South Africa

Donna Barnes joined the Nedgroup Investments team in November 2016 as the head of our Retail Direct Investor channel.  As the head of this unit, Donna is responsible for the overarching strategy for direct client business. Her role ensures Nedgroup Investments’ direct clients are serviced appropriately, experience an ease of doing business and is responsible… read more »

Delphine is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Perpetua Investment Managers and has 20 years’ investment experience, having started her investment career as an investment analyst at Old Mutual Asset Managers in 1998. Delphine joined Allan Gray Limited in 2001 as an analyst and continued to spend almost 11 years at Allan Gray Limited, where… read more »

Claudia Castellanos Rogues is the Founder and Managing Director of Black Mamba Foods, a growing brand based in Swaziland that manufactures and distributes gourmet chilli products in Southern Africa and overseas. Claudia has also over 12 years of experience, working as a marketing consultant for several businesses and NGOs in Swaziland and overseas, and as… read more »

Chris manages STANLIB Multi-Manager’s alternative assets fund-of-funds portfolio. Over his career, Chris has fulfilled a variety of roles that relate to investment strategy and portfolio construction. He has applied this skill to the benefit of pension funds, life companies and individual investors. His involvement in the investment process has ranged from equity analysis, research and… read more »

Angela has gained excellent exposure to pensions, insurance and actuarial consultancy work over the last 12 years. She is a Principal Consultant within Zamara (formerly Alexander Forbes) and has been involved in providing a wide range of consultancy services to our clients in East, Western and Southern Africa, as well as Europe Angela is currently… read more »

Ms van Niekerk, a British,  South African and German citizen, is employed as Head of Legal and Compliance at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Africa, a position she has held since July 2013.  Ms van Niekerk holds a BA LLB from the University of Natal and a Masters in International Relations from the School of… read more »

Anne heads up the Alexander Forbes Research Institute – an initiative that looks at the full spectrum of savings, investment and wellness issues that confront South Africans in particular and Africans in general. As Head of Research, Anne’s primary focus is in overseeing Alexander Forbes’ thought-leadership initiatives, in particular Benefits Barometer http://benefitsbarometer.co.za/. Before joining Alexander… read more »

Andrew has more than 20 years of experience in investments, ranging from investment product development for life companies and asset managers to consulting on all aspects of investment strategy to a variety of retirement funds and other institutions including medical aids, trusts and charities. He has served on various trustee boards and management committees of… read more »

Mr van Zyl holds a Masters in Commerce (Economics) at the University of Pretoria in 1986 after completion of a Bachelor of Commerce (Economic Sciences) and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Economics in 1983 and 1984 respectively at the same university. In 1987 he completed a course at the University of South Africa in Bank… read more »

Mr. SHIVUTE is a graduate of LLM – International Finance and Banking Law (University of Liverpool – UK), LLB (Honours) degree, B Juris degree (Both from the University of Namibia), B.Tech: Policing (Tshwane University of Technology – RSA), and a National Diploma in Police Science (Polytechnic of Namibia). In 2012, he successfully completed an International… read more »

Mr Ickua has a Masters degree in Information Systems Management (MSc: ISM) from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (2011). Other qualifications include a Diploma in Business Computing from Varsity College (1997) and a Diploma in PC Support from Boston City Campus (2000), both in Cape Town, South Africa. Short programmes include the Management Development… read more »

MBA (2016): SMC University (Switzerland); Fellow at the Fletcher School Leadership Program in Financial Inclusion (2013) M. Ed – Ed Financing (2000): State University of New York at Buffalo; P/G Dipl SocSc Research Methods (1996): University of Stellenbosch; B.A (Hons) (1995): University of the Western Cape; B. Ed (1994): University of the Western Cape; P/G… read more »

PhD in Development Finance (University of Stellenbosch)- Master in International Business – Polytechnic of Namibia (2013), MSc in Financial Economics – University of London, United Kingdom (2000), Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Economics (1999) – University of London, United Kingdom, Bachelor of Economics (BEconomics) – University of Namibia (1996), National Diploma in Public Administration – Technikon… read more »

Executive MBA Maastricht University, The Netherlands 2003. Masters in Education, University of Namibia, 1997. Bachelor of Education(Hon), University of Bristol, England 1991. Diploma in Education, Morray House College, Scotland 1988. Diploma IN TEFL, Selly Oak College, Birmingham, England 1987. International Executive Development Programme, University of Wits, South Africa 2007. Certificate in Human Resources Management, DAMELIN… read more »

Magreth has a Bachelor degree in Accounting and she has also passed CIA part one. In 2015, she attended the International Executive Development Program (IEDP) through WITS Business School, South Africa (2015) in partnership with the London Business School (UK), New Dehli and Bangladesh (India). She has been part of the advisory committee on Short… read more »