de Villiers is the Chief Executive Officer of the privately-owned Airlink group of companies (“Airlink”). de Villiers joined the executive team of Airlink in 2011 and served as the group’s Chief Financial Officer from 2013 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in April 2025.

Prior to his executive employment at Airlink, de Villiers served as a non-executive director of Airlink between 2007 and 2009 as a shareholder representative of Coronation Capital Limited, a boutique private equity and investment banking house., an institutional shareholder of Airlink, where he was employed since 2000.

He has past experience with Deloitte where he completed his accounting articles and Tiger Brands Limited, a publicly listed FMCG concern.

de Villiers holds a B.Compt degree and a Master of Business Administration (cum laude) degree.

de Villiers is an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction with a specific interest in behavioural economics, and enjoys road running and spending quality time with his family and friends.