Marthinus Visser is the managing director of Akademia and has completed a MBA degree at the University of Potchefstroom. Marthinus has also completed BCom- and Bed degrees, and earned a Higher Education Diploma at the same university. For the past decade, Marthinus has been involved in the establishment and development of two higher education institutions, namely Sol-Tech and Akademia. Marthinus currently serves as chairman of the Sol-Tech board of directors. Marthinus also serves on the boards of directors of Solidarity Financial Services and Solidarity Properties, as well as the board of trustees of Medihelp.