Johan Dippenaar holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at Petra Diamonds.

Education
Johan Dippenaar is a chartered accountant by profession and a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

Professional experience
Johan has nearly 20 years experience in the leadership and management of diamond mining companies.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Petra, he was CEO of Crown Diamonds which merged with Petra in 2005. Mr Dippenaar and his colleagues have led Petra through a period of extraordinary growth, during which time the Company reached agreement to acquire four major mines from De Beers.