Franz Gmeiner

Mr Gmeiner attained his BCom Accounting (Hons) and qualified as one of the top ten students in the Chartered Accountants examination in 1983. During his accountancy career he became a partner in Cohen and Gmeiner Accountants, which he led to become one of the largest auditing firms in South Africa. He founded a property company in 1991, which has grown into the current Orion Real Estate Limited, listed on the JSE Limited. During 1999 he took over the hotel operations of the Hotel Devonshire and since then the Orion Hotels division has built up a portfolio of 8 hotels.