John Kennedy appointed as new Head of Wealth Management at Citadel Citadel, a leader in specialist wealth management with over 33 years of experience, announced the appointment of John Kennedy to Head of Wealth Management. Kennedy, who has spent 25 years at the...
Q3 2026
Old Mutual strengthens leadership with high impact external appointments
Katherine Barker | Proposition Executive Head | Effective 1 April 2026 Barker arrives with a very compelling resume. As founding CEO of Capitec Life, she built a fully licensed digital life insurer from a blank page, putting in place the governance, operating model...
Old Mutual strengthens leadership with high impact external appointments
Malusi Ndlovu | Managing Director: Mass Foundation Cluster | Effective 1 July 2026 Ndlovu returns to Old Mutual with an expanded playbook forged at Absa, where he consolidated a major wealth business, rebuilt adviser productivity and constructed new distribution...
Old Mutual strengthens leadership with high impact external appointments
Ethel Nyembe | Chief Product and Innovation Officer | Effective 1 January 2026 Nyembe has spent more than two decades at the intersection of banking, payments and product innovation at FNB and Standard Bank where she led insight-driven solutions across a global...
Old Mutual strengthens leadership with high impact external appointments
Ancley Jacobs | Chief Growth Officer | Effective 1 May 2026 Jacobs is a proven growth architect. At Standard Bank he led product strategy for South Africa at scale; at FNB, where he spent 16 years, he served as CEO of Retail Transactional Banking, driving...
Old Mutual Insure: Sustaining the turnaround
Mari Janzen | Chief Operating Officer | Effective June 2026 Janzen arrives from Hollard Insurance, where as Group COO, she oversaw a portfolio spanning IT, data and analytics, human capital and shared services. Before that, she held Joint CEO and COO roles at Regent...
Consult by Momentum strengthens leadership team with two senior appointments
Suzette Schröder joining as Head of Business Proposition, Integration & Enablement Schröder joins Consult’s leadership team with extensive experience in financial services, spanning sales, enablement and strategic delivery. She holds a BProc from the University of...
Consult by Momentum strengthens leadership team with two senior appointments
Julian Alben as General Manager: Central Region Alben joins Consult with over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, with deep expertise across sales and distribution. His career spans both indirect and direct channels, including broker networks, agency and...
Simeka Consultants and Actuaries enhances value and service with two key appointments
Janine Jacobs as Head of Best Practice – Benefit Consulting Simeka has welcomed Janine Jacobs to its Board of Directors as a Director, effective 1 May 2026. This appointment highlights their ongoing focus on building strong leadership and developing talent from within...
Simeka Consultants and Actuaries enhances value and service with two key appointments
De Wet Burger - Principal Benefit Consultant Simeka Consultants and Actuaries welcomes De Wet Burger to the team as Principal Benefit Consultant, effective July 2026. His appointment further strengthens Simeka’s employee benefits consulting capability, bringing more...











