Meet our Accountant, Director and Finance Committee Board Member Johannes Fourie, or simply, Hanke to those who know him.
Hanke was born in Pretoria, matriculated at Menlo Park High School, and obtained a B Com (Accountancy) degree from the University of Pretoria.
He completed his Private Pilot’s License at Wonderboom Airport while completing accounting articles.
In the early 2000, he obtained a Hot Air Balloon Pilot’s license. For a while, Hanke owned Life Ballooning, regularly flying passengers while making lots of international fun events possible.
The Aero Club appointed him as Treasurer, while he was the representative of the Ballooning Section at their board meetings, a position he held for 12 years until 2020.
Since 2017, Hanke has served on the CAASA Financial Committee and, in 2022, became a Director and Board Member at CAASA.
When he’s not serving CAASA, Hanke is an executor of deceased estates.