Douw Gerbrand Steyn (19 December 1952 – 4 February 2025) was a South African billionaire businessman, the founder of BGL Group, a UK-based insurance and financial services company, and the parent of Comparethemarket.com.
[2] He received a bachelor's degree in 1978 from Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education.
[3][2] Steyn began his career as a quantity surveyor at Eskom Mega Watt Park.
[8] In August 2021, the Durban High Court ruled that they were never married, and that a punitive cost order against Botha was warranted.
[8] In February 2013, he married Carolyn Steyn at the Saxon Boutique Hotel, where guests included Graça Machel, Timothy Moloi, and Michael de Pinna.