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grounded in the present. focused on the future

Our Team

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Group Directors

Investment Team - Equity


Group Chairman

BCom, MBA
Founded Fairtree in 2006

Andre Malan
Group Chairman
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Group CEO

CA(SA), CFA
Co-founded Fairtree in 2006

Kobus Nel
Group CEO
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Managing Director: FAM

BA (Economic History), CAIA
Joined Fairtree in 2011

Bradley Anthony
Managing Director: FAM
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Equity Portfolio Managers


Equity Portfolio Manager

B Comm, MBA
Founded Fairtree in 2006

Andre Malan
Equity portfolio manager


Private Equity Portfolio Manager

CA (SA), CFA
Co-founded Fairtree in 2006

Kobus Nel
Private equity portfolio manager


Equity Portfolio Manager

B Comm, MBA, CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2011

Stephen Brown
Equity Portfolio Manager


Equity Portfolio Mnager

(B Ing)
Joined Fairtree in 2012

Cor Booysen
Equity Portfolio Mnager


Equity Portfolio Manager

BComm (Act.Sci), M Comm (Economics)
Joined Fairtree in 2016

Cephas Dube
Equity Portfolio Manager


Equity Portfolio Manager & Analyst

M Comm (Econ)
Joined Fairtree in 2013

Deon Botha
Equity Portfolio Manager & Analyst
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Equity Portfolio Manager & Analyst

CA(SA), CFA CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2015

Cornelius Zeeman
Equity Portfolio Manager & Analyst


Equity Portfolio Manager & Analyst

BBusSci (Finance), Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting, CA(SA), CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2017

Clarissa van der Westhuyzen
Equity Portfolio Manager & Analyst
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Fixed Income Portfolio Managers


Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

BCom
Joined Fairtree in 2010

Ian Millard
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager


Fixed Income Portfolio Manager & Analyst

MSc & BSc in Mechanical Engineering, CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2015

Dane Merrick
Fixed Income Portfolio MAnager & Analyst


Fixed Income & Multi-asset Portfolio Manager

BCom (Financial Economics), CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2011

Jacobus Lacock
Fixed Income & Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager


Fixed Income Portfolio Manager

BSc Eng(Elec), MBA, CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2013

Paul Crawford
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager


Fixed income portfolio manager

CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2013

Louis Antelme
Fixed Income Portfolio MAnager
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Other Portfolio Managers


Multi-Strategy Portfolio Manager

BA (Economic History), CAIA
Joined Fairtree in 2011

Bradley Anthony
Multi-strategy portfolio managER


Global Property Portfolio Manager

B.Bus Sci (Fin)
Joined Fairtree in 2016

Rob Hart
Global Property Portfolio Manager


Commodity Portfolio Manager

CA(SA)
Joined Fairtree in 2014

Denise van Wyk
Commodity Portfolio Manager
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Equity Research


Equity Analyst

B.Bus Sci (Fin)(Hons), CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2014

Karen O’rahilly
Equity Analyst
Donald Curtayne


Equity Analyst

CA(SA), CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2016

Donald Curtayne
Equity Analyst
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Equity Portfolio Manager & Analyst

ACMA, GCMA (CIMA), CFA level I
Joined Fairtree in 2017

Chantelle Baptiste
Equity Analyst
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Equity Analyst

BCom (Financial Analysis) (Hons), CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2017

David Rossouw
Equity Analyst
Investment


Equity Analyst

BEconSci, BSc (Hons), MCom (Finance)
Joined Fairtree in 2019

Gugu Ndlwana
Equity Analyst
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fIXED INCOME Research


Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst

MSc( Eng), PhD
Joined Fairtree in 2013

Keith Forbes
Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst


Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst

MSc (Eng), PhD, CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2015

Mayuresh Kulkarni
Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst

Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst

MPhil, BSc, PGDip
Joined Fairtree in 2016

Graham Ziervogel
Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst
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Alternative Real Estate Portfolio Manager

CA (SA), CFA
Co-founded Fairtree in 2006

Kobus Nel
alternative real estate portfolio manager
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Alternative Real Estate Investments Principal

MBA, CFA, CA (SA), B.Acc (Hons) & B.Acc
Joined Fairtree in 2019

Gabriel Louw
alternative real estate investments Principal


Alternative Real Estate Portfolio Manager

CA(SA)
Joined Fairtree in 2014

Joe Bester
alternative real estate portfolio manager
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Alternative Real Estate Analyst

BCom (Hons) Financial Analysis
Joined Fairtree in 2019

Michael-John Dippenaar
alternative real estate Analyst
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Alternative Real Estate Developments Principal

MSc( Eng), PhD
Joined Fairtree in 2013

Chris Heunis
alternative real estate developments Principal
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Alternative Real Estate Investments Principal

MSc( Eng), PhD
Joined Fairtree in 2013

Nic Ross
alternative real estate investments Principal
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Equity TRADING

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Equity Trader

BCom (Financial Management)
Joined Fairtree in 2015

Chris de Jongh
Equity Trader
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Equity Trader

BCom (Financial Management)
Joined Fairtree in 2019

Dominic Biezanek
Equity Trader


Equity Trader

BCom (Financial Management), FMVA
Joined Fairtree in 2017

Heimer Lombard
Equity Trader
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Risk management & Other Analysts


Risk Manager

MCom (Financial Risk Management), CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2013

Kurt van der Walt
Risk Manager
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Quantitative Analyst

MCom, CFA
Joined Fairtree in 2015

Hennie Bezuidenhout
Quantitative Analyst
Investment


Quantitative Analyst

BSc(Hons) Actuarial Science
Joined Fairtree in 2017

Tinus Cloete
Quantitative Analyst
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Junior Analyst

BCom (Economics, Investments & Corporate Finance), BCom.Hons (Business Finance)
Joined Fairtree in 2017

Obakeng Mophosho
Junior Analyst

Our Team

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Distribution team

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Group Head: Distribution​

BComHons (Mathematics), FIA, FASSA, MDP
Joined Fairtree in 2015

Herman Sandrock
Group Head: Distribution​
international personal investors


Global Head: Investor Relations

BCom (Law), BComHons (Financial Management), CFP
Joined Fairtree in 2014

Francis Wheeler ​
Global Head : Investor Relations


Head: Retail Sales (North & KZN)

BCom (Economics), Adv. Postgraduate Dip Financial Planning
Joined Fairtree in 2016

Ryan Jamieson
Head: Retail Sales (North & KZN)​
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Head: Distribution Services

Claritas Investment Certificate, Certificate in Securities, Certificate in Financial Regulations
Joined Fairtree in 2016

Amy Petersen ​
Head: Distribution Services
investment and asset management


Data & Reporting Analyst

BCom Statistics
Joined Fairtree in 2017

Mikela Hechter ​
Data & Reporting Analyst
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Investor Relations

BCom (Financial Management), PGDA, Project Management, MBA
Joined Fairtree in 2017

Sybrand Engelbrecht
Investor Relations


Distribution Administrator

Management Assistant Diploma
Joined Fairtree in 2020

Ashlinn Thaker ​
Distribution Administrator
Thabile Mandla


Institutional Client Specialist

Joined Fairtree in 2020

Thabile Mandla
Institutional Client Specialist
global personal investors

Business
Analyst

BCom (Investment Management)
Joined Fairtree in 2022

Gunther Els
Business Analyst
Sharon Nel

Business and Solutions Specialist

BCom (Economics), CFP®
Joined Fairtree in 2022

Sharon Nel
Business and Solutions Specialist
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Country Manager:
Nambia

BCom (Finance)
Joined Fairtree in 2023

Simon Ulamba
Country Manager
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Distribution officer
Nambia

Bcom (Law)
Joined Fairtree in 2023

Dave Uirab
Distribution Officer

DDQ & Reporting Specialist

Bcom Finance (Honours)
Joined Fairtree in 2023

Thavani Naidoo
DDQ & Reporting Specialist

Technical Analyst

Bsc (Actuarial Science and Economic science), BEconSc Honours
Joined Fairtree in 2023

Phiwayinkosi Tembe
Technical Analyst
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Senior Client Relationship Manager

BAcc PGDA (Hons) AGA (SA) RE5
Joined Fairtree in 2024

Margaux De Klerk
Senior Client Relationship Manager
financial personal investor


Head: Retail Client Services

BCom (Economics & Finance), MBA
Joined Fairtree 2024

Jason Sieas ​
Head: Retail Client Services
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Institutional Client Executive

BBA, PGDip Financial Planning, MBA, CFP®
Joined Fairtree in 2024

Willem Saayman
Institutional Client Executive

Business Development Manager – North

Bcom Business & Strategic Management Degree and Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning
Joined Fairtree in 2024

Nico Van Heerden
Business Development Manager – North

Institutional Business Analyst

BCom General and BCom (Hons) Finance
Joined Fairtree in 2024

Hilda Banda
Institutional Business Analyst

Our Team

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Operations team

Investment Team - Equity


Chief Operating Officer: FAM

CA (SA), MBA Cum Laude
Joined Fairtree in 2008

Heinrich Jansen Van Rensburg
Chief Operating Officer: FAM ​
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Operations Manager

BAccHons, CA (SA)
Joined Fairtree in 2019

Sunelle Van Rensburg
Operations Manager
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Legal Advisor

LLB
Joined Fairtree in 2015

Marianne Engela
Legal Advisor​
Sazi Ntuli


Legal Advisor

BA, LLB
Joined Fairtree in 2021

Sazi Ntuli
Legal Advisor​
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Compliance Analyst

Certificate in Business Finance, Certificate in Accounting
Joined Fairtree in 2020

Liezel Gawie
Compliance Analyst ​
Jean Wilson


Operations Specialist

CA(SA)
Joined Fairtree in 2022

Jean Wilson
Operations Specialist
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Operations Specialist

CA(SA)

Chris Boonzaaier
Operations Specialist
Investment Team - Equity


Senior Operations Analyst

BCom (Financial Accounts), H Dip Tax
Joined Fairtree in 2016

Sean Tarlton ​
Senior Operations Analyst
Operations


Senior Operations Analyst

BCom (General Management)
Joined Fairtree in 2016

Adele Kellerman ​
Senior Operations Analyst
Operartions


Operations Analyst

National Diploma in Marketing , Advance Diploma in Finance Management
Joined Fairtree in 2021

Pamela Tanga
Operations Analyst
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Operations Analyst

BCom (Finance)
Joined Fairtree in 2019

Simvuyele Mbulawa
Operations Analyst​
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Operations Analyst

BCom (Finance)
Joined Fairtree in 2020

Lucille Grootboom
Operations Analyst​
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Operations Analyst

Bachelor of Accounting Sciences
Joined Fairtree in 2023

Vukosi Makhubele
Operations Analyst


Operations Specialist

BBusSci Finance and Accounting, PGD in Accounting, CA(SA)
Joined Fairtree in 2024

Michael Rix
Operations Specialist
Ryan Jamieson

Ryan Jamieson

Head: Retail Sales (North & KZN)​

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. 

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