William Peter Venter (born 29 July 1934, in Johannesburg) is a South African businessman, entrepreneur and industrialist.
Venter founded Allied Electronics Corporation (Altron) in 1965.
Two of his two sons, Robert and Craig, were from his first marriage to Jean Georgina Poole.
In 1994, Edith, Venter's second wife and mother of two of his sons, was awarded a record R12-million divorce settlement.
[5] She was married for the third time in 1995 to Johannesburg businessman Garth Carstens.