Experience

Collaborative for Frontier Finance

• Capital Markets
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  CFF is a multistakeholder initiative that aims to increase access to capital for small and growing businesses (SGB) in emerging markets, developing and empowering networks, building capability, and undertaking market-based initiatives that address systemic barriers.I am a member of the Executive Management Team and a key contributor to CFF’s strategic direction, governance, funding efforts, resource management and operations. As head of the Early Stage Capital Providers Network, I have grown its reach and impact to 75 plus local capital providers, leading initiatives that help ESCPs tackle the challenges of early stage investing in SGBs.In addition, I am driving the design and implementation of partnerships with Financial Sector Deepening Africa Investments (FSDAi) and the Dutch Development Bank’s FMO which includes significant funding of capability building programmes.



Victus Global Ltd

• Director

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2021

  Victus Global Group aims to transform agriculture and empower women in Africa through investment, capacity building, and increased intra-Africa and international trade.I led delivery of capacity-building consulting, advisory services and business support services to SMEs in the FMCG sector across the UK, Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia. Victus Global Group aims to transform agriculture and empower women in Africa through investment, capacity building, and increased intra-Africa and international trade.I led delivery of capacity-building consulting, advisory services and business support services to SMEs in the FMCG sector across the UK, Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia.



Victus Global

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development

• Managing Director and Co-Founder

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2021

  Altree Capital and Victus Global partnered to raise a gender lens impact private equity fund focused on investing in women-led and women-focused SME FMCG businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa.As MD, I led the establishment of this Mauritius-domiciled fund, drove fundraising activity, pipeline development, and due diligence, and oversaw a team comprising a portfolio manager, agricultural sector specialist, manufacturing expert, chartered accountant, and impact specialist. Altree Capital and Victus Global partnered to raise a gender lens impact private equity fund focused on investing in women-led and women-focused SME FMCG businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa.As MD, I led the establishment of this Mauritius-domiciled fund, drove fundraising activity, pipeline development, and due diligence, and oversaw a team comprising a portfolio manager, agricultural sector specialist, manufacturing expert, chartered accountant, and impact specialist.



Momentum

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director of Momentum Africa Investments

  • Dec 2011 - Feb 2016

  Momentum designs, builds and manages outcome-based investment solutions, delivered through multi-asset portfolios and tailored client solutions, working with institutional and advisor partners across the world; it is part of Momentum Metropolitan, one of South Africa’s largest life insurers and integrated financial services companies.I led the initiative to take Africa investments to international investors, leading all governance and regulatory processes to establish Momentum’s Registered Investment Advisor in USA, and managing product development, fundraising and partnership engagement for the Momentum Africa Real Estate Fund and Momentum Africa Fixed Income Fund.

• Chief Investment Officer of Momentum Investment Consulting

  • Dec 2008 - Dec 2011

  As CIO of the Multi-Manager division and member of the Management Committee, I delivered >6x growth to AUM in three years, creating a new outsourced CIO model for wealth management groups, and managing a team of five.Developing a sound investment philosophy and robust process, I achieved top quartile performance across the range of fund of funds for two years running, and won a Raging Bull Award for the top-performing asset allocation fund in South Africa.



PPS

• South Africa
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Investment Analyst

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2008

  PPS is a mutual financial services company in South Africa and its investment arm offers a suite of flexible investment solutions for pre-retirement, post-retirement and wealth creation.A member of the management team and joint portfolio manager on PPS Enhanced Cash and PPS Flexible Income fund of funds, I conducted qualitative and quantitative manager research and economic analysis for asset allocations. PPS is a mutual financial services company in South Africa and its investment arm offers a suite of flexible investment solutions for pre-retirement, post-retirement and wealth creation.A member of the management team and joint portfolio manager on PPS Enhanced Cash and PPS Flexible Income fund of funds, I conducted qualitative and quantitative manager research and economic analysis for asset allocations.



Plexus Asset Management

• South Africa
• Investment Management

• Investment Analyst

  • Sep 2005 - Jul 2007



Sanlam

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Investment Analyst

  • Aug 2001 - Aug 2005