Experience

National Empowerment Fund

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager: Strategy and Planing

  • Aug 2021 - Present

• Senior Investment Associate: Post Investments

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2021

  Deal making within the invested portfolio in order to maximize the return; and management of a subset of the portfolio.

• Senior Investment Associate Corporate Fund

  • Dec 2011 - May 2016

  Develop and implement business development strategies; due diligence design and implementation; structuring and negotiating transactions; documentation compilation and presentation to credit committees; portfolio and risk management; ensuring deal sustainability; and mentoring and development of junior teammates.

• Acting Fund Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

• Investment Associate

  • Mar 2009 - Nov 2011

  Undertake: business development; business valuations; business due diligence; financial modeling; risk analysis and mitigation strategy development; legal agreement review; deal structuring and implementation



Zastrovect (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa

• Acting CEO of an Investee Business

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2014

  Secondment to the business to: stabilize the business, managing key relationships, establishing, systems, processes, procedures and policies and re-energizing staff. Secondment to the business to: stabilize the business, managing key relationships, establishing, systems, processes, procedures and policies and re-energizing staff.



Absa Group

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Investment Consultant Corporate and Business Banking

  • Sep 2008 - Feb 2009

  Undertaking: financial modeling; deal structuring; document preparation; present to credit committee; and implementing the transaction. Undertaking: financial modeling; deal structuring; document preparation; present to credit committee; and implementing the transaction.



Standard Bank South Africa

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Leveraged Finance Specialist

  • Dec 2006 - Aug 2008

  Deal: screening; modeling; risk and compliance identification; structuring; presenting to credit risk committees; implementing and monitoring.

• Personal and Business Banking Foreign Exchange Product Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Nov 2006

  Custodian of profit and loss of forex products with activities including: product performance analysis, enhancement and growth; monitoring competitor positioning and global market trends; supporting pricing strategy and channel usage; new product development; supporting marketing and communication strategies; and relationship management.



London Trust Resources Ltd.

• South Africa

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2002 - Feb 2003

  Consultant in managing ‘The Banking Group Programme’ funded by the Kellog Foundation in Association with Standard Bank. Consultant in managing ‘The Banking Group Programme’ funded by the Kellog Foundation in Association with Standard Bank.



University of the Witwatersrand

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Librarian

  • Feb 2001 - Oct 2002