Residential Estate Industry Journal | Page 8

Contributors Dirk Uys – Estate Manager Arabella Country Estate Dirk matriculated at DF Malan High School in Bellville and then joined the Permanent Force as an Infantry soldier. His career has developed from a military background (18 years in the SANDF), through to marketing, media and retail, and then into general management and various leadership roles (including senior General Manager of Print24 and CEO of the Van Schaik Group) with board level reporting at Media24 for the next 16 Years. In 2012, Dirk decided to exit the corporate world and has since been active in the community management environment as Estate Manager at the Arabella Country Estate. business executive. Dirk i ́