Dirk Hermann
Dirk Johannes Hermann is a South African labour executive. He is chief executive officer of Solidarity, an Afrikaans union. He has authored four books.
Personal life
Hermann is the son of Marthinus Nicolaas Hermann and Moira Crafford. He is a descendant of the 1820 British settler James Herman. Later descendants added a second "n" to the surname. He married Elsha Cornelia Coetzer, with whom he has four daughters.He studied at North-West University, where he earned a BA in law, a BA in labour relations, a Master in industrial sociology, and published his PhD dissertation on affirmative action in 2006.