Experience

Marble Rock Asset Management

• South Africa
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Oct 2014 - Present

• • Sep 2014 - Present



Fairtree Capital

• Paarl, South Africa

• Hedge Fund Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Sep 2014

  Established and co-managed the Fairtree Fixed Income Fund and the Fairtree African Blackwood Commodity Partnership as well as their respective segregate mandates. The Fairtree Fixed Income Fund received the award for the top fixed income fund by HedgeNews Africa, while the Blackwood Fund has earned several nominations. Founded and seeded the Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Asset Class Fund (consisting of three asset classes: equities, fixed income and commodities) which employed a leveraged equal capital weighted allocation. The Wild Fig has received several nominations, while receiving the titles of the ‘New Fund of the Year’ and ‘South African Multi-Strategy’ in the prestigious HedgeNews Africa Awards. Along with the multistrategy and segregate mandates, the Fairtree Fixed Income Fund boasted over R1.4bn assets under management (AUM); while the Fairtree Commodity Funds was just shy of R1bn in AUM as at the end of August 2014. Show less



Blue Alpha Investment Management

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Portfolio Manager

  • Apr 2006 - Dec 2009

  Managed a range of hedge funds strategies, including but not limited to commodities, fixed income products and currencies within the Mayflower Multi-Strategy Fund. Appointed as portfolio manager of the Flying Cloud Fixed Income Hedge Fund in 2007. Developed one of the first pure soft commodity hedge fund in South Africa, the Polar Star Commodities Fund, of which I became the portfolio manager in 2008. Managed a range of hedge funds strategies, including but not limited to commodities, fixed income products and currencies within the Mayflower Multi-Strategy Fund. Appointed as portfolio manager of the Flying Cloud Fixed Income Hedge Fund in 2007. Developed one of the first pure soft commodity hedge fund in South Africa, the Polar Star Commodities Fund, of which I became the portfolio manager in 2008.



Decillion

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Assistant Trader

  • Aug 2004 - Nov 2005

  Assistant Trader for Decillion’s proprietary trading portfolio. Trading in the following securities and derivatives: currency pairs, government and corporate bonds, forward rate agreements (FRAs), swaps, bond options, swaptions, caps, floors and Eurodollar futures. Assistant Trader for Decillion’s proprietary trading portfolio. Trading in the following securities and derivatives: currency pairs, government and corporate bonds, forward rate agreements (FRAs), swaps, bond options, swaptions, caps, floors and Eurodollar futures.



Decillion

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Assistant Junior Trader

  • Mar 1998 - Dec 2001

  Assistant Junior Trader for Decillion’s proprietary trading portfolio. Trading in the following securities and derivatives: government and corporate bonds, FRAs, swaps, bond options, swaptions, caps, floors and Eurodollar futures. Assistant Junior Trader for Decillion’s proprietary trading portfolio. Trading in the following securities and derivatives: government and corporate bonds, FRAs, swaps, bond options, swaptions, caps, floors and Eurodollar futures.