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Jannie Mouton

Investor and company builder

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Capitec Business banking centre in Somerset West, Cape Town
Representative Capitec branch image for Jannie Mouton’s early backing role.: Husskeyy / Wikimedia Commons · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for this site.

Jannie Mouton was one of two founders who established PSG Group in November 1995. [3]

Capitec records his chairmanship and says his support and PSG were essential to the bank’s creation. [2]

Biography

Mouton and a fellow founder established PSG after leaving their previous employer in 1995. [3]

PSG later supplied capital and strategic input to the venture that became Capitec. [3]

Mouton chaired Capitec during its formative period while Michiel le Roux and Riaan Stassen held executive offices. [1][2]

PSG unbundled its effective 26.4% Capitec interest to shareholders in August 2020. [3]

Key contributions

Co-founded PSG and helped make it an important South African investment group. [3]

Provided board leadership and backing during Capitec’s establishment. [1][2]

Life and career timeline

  1. Co-founded PSG Group. [3]

  2. Chaired Capitec during its first operating year. [1]

  3. PSG unbundled its effective Capitec interest. [3]

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jannie Mouton?

He is a South African investor and co-founder of PSG Group. [3]

What was his role at Capitec?

He chaired the company and supplied important early support through PSG. [1][2]

Did PSG keep its Capitec interest?

No. PSG unbundled its effective 26.4% interest in August 2020. [3]

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Sources

  1. Capitec Bank Holdings, Annual report 2003, 2003-02-28. Original source. Accessed 2026-10-29. ↩
  2. Capitec Bank Holdings, Annual report 2008, 2008-02-29. Original source. Accessed 2026-10-29. ↩
  3. PSG Group, Group history. Original source. Accessed 2026-10-29. ↩