Koos Kruger

Koos Kruger assists clients through his consulting companies, helping businesses with practical solutions to solve complex business problems in an easy manner. Business Exit Companion specializes in business advice and exit-planning services for business owners of small/medium businesses. Crusher Business Services delivers transformation and change management service to large corporates, including Rio Tinto, Downer EDI, Serco, Woolworths and NSW government.

Koos has more than twenty five years of progressive experience in management, finance, and operations. A chartered accountant with a proven history of growing both top and bottom lines of businesses, he has a broad industry background in health care, construction, financial services, manufacturing, fast-moving consumable goods, and professional services.

Koos was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and began his career as a chartered accountant at KPMG in 1986, working with small to medium-size businesses, helping many entrepreneurs with the success of their businesses.

In the mid-1990s, he moved into the multinational corporate setting as a finance executive working for SAB Miller and Standard Bank, where he led many large-scale transformation projects, including the implementation of SAP in both organizations.

Koos moved back to KPMG as director responsible for one of their consulting practices. Over a two-year period, he quadrupled the size of the business, and some of his clients included HSBC, BHP Billiton, Allianz Insurance, Munich Re, Nedlloyd, and South African government.

Koos moved to Sydney, Australia, in 2004, where he currently lives with his wife, Davina, and three children, Linze, Ashton and Chelsea.