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Deon joined Fairtree in 2013 and is a portfolio manager of the Fairtree Select Equity Prescient Fund. He is also a co-portfolio manager of the Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund, Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short Hedge Funds and Fairtree Market Neutral Fund. Deon started his career in 2011 in leveraged finance at IKB in Frankfurt, Germany. After returning to South Africa, he joined a boutique consulting and corporate advisory firm in Cape Town, where his duties included industry analysis and financial modelling. Deon holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree in Financial Economics and a Master’s degree in Economics, both from Stellenbosch University, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the European Business School in Germany.
Kurt joined Fairtree in 2013 and is currently a risk manager in the Investment team. In addition, he has portfolio management responsibilities in the multi-asset portfolios and leads the Quantitative Risk Modelling capability within Fairtree. He started his career in 2009 at Swiftcover Insurance in London (Division of AXA Insurance, UK) as a quantitative pricing analyst and then joined GSA Capita as an operations analyst. Upon his return to South Africa, Kurt joined RisCura Analytics as a hedge fund analyst before joining Fairtree. Kurt holds a Master’s degree in Financial Risk Management from the University of Stellenbosch. He is also a CFA® charterholder.
Anne-Marie joined Fairtree in 2016 and is currently a business development consultant. She started her career in 2003 at Sanlam and later joined Glacier by Sanlam as a business development manager. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from IMM Graduate School and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Stellenbosch.
Ryan joined Fairtree in 2016 and is the head of Retail Sales. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He joined Momentum in 1998, where he held various roles, such as investment marketing, sales and distribution, over 15 years. In addition, he led the national team of Investment Specialists at Momentum and served on Group Investment Committees. Ryan then joined Investec, where he continued to be involved in the sales, marketing and distribution of the Investec fund range. He returned to Momentum as head of Wealth Management, where he was responsible for the full integration of the investment philosophy, house views, fund solutions and wealth management proposition.
Grethe joined Fairtree in 2025 as a Business Development Manager in the Distribution team. She focuses on cultivating strong, long-term relationships with financial advisers and identifying opportunities for meaningful growth. Prior to joining Fairtree, Grethe spent eight years at PPS, where she held several leadership roles, including Regional Sales Manager, Regional Specialist Support Manager, and ultimately National Manager of PPS Wealth Advisory. In her most recent role, she led the Wealth Advisory team nationally, overseeing strategy, operations, reporting, and key stakeholder relationships. She also served as a Key Individual on the FSP licence and chaired the Best Practice Committee. Earlier in her career, she worked as a financial adviser for seven years. She is passionate about empowering women in finance and previously led the Women in Finance initiative at PPS. Grethe holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning from Stellenbosch University and is a Certified Financial Planner® professional.
Stephan joined Fairtree in 2025 as an investment specialist in the Distribution team. He began his career at Deloitte in 2006 as an accountant. He then joined Discovery Invest as an Investment Specialist, before moving to Sanlam Investments, where he spent nine years as a portfolio manager. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of Pretoria, an Honours degree and CTA in Accounting from the University of South Africa, and an Honours degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University of Cape Town.
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