CEO Daniël Kriel says the new board members bring a powerful mix of skills and expertise and he looks forward to working with them to steer our company into the next phase of its growth.
“After the retirement of Flip Rademeyer and Merwen Mellet as non-executive members of the board last year, we made the decision to reconstitute our board to ensure it is more representative. We’re delighted to attract this calibre of professional to Sanlam Private Wealth and look forward to the new perspectives and renewed focus they’ll bring to the table.”
Besides Daniël, the other board members of Sanlam Private Wealth are Robert Roux (chairman), Temba Mvusi, George Sebulela and Francois Bruwer (CFO).
About the new directors:
- Karabo is Executive Director of KM ICT and Ciaraspan which is a part of the KM Group of Companies. Before this, she was Executive Head of Corporate Finance at the Vodacom Group, and later head of Vodacom Business. Karabo is a chartered accountant.
- Thobeka most recently worked for Woolworths Holdings as Group Executive: Governance, Risk and Compliance, and as Company Secretary. Before this, she worked for MMI as Group Executive: Governance. Thobeka has a Masters in Taxation.
- Anton was Chief Executive of Glacier by Sanlam until the end of 2017. He is a chartered accountant with extensive experience in the investment world. Before his appointment at Glacier in 2005, Anton was Managing Director of Sanlam Private Investments, as well as Chief Operating Officer of Sanlam Investment Management.