◾ Qualified as Chartered Accountant (CA SA) in 1989 with 20 yrs in private equity&corporate finance◾Built one of largest and most successful private equity fund in SA/Africa in period 2004-2012◾CA SA with Deloitte Haskins&Sells 1989, PWC –Corporate Finance1992-1994◾Firstcorp Capital (now ETHOS), SA’s oldest private equity house) 1994-97◾Brait Capital Partners -1997-2000,as Public Officer&Senior Deal Executive for CapeStar Growth Investments Limited a listed (JSE) investment trust.◾Joined OMIGSA in 2001; appointed to Head of Private Equity (“OMPE”) in 2004◾Grew OMPE from a small unprofitable division to largest private equity fund in S Africa, with FuM of over R12billion and delivering in excess of 30% gross annualised IRR across 22 direct investments 2001 to March 2012 in both S Africa and Africa * Managed the OMPE Fund of Fund initiatives, assessing in excess of 30 African GPs and investing into 6 of these◾Recruited&managed OMPE team of 10 professionals& number of support staff.◾OMPE Fund1, a R2bn fund at inception, has delivered a realized gross IRR of c 40% and a 4.1 TMB over the period 2004-2012◾On the boards of Universal Print Group, Aeroquip, Kagiso Publishing, Dynamic Fibre Moulding, Burlington,CapeStar Growth Investments (Public Officer), Waco International, Pepkor Holdings, SAVCIO, Brait South Africa, Celtel (observer status), Consol and Actom, on both the board and investment committee of Mezzanine Partners, and the J&J Private Equity Fund investment committee and has chaired the Brait Fund IV Advisory Committee and was a member of the Advisory Board of Actis Emerging Markets fund III. Was on the Shareholder Committee of Total South Africa prior to facilitating Old Mutual’s exit therefrom. Former member of the South African Venture Capital Association Executive Committee.