Lyndon Barends, About Lyndon Barends

Lyndon Barends was raised in a shack in Crossroads (where the 1976 apartheid uprisings took place). He was the first person in his family to complete high school and earn a university degree. Daniel Douman became Lyndon’s mentor and inspired him to push through his tough circumstances and to educate himself. This led to his MBA and finally becoming the business and community leader he is today. Lyndon Barends has played significant roles in diverse national projects from health care, children’s charity, banking, and sport. Among several other business roles, Lyndon Barends has been a Partner and still is a Director of Match world - a strategic sponsorship marketing company – and the newly appointed Group CEO of Primedia Sport. He holds Dip Personnel Management, BA (Psych & Soc), BA Hons (Development Studies), MBA and currently reading towards his DBA in Switzerland. For more detailed information about Lyndon Barends so, you can visit us: - https://bit.ly/2QrL...

The Dad Fund is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that promotes the holistic development of South Africa’s future leaders through the head, hand, and heart. HEAD:  Through educational support & skills training HAND:  Through programmes that facilitate hard work and entrepreneurship HEART:   Through projects that develop and uplift communities We believe that every person (even the vulnerable) has the ability to make a success of their lives. It takes the right kind of support and guidance to tap into a person’s potential. The History of Lyndon Barends & His Company The DAD Fund was started by Lyndon Barends in 2003 in honour of one of his teachers, Daniel Arthur Douman (DAD) who was an outstanding leader. He touched the lives of many while serving within the education system. He attended Good Hope College then proceeded to complete his higher education at Helderberg College, qualifying as a pastor. He entered the educ...