Roy Andersen (general)
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Major General Roy Cecil Andersen CSSA SD & Bar SM MMM JCD with 30 Yr Clasp (born 12 May 1948 in Johannesburg) is a South African businessman and a retired Reserve general officer in the South African Army from the artillery. He matriculated from Northview High School and graduated from Witwatersrand University.
Military career
He was commissioned into the Artillery in 1966 at 14 Field Regiment in Bethlehem, Orange Free State where he served under the then Officer Commanding- Cmdt C.L. Viljoen. He commanded the Transvaal Horse Artillery from 1976 to 1979 and participated in Operation Savannah both as regimental Commander and Air Observation Post Officer. He was thereafter appointed as Senior Staff Officer Artillery and subsequently Senior Staff Officer Operations of 7 South African Infantry Division. He was promoted to the rank of Major General in October 2003, as Chief Defence Reserves for the South African National Defence Force.
Civilian career
He studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1972 and as a Certified Public Accountant in 1975 in Texas.
He served as Executive President of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from 1992 until 1997. As of 2023[update] he is a Director of Nampak.
Honours and awards
Medals
He has been awarded the
- Star of South Africa, Commander Star of South Africa (Commander) (CSSA)
- Southern Cross Decoration Southern Cross Decoration (SD & Bar)
- Southern Cross Medal (1975) Southern Cross Medal (1975) (SM)
- Military Merit Medal (South Africa) Military Merit Medal (MMM)
- Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) (with Cunene Clasp)
- General Service Medal (South Africa) General Service Medal (South Africa)
- Unitas Medal Unitas (Unity) Medal
- Mandela Commemoration Medal Mandela Commemoration Medal (Gold)
- Medalje vir Troue Diens Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (50 Year Clasp)
- Medalje vir Troue Diens Medalje vir Troue Diens (Medal for Loyal Service) (40 Year Clasp)
- John Chard Decoration John Chard Decoration (with 30 year clasp) (JCD)
- John Chard Medal John Chard Medal
Proficiency badges
| Master Gunner: 110 | |
|---|---|
| Master Gunner: 110 Major General Roy C. Andersen Year: 2019 ←109: Master Warrant Officer M.P. Mokoena Lt Colonel M.S. Makhele :111→ | Badge for Reserve Voluntary Service (Service Award) Five Years Voluntary Service. Black on Thatch beige, Embossed. |
| Major General Roy C. Andersen | |
| Year: 2019 | |
| ←109: Master Warrant Officer M.P. Mokoena | Lt Colonel M.S. Makhele :111→ |
| Five Years Voluntary Service. Black on Thatch beige, Embossed. |
Notes
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byMaj Gen Koos Laubscher | General of the Gunners 1 December 2005(2005-12-01)–12 May 2015(2015-05-12) | VacantTitle next held byLt Gen Jabu Mbuli in 2017 |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded byMaj Gen Ian Deetlefs | Chief of Defence Reserves October 2003(2003-10)–2021(2021) | VacantTitle next held byStephen Marumo |
| Preceded byBrig (Prof) Deon Fourie | Director Part-time Component SA Army 1995(1995)–2003(2003) | Succeeded byMaj Gen Keith Mokoape |