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Russell Strooh was born in Bloemfontein in 1962. Schooled at Grey College and then Saint Andrews, both in Bloemfontein, Russell moved to Pretoria to complete military training. He completed his BCompt degree at Unisa, whilst serving articles of clerkship with a medium sized audit firm in Johannesburg. He then completed the Honours degree while working in commerce. He has held senior finance posts with Castrol, Boart Longyear, and Ericsson SA.