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ADV RAYMOND HEATHCOTE SC (54) INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Namibian Citizen Read more APPOINTED QUALIFICATIONS ROLE AT THE COMPANY
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Advocate Heathcote is an admitted attorney of the High Court of Namibia and was an acting judge of the High Court of Namibia in 2005,2007, 2009 and 2011. Several of his judgments have been reported in both the Namibian and South African Law Reports. Adv Heathcote is a member of the Society of Advocates and was honoured by being appointed as senior counsel in 2009. Adv Heathcote served as the president of the Society of Advocates. |
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WINTON JOHN GEYSER (59) INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Namibian Citizen Read more APPOINTED QUALIFICATIONS ROLE AT THE COMPANY
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Mr Geyser is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. He held the position of assistant manager at the audit firm Deloitte, Haskins and Sells (now Deloitte) and later joined their financial management services division where he provided accounting assistance, taxation and estate planning to a number of individuals and companies. Since then he has performed consultancy work and has held various senior positions. Mr Geyser currently holds the position of group managing director of Epic Holdings (Pty) Ltd and various other |
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RENIER JACOBUS TALJAARD (59) INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Namibian Citizen Read more APPOINTED QUALIFICATIONS ROLE AT THE COMPANY
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Mr Taljaard has vast experience, of more than 29 years, in both the short and long-term insurance industries. After completing his FCII studies, Mr Taljaard was admitted as a fellow member of the Insurance Institute of South Africa and Namibia. He held various senior positions within the industry including managing director at Swabou Insurance, Nasria, Harvest Reinsurance Company, Trustco Insurance and Trustco Life. He served on the board of Trustco Insurance from 2000 to 2006, was appointed to the board of Trustco Group Holdings in 2012 and to the board of Trustco Insurance and Trustco Life as an independent |
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PROF LANA JOY WELDON (46) INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR South African Citizen Read more APPOINTED QUALIFICATIONS B Comm (Accounting), B Compt Hons, CA(SA),RA, MBA,Chartered Director (SA),MAICD AWARDS / PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
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EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Professor Weldon, a South African citizen, is currently employed as an associate professor and head of subject for Governance and Auditing at the University of Fort Hare. Prof Weldon holds a BCom Accounting (Rhodes), a BCompt Hons (Unisa), an MBA (Edinburgh Business School) and is currently reading for a PhD at Nelson Mandela University. Prof Weldon is a South African Chartered Accountant, a South African Chartered Director, a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Directors and is a registered assessor (SAICA) |
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KRISTIN NAETT VAN NIEKERK (46) INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR South African, British and German Citizen Read more APPOINTED QUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
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EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Ms van Niekerk, a British, South African and German citizen, is employed as Head of Legal and Compliance at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Africa, a position she has held since July 2013. Ms van Niekerk holds a BA LLB from the University of Natal and a Masters in International Relations from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London). She is a qualified lawyer admitted in South Africa, England & Wales and New York. |
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DR QUINTON VAN ROOYEN (54) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO Namibian Citizen Read more APPOINTED QUALIFICATIONS AWARDS
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Dr van Rooyen’s business acumen, skill and leadership are the determining factors that transformed the group into a successful triple-listed entity. His creative approach to life makes the mundane extraordinary. He has a fearless attitude towards challenges that makes him an easy leader to follow. His talent and passion is to create products and services that are sustainable, socially responsible and that will yield extraordinary wealth for stakeholders by harnessing opportunities in Namibia and throughout Africa. Dr van Rooyen whole-heartedly believes that the full potential of Africa is yet to be realised and that change is the spice of life. |
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FLOORS JACOBUS ABRAHAMS (44) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GROUP FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Namibian Citizen Read more APPOINTED 22 August 2006 QUALIFICATION EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Mr Abrahams completed his articles in 1999. During this period he accumulated experience in the financial sector and serviced various client audits. Mr Abrahams was appointed as group financial manager of Trustco in 2000 and subsequently group financial director in 2004. Mr Abrahams assumed the role of group treasurer in 2013. He was re-appointed as group financial director on a full time basis in 2017. |
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QUINTON ZANDRE VAN ROOYEN (33) ALTERNATE DIRECTOR TO THE GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY CEO Namibian Citizen Read more APPOINTED QUALIFICATIONS AWARDS
EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Mr van Rooyen completed his studies in 2009 and entered the Trustco workforce in 2010, with the aim of gaining experience in the group. Taking a position within the education and microfinance divisions in 2011, he excelled, showing a natural flair for business – especially in the areas of strategic direction and new business development. He was subsequently appointed as head of the Namibian operations in 2013 and served on the various boards of group subsidiaries. By November 2014, he headed up the insurance and its investments segment, before being appointed as head of group business in October 2015. From 2016 onwards, he was instrumental in the negotiations for various group acquisitions, including both the Huso and Meya transactions. He continued in this role as the lead negotiator with the group’s 11 international debt funders, which saw him engaging stalwarts such as the IFC, DEG, Norfund and ResponsAbility amongst others, to successfully conclude the group’s debt restructuring. He currently holds the position of deputy CEO of the group, as well as alternate director to the group managing director.
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