South Africa

Kevin Teeroovengadum has an MBA and M.Sc. in Finance. He worked for KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young in corporate finance and business consultancy before moving to Loita Capital Partners Group. Kevin joined Actis as a Director as part of their Africa real estate team. At Actis, he led the origination of a number of new developments… read more »

Naaman Geda begun his work career in the banking sector in Kenya. He then pursued architecture and practiced at the Symbion Group, before moving on to DSA where he rose to become senior associate and head of office. Naaman subsequently transitioned to private equity, combining the banking, research, civil society and building industry experience to… read more »

Guido Giachetti is Executive Chairman of RDC Properties Limited in Botswana. He is a Civil Engineer and has his Masters’ in Business Management and Transport, AMP (Harvard Business School), IEP (INSEAD), Alumni Association (EPFL, INSEAD, HBS). Guido has been involved in property development and investments for over 26 years. He has been awarded the Order… read more »

Bongumusa Emmanuel Makhathini is a Harvard Business School graduate holding a General Management Program qualification. Bongumusa Emmanuel Makhathini holds a master’s degree M. Com in Business Management & Economics, University of Johannesburg; an Honours in Geography and a B. Paed degree from the University of Zululand. Bongumusa Emmanuel Makhathini has a proven track record in… read more »

Warren van der Merwe is the Chief Operating Officer of the Vantage Capital Group and is involved in all areas of operations including investing, fundraising and finance. Warren is a Chartered Accountant who spent his academic articles at the University of Witwatersrand and Arthur Andersen before starting his banking career with Standard Corporate and Merchant… read more »

Nawfal Bendefa is the founder of REIM Partners, a real estate asset manager with more than €300 million AUM in commercial real estate Morocco. Nawfal has over twenty years of experience in development, asset management, fund management and fundraising. His career in real estate began in lodging in the US and UK in various roles…. read more »

Kevin Chetty is Director: Market Development and Housing Finance at Humanity International EMEA. He has +20 years’ combined experience, of which ten years have been on senior management and executive level in retail and business banking in Africa. He has served on various provincial boards and executive committees, and received numerous awards for leadership, overall… read more »

Daniel Bloch is the cofounder and COO of BenBen and is currently working to develop partnerships, business strategies, and lead the product architecture development. He studied Agricultural Engineering at the University of Michigan and during university founded the school’s Bitcoin/ Blockchain student organisation. Through his connecting with the Bitcoin/ Blockchain clubs at Stanford University and… read more »

Simbarashe Mhuhiro is the Founder and Managing Director of Oxygen Africa, a Zimbabwean renewable energy development company focused on commercial and industrial rooftop solar photovoltaic projects. Oxygen is currently developing 20MW rooftop solar project with Old Mutual Property Zimbabwe and Minerva Risk Advisors. AFK Insider magazine named Simba among the 12 Most Promising African Entrepreneurs… read more »

Simon Ardonceau joined the JLL Sub-Saharan Africa Strategic Consulting team in 2016 to develop the substantial potential for customised real estate consulting advice across the continent. He currently has strategic input in a wide range of assignments, and has been involved on several high profile and complex developments across Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and the… read more »

Tom Mundy heads JLL’s Sub-Saharan Africa research and market intelligence group based in Johannesburg. Previously, Tom was a director in JLL’s EMEA Capital Markets research and strategy team in London. Prior to joining JLL, Tom served as chief strategist for Russia’s largest private bank and prior to that, was an equity strategist for Renaissance Capital’s… read more »

Selwyn Blieden is a Principal at Barclays Africa and leads the bank’s commercial property finance business in Africa (ex-South Africa). Prior to taking on this role, he was a founding member of the RMB Westport team, leading structuring and corporate management for RMB Westport’s developments in Nigeria. Previously, he co-founded and managed RMB’s Opportunities in… read more »

erald Gondo is an executive director of RisCura Africa, responsible for business development. With front-line investment management experience in Africa, his primary role is to ensure the investment deliverables provided to RisCura clients are appropriate, understood and value-adding. Previously, he was Portfolio Manager for Atria Africa, Mauritius; Portfolio Manager for Imara Group Zimbabwe; and Regional… read more »

Heidi Rix joined Mara Delta as Chief Operating Officer in 2016. Heidi brings 18 years of commercial and real estate experience and holds a B.Com. LLB degree with further studies in the real estate industry, including an Advanced Diploma in Property Practice (cum laude). Prior to joining Mara Delta, Heidi worked at Broll Property Group… read more »

Leonard Michau has 20+ years of experience in the commercial property services sector. Prior to his current position as Director and Head: Africa Operations for Broll Property Group in South Africa, Michau held a number positions as Group CFO and COO, gaining hands on experience covering a range of services across property sectors. Michau has… read more »