Whitey Basson

Whitey Basson
Born
James Wellwood Basson

(1946-01-08) 8 January 1946 (age 78)[1]
Porterville, Western Cape, South Africa
EducationStellenbosch University
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Shoprite
Term1971 to 2016
SuccessorP.C. Engelbrecht
Board member ofShoprite Holdings
Clover South Africa
Children4

James Wellwood "Whitey" Basson (born 8 January 1946) is a South African businessman and billionaire who was largely responsible for growing a small business called Shoprite from an 8-store chain valued at R1 million[2] into an international retail conglomerate with revenue in 2019 of R150 billion, market capitalisation of R114 billion, more than 2 300 stores and 140 000 employees across 15 African countries.[3] Deloitte's Global Powers of Retailing 2019 ranked The Shoprite Group as the 86th largest retailer in the world.[4]

Basson retired as the managing director and Chief Executive of Shoprite Holdings Ltd on 31 December 2016.[5]

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