Major General Roy Cecil Andersen CSSA SD & Bar SM MMM JCD with 30 Yr Clasp (born 12 May 1948 in Johannesburg) is a South African businessman and a retired Reserve general officer in the South African Army from the artillery. He matriculated from Northview High School and graduated from Witwatersrand University.
Major General Roy Cecil Andersen | |
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 Maj Gen Roy C Andersen Chief Defence Reserves SANDF | |
| Born | 12 May 1948 Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa |
| Allegiance |  South Africa |
| Service |  South African Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2021 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Transvaal Horse Artillery |
| Commands |
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| Battles / wars | South African Border War |
| Awards |            |
| Other work | Businessman |
Military career
editHe was commissioned into the Artillery in 1966 at 14 Field Regiment in Bethlehem, Orange Free State where he served under the then Officer Commanding- Cmdt C.L. Viljoen. He commanded the Transvaal Horse Artillery from 1976 to 1979[1] and participated in Operation Savannah both as regimental Commander and Air Observation Post Officer. He was thereafter appointed as Senior Staff Officer Artillery and subsequently Senior Staff Officer Operations of 7 South African Infantry Division. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in October 2003, as Chief Defence Reserves for the South African National Defence Force.[2]
Civilian career
editHe studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1972 and as a Certified Public Accountant in 1975 in Texas.[3]
He served as Executive President of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from 1992 until 1997. As of 2023[update] he is a Director of Nampak.[4]
Honours and awards
editMedals
editHe has been awarded[2] the
Star of South Africa (Commander) (CSSA)
Southern Cross Decoration (SD & Bar)
Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) (with Cunene Clasp) [a]
General Service Medal (South Africa)
Unitas (Unity) Medal
Mandela Commemoration Medal (Gold)
Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (50 Year Clasp)- Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (40 Year Clasp)
John Chard Decoration (with 30 year clasp) (JCD)
John Chard Medal
Proficiency badges
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Rumney, Reg (1999). Movers & shakers: an A-Z of South African business people. Internet Archive. Sandton: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-029025-7.
- ^ a b "Profile – Major General Roy Andersen, CSSA, SD, SM, MMM, JCD Chief of Defence Reserves, SA National Defence Force". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "GIBS Fellows". Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "About Us: Management Structure Directorate". nampak.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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