Meet the Team

Bester has 67 years (and counting) combined experience in our management team that comprises of Theresa Mouton (Executive Director and 100% Shareholder), Gustav Bester (CEO), Jaco Fouché (CFO), and Jaen Badenhorst (CLO). 

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Director
Theresa Mouton
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Gus Small
CEO
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Jaco Fouché
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Jaen Small
CLO
Jaen Badenhorst
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Meet the Team

Bester has 67 years (and counting) combined experience in our management team that comprises of Theresa Mouton (Executive Director and 100% Shareholder), Gustav Bester (CEO), Jaco Fouché (CFO), and Jaen Badenhorst (CLO). 

Theresa Smaa
Director
Theresa Mouton
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Gus Small
CEO
Gustav Bester
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Jaco2-crop
CFO
Jaco Fouché
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Jaen Small
CLO
Jaen Badenhorst
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Theresa Mouton

Theresa Mouton, Executive Director, and Shareholder of Bester Distribution,

is a post-graduate with vast senior management experience in both the Public and Private sectors with twelve years as Board appointed CEO in the Not-for-Profit sector and nine as Founder and CEO of multiple for-profit companies including the multi award-winning Vermont Vergin SA.


Theresa is responsible for all Corporate Governance, licensing, legal and brand management issues.

Gustav Bester

Gustav Bester, CEO of Bester Distribution, accumulated trading, and logistics experience over a 25-year period, including previously owning a trading company which specialized in commercial grains and animal feed raw materials with its own fleet of trucks.


From 2007 to 2015 he owned and operated his own fleet of mid-sized turbo-prop aircraft in West Africa and the Mid-East.


Since then, he has been involved in financing and trading various commodities, including diesel fuel, and illuminating paraffin.

Gus
Gus

Gustav Bester

Gustav Bester, CEO of Bester Distribution, accumulated trading, and logistics experience over a 25-year period, including previously owning a trading company which specialized in commercial grains and animal feed raw materials with its own fleet of trucks.


From 2007 to 2015 he owned and operated his own fleet of mid-sized turbo-prop aircraft in West Africa and the Mid-East.


Since then, he has been involved in financing and trading various commodities, including diesel fuel, and illuminating paraffin.

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Jaco Fouché

Jaco Fouché, CFO of Bester Distribution has an accounting and business management background with a 20-year track record owning and managing the operations and finances of businesses in the mining, agricultural and security sectors.


Jaco brings extensive knowledge of building business models and a natural ability to write and implement operational systems and procedures. With his hands-on approach to the latter, he acts as Bester Distribution’s financial gate keeper.

Jaen Badenhorst

Jaen Badenhorst, Chief Logistics Officer of Bester Distribution, also has many years’ experience in the animal feed raw materials and grain commodities arena and has been trading diesel since 2014.


Jaen’s wealth of experience in day-to-day commodity trading and managing the complex logistics thereof makes him an essential part of our team.

Jaen
Jaen

Jaen Badenhorst

Jaen Badenhorst, Chief Logistics Officer of Bester Distribution, also has many years’ experience in the animal feed raw materials and grain commodities arena and has been trading diesel since 2014.


Jaen’s wealth of experience in day-to-day commodity trading and managing the complex logistics thereof makes him an essential part of our team.