I founded Fintax Consulting Group in 1983 after identifying the need for an independent, solutions-driven financial advice. Since then Fintax has grown considerably with clients located globally and an enviable network of specialists to call upon. In anticipation of the lifting of exchange control, and in the belief that South Africans would prefer local service to invest on the same terms as their international counterparts, I was one of the pioneers of the ‘asset swap’ product in South Africa and one of the creators of ‘white-label’ funds. Other firsts developed in my quest for financial solutions is offshore private equity accessible through a structure which allows for lower investment minimums than the typical $5mn. I am Chairman of the Fintax Group and a director of the London-based Aurum Isis Hedge Fund. In addition to being a lover of the bush and a keen fly fisherwoman, I play golf. My membership of two committees of the Bryanston Country Club enables me to contribute to the upliftment of the caddies and staff.