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South African businessman and military general officer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major General Roy Cecil Andersen CSSA SD & Bar SM MMM JCD with 30 Yr Clasp (born 12 May 1948 in Johannesburg) is a South African businessman and a retired Reserve general officer in the South African Army from the artillery. He matriculated from Northview High School and graduated from Witwatersrand University.
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Born | Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa | 12 May 1948
Allegiance | South Africa |
Service/ | South African Army |
Years of service | 1966–2021 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Transvaal Horse Artillery |
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Battles/wars | South African Border War |
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Other work | Businessman |
He was commissioned into the Artillery in 1966 at 14 Field Regiment in Bethlehem, Orange Free State where he served under the then Officer Commanding- Cmdt C.L. Viljoen. He commanded the Transvaal Horse Artillery from 1976 to 1979[1] and participated in Operation Savannah both as regimental Commander and Air Observation Post Officer. He was thereafter appointed as Senior Staff Officer Artillery and subsequently Senior Staff Officer Operations of 7 South African Infantry Division. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in October 2003, as Chief Defence Reserves for the South African National Defence Force.[2]
He studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1972 and as a Certified Public Accountant in 1975 in Texas.[3]
He served as Executive President of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from 1992 until 1997. As of 2023[update] he is a Director of Nampak.[4]
He has been awarded[2] the
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