Kobus Marais is a South African politician, currently a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, and the current Shadow Minister of Economic Development.Marais was born in Worcester, Western Cape, where he lives with his wife and two children. He obtained his Master of Business and Administration degree from Stellenbosch University. He also studied at the Cape Wine Academy and completed a Master Mentorship Course with the Department of Agriculture.He started his career in corporate banking and went on to work in the wine industry in 1989 in various capacities including a partnership in a wine exports business. He then formed his own consultancy, BEFCOM, which specialised in business and marketing strategy, international trade and Black Economic Empowerment (charters, codes of good practice, Agri-agreements, BEE charters, industry scorecards, etc.). Wikipedia
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