DAWIE MAREE Head of Information and Marketing Agriculture FNB
Joined FNB Agriculture in February 2015 as the Head of Information and Marketing and is responsible for keeping decision makers in the bank and the bank’s clients informed about economic and other developments in the agricultural and broader economy.
Dawie is also responsible to expand the FNB Agriculture brand in the market through various actions, including presentations at conferences, farmers days and other important agricultural events. Growing up on a farm in the Ventersdorp district in the North-West Province, Dawie’s interest has always been in the agricultural well-being of South Africa. After obtaining his M.Sc. (Agric) Agricultural Economics from the University of Pretoria and MBA from the University of Antwerp Management School in Belguim, he gained a wide variety of experience in the grain, milk and food security sectors as agricultural economist. As contributor to the Dairy Mail, functionary of the Commercial Policy Committee of Agri SA and a member of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), he has been active in addressing issues such as disaster management, the linking of farmers to markets and other related issues directly affecting farmers in SA.
