Cobus Stofberg (South African and Dutch) is a non-executive director. He was a member of the founding team of the M-Net/ MultiChoice pay-television business in 1985. He served as chief executive officer of the group from 1997 to 2011, and has been instrumental in the expansion of the Naspers group. Prior to joining M-Net, he was a partner of Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.). He is a qualified South African chartered accountant and holds a BComLaw and LLB from Stellenbosch University and a BComptHons from the University of South Africa.