for leadership, customer service, innovation, and business excellence.

Today, Brand is a sought-after keynote speaker, author, mentor, and non-executive director. His presentations combine practical leadership lessons with real-world business experience, inspiring audiences to lead with integrity, resilience, accountability, and purpose in an ever-changing world.

Popular topics include: Leadership, Organisational Culture, Strategy Execution, Business Transformation, Customer Excellence, Ethics & Governance, High-Performance Teams, and Leading Through Change.