Managers of Wealth Africa

Steinhoff Chairperson Heather Sonn has resigned

Sonn was appointed the scandal plagued retailer's acting chairperson in mid-December 2017, following the resignation of billionaire Christo Wiese.

Balogun Olalekan assumes office as MD/CEO of UBA Ghana

UBA Ghana is the biggest subsidiary operation of UBA Plc outside of Nigeria in the twenty (20) countries.

SANNE strengthens its Management Company business with senior appointments

Matthew has exceptional industry knowledge of markets, risk and regulations in addition to SANNE’s processes and product offering having successfully managed the Market Risk team prior to the promotion.

Finantix appoints Executive Director, EMEA

Based in Switzerland, one of Finantix’s strategically important markets and home to many of its existing clients, Iselin will continue to report to Finantix Chief Commercial Officer, Christine Ciriani.

Willis Towers Watson appoints Mark Calnan as Head of Investments, EMEA

Mark succeeds Ed Francis, who remains with the business and has decided after seven years in the role to resume client-facing duties as a senior investment advisor.

BACB continues expansion of Anglophone Africa team

My new role will also provide opportunities to expand my focus to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

SimCorp appoints new Managing Director for South Africa

Both in his last role as Managing Director at FIS in Africa, and several positions at SunGard, Brian Anderson has led many operational change management projects, with a firm understanding of business strategy and growth acceleration.

FG Appoints Hassan as Bank of Agriculture Acting MD

The statement quoted the minister to have said Hassan’s appointment was most apt and would expectedly turn the fortunes of bank around considering his decades of experience in the banking sector.

Banks dodging SA jobs carnage, for now

The nation’s finance industry, which includes real estate and insurance, is the third-largest employer, while the six largest lenders, including London and Johannesburg-based Investec Group, have almost 186 000 workers across their operations.

SA REIT appoints Joanne Solomon as its first CEO

She holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Stellenbosch and has attended the Harvard Business School Strategic Marketing Management Programme.

SouthBridge Group appoints Dr. Frannie Léautier as Senior Partner

Dr. Léautier graduated from the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) with both a Masters of Science in Transportation and a PhD in Infrastructure Systems.

SA Reit appoints Solomon as inaugural CEO

She also served on national and regional councils of the South African Property Owners Association, while she was also a chairperson of the Women’s Property Network and a member of the South African Council of Shopping Centres’ Congress Commit

SouthBridge Group appoints senior partner

She also led the Asset Management business of TDB, including the recent launch of a unique product for trade finance in Africa.

Citi appoints markets head for CEEMEA

Richard Aby takes on the newly-created role as Citi looks to grow its markets and securities services division in the CEEMEA region.

Auditing watchdog appoints former FirstRand executive as new CEO

The IRBA board said John, who also served as the chief audit executive of FirstRand in the past, has the necessary skill and experience to lead the regulator.

Tymebank appoints new independent non-executive director to the TymeBank Board

She has a Bachelor of Business Science degree (cum laude) in Actuarial Science and Finance, and also a Postgraduate Diploma in Actuarial Science, both from the University of Cape Town.

Auditing watchdog appoints former FirstRand executive as new CEO

The regulator is yet to finalise its disciplinary hearing on Deloitte's audit work at African Bank before its near collapse in 2014, or ACT Audit Solutions' work at the failed Sharemax scheme which collapsed ten years ago.

Africa Finance Corporation Appoints New Chairman and Announces Changes to Its Board

Prior to this, he was an Alternate Executive Director in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, USA.

Northern Trust names EMEA CTO

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Humanities from Greenwich University, and an MBA from London South Bank University.

Africa Finance Corporation Appoints New Chairman and Announces Changes to its Board and Senior Management

A distinguished economist who also currently serves as Deputy Governor (Economic Policy) of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obiora brings 19 years of banking and financial services experience.

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