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The full package

Evany van Wyk

Born and raised in Walvis Bay, former national rugby star Chrysander Botha now calls Windhoek home.

It’s also where he is actively working towards making sure King Price Insurance takes over the insurance industry in Namibia.

In his position as a claims validator, he is responsible for checking information disclosed by clients in terms of their claims, in order to make sure it is true and complete.

After high school, Botha did a two-year short course in financial management at Boland Collage in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Later, he enrolled and completed a three-year diploma in transportation and logistics at the University of Johannesburg.

With nothing less than a huge smile on his face, Botha shares with Careers that he married his childhood sweetheart.

“We are also blessed with two beautiful sons and of course a family dog,” said Botha.

Botha is also working on obtaining his level 3 certificate in rugby coaching.

“One of my biggest accomplishments was to represent my country at the age of 20,” said Botha, who played for the Welwitschias from 2008 to 2019.

Ten successful years later, he has celebrated playing 50 games for the country, while breaking the national try-scoring record. His glory days on the field might be over, but Botha says he will continue to be involved in the sport he loves.

Botha has shown he has a clear vision for and absolute dedication towards his job. His mission is to be the best at what he does, but at the same time also offer a service to clients that will put a smile on their faces.

“With King Price, the client is king,” he said. Not only does he work hard, he believes in working smart.

“I always try to implement new ideas in the way I work and this has worked out quite well so far,” Botha said.

A surprising fact Botha shared is that he initially wanted to become a navy seal. He feels they have the best jobs in the world. Admittedly his current job is completely different from what he wanted to become, but he believes that destiny definitely played a part.

“In 2018, I came in for an interview, was hired that same day, and boom, now I’m part of the King Price family,” explained Botha.

His advice is for people to live to learn, because information is vital in the corporate world.

“Go out there, meet people, talk to them and find out what they do and how they do it, because the more you know, the better. You can never know too much,” Botha advised.