About Us

Keith Peters was the founding member of Katzenbar in 1989, James Basden joined him in 1995.
Keith Peters moved from England to South Africa in 1981 to work for Sigma Motor Corporation Keith_2020

(Ford).
Originally apprenticed as an Auto Electrical Engineer, Keith had a varied career prior to Katzenbar - from working on North Sea Oil Rigs to managing Marketing and Dealer Training at BMW South Africa.linkedin.com/in/keith-peters-28aa67Early last year, Keith moved back to the UK (North Lincolnshire).

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James Basden's first job was in a Merchant Bank in the City of London, after which he moved into IT and then into Project Management.
He came to South Africa from the UK in 1988 to implement a major IT system at BMW. .
James completed his MBA with Henley UK in 2003.
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In May last year, James also moved back to the UK (Herefordshire).
James and Keith first worked together when they ran BMW South Africa's Parts & Accessories department
in the late 1980's and early 1990's
We have started, operated, and sold our own businesses - effectively "putting our money where our mouth is" -

Waste Water Treatment
Cellular Shops
Liquor Distribution
Vehicle Tracking
Food Distribution
International Bulk SMS Messaging.

Additional to this we have provided Business Consulting and Project Management to corporates such as -

MTN,
Sun International,
Comair (British Airways & kulula),
Nedbank,
FNB,
BMW,
Mercedes Benz,
Bytes,
JSE.

Additionally to this we have provided Business Advice and Project Management to corporates such as -

Renewable Energy,
Manufacturing,
Housing,
Agri-Processing
Mining,
IT,
Aviation,
Telecoms,
Construction,
Healthcare,
Tourism.

Katzenbar South Africa

About Us