Marinus Venter
Country General Manager
Jameel Motors South Africa
Marinus Venter
Country General Manager
Jameel Motors South Africa
Marinus Venter is Country General Manager for Jameel Motors in South Africa.
In this role, Marinus oversees the operations and strategic direction of Jameel Motors in South Africa, with the Changan and Deepal brands.
With over 18 years of experience in the automotive industry, Marinus has held senior roles at Mercedes-Benz South Africa and Nissan South Africa, covering product, marketing, and aftersales strategy, and business planning across South and Sub-Saharan Africa.
He holds a Master of Engineering in project management from the University of Pretoria and speaks Afrikaans and English.
Jameel Motors is a leading international independent automotive distributor, representing a number of prominent global automotive brands, and is one of the world’s leading independent Toyota distributors in key markets across Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe.
Present in more than 12 markets, Jameel Motors offers full OEM brand representation, including import, distribution and wholesale, retail, marketing and sales of vehicles and parts, servicing, repair and personalization solutions, and component manufacturing. Its passenger vehicle distribution portfolio includes Toyota, Lexus, MG Motor, GAC Motor, BYD, Geely Auto and Farizon Auto, together with HINO Trucks and Ford Trucks in Egypt.
