Hans Hillebrand
Group CEO of Canvas and Tent, parent company to Bushtec, overseeing global strategy, operational excellence, and market expansion across six continents. Known for people-centred leadership and executional rigor, Hans has strengthened the organisation’s global footprint through strategic partnerships in the US, GCC, Australia, Africa, and Europe. His background includes senior roles in financial services at […]
Frans Vermaas
Director of Bushtec Hospitality with more than two decades of industry experience developing luxury tented camps in premier destinations around the world. He leads with a strong understanding of client vision, ensuring each project reflects Bushtec’s signature quality, innovation, and design excellence. Frans oversees teams that transform concepts into world-class hospitality environments. Outside of work, he enjoys time in […]
Willie Burger
Director at Canvas and Tent with 28 years of experience in the design, development and delivery of tented solutions. He specialises in the development of safari and glamping tents, modular shelters and technical product design. His career progressed from a sales and workshop management role to joining Canvas and Tent in 1997, where his expertise […]
Willem van Ree
Senior Manager at Canvas and Tent with over three decades of experience in modular shelter systems, rapid deployment solutions, and technical product design. His background spans operations, procurement, compliance, and technical development, shaping a product range that serves luxury tourism, military, mining, and humanitarian sectors. Willem’s early training as a tailor provides a foundation of […]
Eric Goldblum
An industrialist and private equity investor with leadership interests across manufacturing, food production, property development, and hospitality infrastructure. As Group Chairman of Bushtec, Canvas and Tent, and Brenco Brands, he oversees global operations that design and deliver world-class tented structures for the hospitality, adventure, defence, and mining sectors. His business portfolio spans essential food manufacturing, […]