MOVING UP

Managing Director
Business Partners Limited

Jeremy Lang, previously the Chief Investment Officer, has been appointed as Managing Director effective 1 January 2025. He takes over the role from Ben Bierman, who will be retiring after more than 35 years of service. Lang has over 20 years of experience in financial services, 17 of which have been with Business Partners Limited, where he has been on the executive management team since 2016.

He holds a BCom  from UCT, is an Associate General Accountant (SA) certified by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and has completed the Executive Development Programme at Stellenbosch University. He recently returned from Harvard Business School where he was enrolled in the Advanced Management Program (AMP).

Senior Equity Trader
Prescient Securities

Prescient Securities is pleased to announce the appointment of Surette Drew as a Senior Equity Trader, effective January 2025. Surette brings over two decades of experience to the role, having held senior positions at HSBC, Tlotlisa Securities Pty (Ltd), and Standard Equities. Surette holds a BCom Honours in Financial Management from Rand Afrikaans University and has completed several professional certifications, including Fitch IAR UK Financial Regulation. She is also a member of the South African Institute of Stockbrokers.

Portfolio Manager DM Specialist Credit
Ninety One

Ninety One announce the appointment of Justin Jewell as Portfolio Manager to its DM Specialist Credit team. Justin will join Darpan Harar as Co- Portfolio Manager on Multi Asset Credit (MAC) and Global Total Return Credit (GTRC) and focus on the expansion of the Developed Market Specialist Credit platform. Jewell will be based in London. Prior to joining Ninety One, Jewell was Managing Director and Head of European High Yield at RBC BlueBay Asset Management (RBC BlueBay), where he managed a team of 30 and oversaw $18 billion in client assets across high yield, leveraged loan, CLOs and multi asset credit.  Jewell began his career at UBS, where he joined as a graduate in 2002, and was later promoted to Director of High Yield Trading.

Managing Partner
Webber Wentzel

Safiyya Patel takes over the role of Managing Partner from Sally Hutton who will not be available for re-election when her second term ends on 1 March 2025.

Safiyya began her career in the legal profession almost three decades ago, at Webber Wentzel. Safiyya specialises in general commercial law, M&A and transactions related to Black Economic Empowerment, and her expertise has been recognised in IFLR1000’s Women Leaders Guide since 2018. Outside of Webber Wentzel, Safiyya holds a number of external board roles. Safiyya is a role model for younger lawyers, especially younger black female lawyers and professionals aspiring to rise through the ranks.

Global Head of Infrastructure
Schroders Capital

Schroders Capital is happy to announce the appointment of Minal Patel as Global Head of Infrastructure. In this newly-created role, Minal will lead Schroders Capital’s global infrastructure business and, alongside the wider senior team, set the global strategy.

Minal joined what was previously Greencoat Capital in 2019 as a partner and has most recently led the oversight of its private institutional funds, the structuring of new investment opportunities and the widening of investor relationships. Minal has 18 years of renewable energy investment experience across a broad range of technologies and project lifecycles. She started her renewable energy career as a project finance lender and adviser, spending eight years with Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ and Royal Bank of Scotland. Prior to working at Greencoat Capital, she co-led the environmental infrastructure team at Foresight.

Deputy Head Institutional Distribution
STANLIB Asset Management

STANLIB Asset Management is pleased to announce the promotion of Trevino Ramsamy to Deputy Head of Institutional Distribution.

Trevino has almost 20 years of financial sector experience, having started his career in 2006 at Alexander Forbes, where he was ultimately Head of Alexander Forbes Investment Surveys. He joined STANLIB Asset Management seven and a half years ago, in the role of Head of Client Solutions and Strategic Operations for the Credit Alternatives Investment team. Before that he worked for Liberty Group, within the Standard Bank Group.

Head of Alternative Credit
Ninety One

Alper Kilic joins Ninety One as Head of Alternative Credit, responsible for building upon the Emerging Market Alternative Credit platform, and continuing to develop a broader set of investment solutions. Based in London, Kilic will oversee a team of more than 40 private client and infrastructure professionals.

Kilic joined Standard Chartered in 2008, his last position being Global Head of Project and Export Finance (PEF). He has held several leadership roles including the Regional Head of Corporate Finance, Europe and Regional Head of Loan Syndications, Africa.

Kilic began his career at Citibank, where he worked in both the Istanbul and London offices in Corporate Finance and Structured Trade Finance.

Financial Planning CEO
Momentum Financial Planning

Newly appointed Momentum Financial Planning CEO Aldert Brink whose vision it is to revolutionise financial advice for the good of the clients.  

Given the growing significance of sound financial advice, Momentum Financial Planning (MFP) welcomed Aldert Brink as its new Chief Executive Officer. A man with a storied career in financial services, Brink brings with him a fresh perspective and a deep commitment to strengthening financial literacy through financial planning and advice.

Managing Director OM Insure
Old Mutual Limited

Old Mutual Limited announces the appointment of Charles Nortje as the permanent Managing Director of Old Mutual Insure, effective immediately for a period of two years.

A highly experienced insurance expert with deep industry networks and demonstrated success in promoting Old Mutual’s strategic priorities, Charles Nortje has been with Old Mutual since 2013 and has been acting Managing Director of OM Insure since 1 April 2024.