Business Management
Welcome to Stellenbosch University

Academic Staff

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Email for all academic staff (Department secretary, Lorraine Cilliers): lorrainecilliers@sun.ac.za

Telephone number for all academic staff (Department secretary): +27 (0)21 808 2026

Chair of the Department

Prof Gert Human  
Prof Gert Human

PROFESSOR

HOD: Department of Business Management | CHAIR: INNOVATION, STRATEGY,AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Research focus area: Strategy | Industrial Marketing

Teaching area: Strategic Management

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Marketing Management

Prof Edwin Theron  
Prof Edwin Theron

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Research focus area: Marketing, with specialisation in Relationship Marketing

Teaching area: Services Marketing | Advanced Marketing

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Prof Chris Pentz  
Prof Chris Pentz

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Research focus area: Strategic and Global Marketing | Wine Marketing

Teaching area: Strategic and Global Marketing

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Dr Stefanie Kühn  
Dr Stefanie Kühn

SENIOR LECTURER

Research focus area: Relationship Marketing | Consumer Behaviour

Teaching area: Marketing Management | Marketing Research

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Dr Lené Ehlers  
Dr Lené Ehlers

SENIOR LECTURER

Research focus area: Retail | Consumer Behaviour | Digital Marketing

Teaching area: Retail Management | Marketing Communication

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Dr Debbie Human-Van Eck  
Dr Debbie Human-Van Eck

LECTURER

Research focus area: Marketing Communication |Brand Management |Brand Purpose Creativity | Consumer Psychology | Design Thinking

Teaching area: Marketing Communication | Consumer Behaviour | Brand Management | Digital Marketing

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Lucea Toerien  
Lucea Toerien

LECTURER

Research focus area: Public Health Communication | Neurophysiological Research

Teaching area: Marketing

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Hanli Mulholland  
Hanli Mulholland

LECTURER

Research focus area: Business Research | Process Improvement | Lean Six Sigma

Teaching area: Business Research | Process Improvement | Lean Six Sigma

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Financial Management

Prof Suzette Viviers  
Prof Suzette Viviers

PROFESSOR

Research focus area: Responsible Investing | Shareholder Activism | Impact Investing | Proxy Voting

Teaching area: Financial Management | Investment Management | Business Ethics

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Prof Pierre Erasmus  
Prof Pierre Erasmus

PROFESSOR

Research focus area: Financial Management | Value-based Financial Management

Teaching area: Financial Planning and Forecasting

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Prof Nadia Mans-Kemp  
Prof Nadia Mans-Kemp

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Research focus area: Corporate Governance | Corporate Finance

Teaching area: Financial Management

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Annalien de Vries  
Annalien de Vries

LECTURER

Research focus area: Financial Management | Behavioural Finance

Teaching area: Financial Management | Investment Management | Behavioural Finance

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Ruth Johnson  
Ruth Johnson

LECTURER

Research focus area: Financial Management | Environment, Social and Corporate Governance Factors (ESG)

Teaching area: Financial Management

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Dewald Smit  
Dewald Smit

LECTURER

Research focus area: Financial Management

Teaching area: Financial Management

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Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Prof Gert Human  
Prof Gert Human

PROFESSOR

HOD: Department of Business Management | CHAIR: INNOVATION, STRATEGY,AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Research focus area: Strategy | Industrial Marketing

Teaching area: Strategic Management

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Lelani Maree  
Lelani Maree

LECTURER

Research focus area: Innovation | Corporate Entrepreneurship

Teaching area: Innovation | Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Adolph Neethling  
Adolph Neethling

LECTURER

Research focus area: Entrepreneurship | Small Business Management | SMME Development

Teaching area: Entrepreneurship | Small Business Management

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Goosain Solomon  
Goosain Solomon

LECTURER

Research focus area: Entrepreneurship | Small Business Management | SMME Development

Teaching area: Entrepreneurship | Small Business Management

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Chanel Venter  
Chanel Venter

LECTURER

Research focus area: Organisational Sustainability | Strategic Management

Teaching area: Strategic Management | Management of Corporate Social Responsibility

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Anika Berning  
Anika Berning

LECTURER AND ACADEMIC COORDINATOR: FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

Research focus area: Strategic Management | Management Control Systems

Teaching area: Business Management | Strategic Management

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Sabrina Matthee  
Sabrina Matthee

JUNIOR LECTURER

Research focus area: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Teaching area: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | SMME Development

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Investment Management (Financial Planning)

Lomari Theart  
Lomari Theart

LECTURER

Research focus area: Investment Management | Financial Derivatives

Teaching area: Investment Management

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Johan Steyn  
Johan Steyn

SENIOR LECTURER

Research focus area: Investment Management

Teaching area: Investment Management

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Elze-Mari Roux  
Elze-Mari Roux

LECTURER

Research focus area: Retirement Planning | Consumer Finance

Teaching area: Financial Planning | Investments

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Elze-Mari Roux  
Valdon Theron

SENIOR LECTURER

Research focus area: Investment management | Fixed income

Teaching area: Investment management | Fixed income

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Elze-Mari Roux  
Emile Terblanche

LECTURER

Research focus area: Investment management | Fixed income

Teaching area: Investment management | Fixed income

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Elze-Mari Roux  
Derick Fourie

LECTURER

Research focus area: Value investing, Investment Management

Teaching area: Financial Planning and Investment Management

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International Management

Prof Pierre Erasmus  
Prof Pierre Erasmus

PROFESSOR

Research focus area: Financial Management | Value-based Financial Management

Teaching area: Financial Planning and Forecasting

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