Deon holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and a Master’s Degree in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa. He has 27 years’ experience in the aviation industry and during this time he has served at all nine of our airports and was also seconded to South African Airways in 2000/2001, where he served as General Manager: Support Services. Deon serves on the Boards of WESGRO, the Western Cape Economic Development Agency responsible for tourism, trade and investment as well as the NSRI, the National Sea Rescue Institute.

Deon joined Airports Company South Africa in 1994 and was appointed​ to Exco in 2001.