South Africa

Jonathan Lotter has over 20 years of retail experience with strong managerial background at senior level as well as local and international exposure in the retail and property management sectors. He has experience in sales and marketing, visual and merchandising, stock, risk, people and project management, logistics and customs as well as performance management. Jonathan’s… read more »

Gavin Cox has over 25 years of experience in African and international retail sectors. He is one of the Directors at Broll Nigeria as well as Retail Portfolio Executive and Head of Property Management. Previously, Gavin has worked for the Edcon Group. He has worked as a General Manager at Canal Walk Shopping Centre in… read more »

Olaf Schmidt is Manager of Property, Retail & Hotel, Health & Education Investments for the African Region at the IFC. His previous responsibilities as Global Sector Lead for Property, Retail & Hotel investments and Hub Lead for Manufacturing, Agribusiness & Services in Western Europe included helping build business with European sponsors across emerging markets and… read more »

Joel Couve de Murville is Head of Sales and Marketing for Novaterra and a key stakeholder in the development of the Beau Plan Smart City. He holds a B.Com: Management and Industrial Psychology. Joel has significant experience in International Marketing. Based in London, Joel perfected his skills in management, international development and market studies. Novaterra,… read more »

Jeremy Kelly is currently a Director within the Global Research Programmes team at JLL and has 30+ years’ experience in real estate-related market analysis and advisory work. Jeremy has had responsibility for several of JLL flagship research projects including ‘Global Market Perspective’ and ‘Global Real Estate Transparency Index’. He has played a pivotal role in… read more »

Michael Denenga is a partner at Webber Wentzel and a finance and investment funds attorney with 15+ years’ experience, including with the treasury departments at Standard Bank and Investec Bank. He specialises in the formation of investment funds and treasury documentation and has structured various private equity funds and hedge funds in South Africa, Namibia,… read more »

Stan Garrun is the Head of Africa Analytics at the Urban Real Estate Research Unit at the University of Cape Town (UCT). He has a background in marketing and research and has over 15 years’ experience in real estate research and analysis. Stan has served as a director of several organisations including Group Five (Manufacturing),… read more »

Dolapo Omidire is the Founder and Team Lead at Estate Intel. He spent over 2 years at Broll in Nigeria as the Lead Research Analyst working on market and feasibility studies for international and local institutional real estate investors. Dolapo also spent over a year at AXA Mansard Investments as an Alternative Investment Analyst. Dolapo… read more »

Camilla Reppening gained her Bachelors in Economics from Utrecht University. She worked in Private Equity for 3 years and went on to pursue her MBA in New York. After having worked in Investment Banking in New York, she moved to the African continent working on several consulting projects across Namibia and South Africa. Camilla joined Propertuity a… read more »

Kecia Rust is the Executive Director and founder of the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa. She is a housing policy specialist and has provided strategic support to government in South Africa for the past 20 years. Over the span of her career, she has focused on affordable housing finance, residential property assets and… read more »

Shamin A.  Sookia joined Perigeum Capital as Managing Director as from July 2016. This follows a 30-year career spanning across various fields including auditing, taxation, management and consultancy services, global business and financial restructuring.Shamin was also the Head of Listing at the Stock Exchange of Mauritius ( SEM ) from years 2005 to 2016, where… read more »

Jaco Viljoen holds an MBA from Oxford Brookes University in the UK, as well as degrees from the Universities of Stellenbosch and the Orange Free State. His 20 years’ experience includes working in various African countries for The Standard Bank of South Africa and Barclays.

Didier Viney joined DTOS to head their Africa Desk. He holds Honours in Economics and a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Strategy. He is an Associate Member of St Hugh’s College, Oxford and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He spent ten years working for the largest Mauritian commercial bank, in… read more »

Sachin Mohabeer is Head: Real Estate and Hospitality, Economic Development Board, Mauritius. The EDB formulates economic policies and periodic plans and stimulates the development and growth of the economy by promoting a competitive export platform and an international investment, business and service centre. Sachin has developed and managed several property development schemes including the Integrated… read more »

Vijay Patel is MD of Kaydee (Quarry) Limited, responsible for strategic direction and process management. Vijay’s core expertise is centred around asset allocation and portfolio management with focus on distressed securities and value investing, turnarounds, private equity and venture capital. Vijay holds a BSc. (Hons) in Banking and International Finance. He has previously worked for… read more »