Handre De Jongh

Handre serves as the Managing Director of Crown Solutions. He has been with Crown since 2005, first in the role of National Director of South Africa and then in numerous roles at the Crown Head Office in Knoxville since 2012. He served as the Senior Vice President of Growth and Development before his current role as Managing Director. Handre was schooled in South Africa and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Theology from Global University, before completing a BA Honors degree in Psychology for Stellenbosch University. Handre graduated in November of 2019 from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government with an Executive Certificate in Economic Development for the Non-Profit sector.

Prior to Crown, Handre served as a Pastor, School Counselor, and School Principal. As a sports enthusiast, he played representative rugby and climbed the ranks as a rugby referee to a semi-professional level. Handre has been married to Marelise since 1996, and they have three children, one son-in-law, and a grandson. They reside in Knoxville, TN, where they attend First Baptist Concord. They love spending time together as a family.