Wesley Bester Email & Phone Number

• Responsible for the Johannesburg Stockbroking team, the Derivatives trading team, and various digital channels for the online share trading website.• Ensure trade execution by the various teams is done in accordance with JSE rules.• Ensure clients are treated fairly and their executions are performed in line with the JSE rules.• Managing budgets, forecasts and aligning to Group strategies with practical implementation. • Responsible for group wide collaboration and the introduction of Stockbroking into all divisions around the bank.• Product training and leads tracking throughout all collaborating business units. • Pioneered our first group wide structured notes campaign to be more competitive in the market with new market appropriate products. • Responsible for process innovation through digitisation within the branch.• Continually improving the online trading platforms process automation, developing further trading functionality, and expanding online stockbroking products to the website and online App.• Lead and motivate an experienced team of Stockbrokers with a multi-disciplinary skillset.• Manage all aspects of risk and collateral for our various products.• Actively present and represent Stockbroking at all forums. • Build and establish reliable business networks and partners externally and internally.• Daily responsibilities include monitoring: misdeals, allocation accounts, all forms of risk, complaint management, debit balances, order books and staff collaboration.

Sandton Johannesburg , South Africa

• Running the Derivatives trading desk from end to end.• Growing net revenue over 600% in the past 4 years while running the desk.• Deal origination and customization. • Outperforming aggressive targets and reporting back to the Group.• Part of the Private Wealth Stockbroking EXCO.• Active member in ERCO (Enterprise-wide Risk committee) • Keeping a highly skilled work force motivated, focused and driven.• Creating the appropriate environment for my team to generate the best trade ideas.• Active on various Roadshows around the country promoting our offering.• Successfully collaborating with various business units within Nedbank strengthening our value add as a business.• Played a crucial part in our website re-write with specific attention to trading parameters and functionality. • Act as a senior manager for Nedbank’s ODP application (OTC derivative provider)

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Senior trader in all derivative products: SSF, currencies, commodities, international futures, options and CFD’s.• Managed a futures fund.• Actively advising clients on short term trading ideas.• Maintaining strict risk management. • Ensuring the derivative desk is always offering new products at competitive rates.• Building and maintaining strong client relationships.

• Senior dealer on the trading desk.• Was a central part in establishing the single stock future trading platform.• Risk management, setting exposure limits on leveraged products.• Execute international trading for offshore products.• Trading of Over–the-Counter (OTC) shares.• Daily research • Building strong relationships with existing clients as well as extending the client base.

Master Of Management In Digital Business, Digital Business

Honours, Finance And Financial Management Services

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Investment Management

Certified Stockbroker(Sa)-Csb(Sa), Stockbroking, Member Of The Exchange

Activities and Societies: Member of the Johannesburg Stock ExchangeI passed all the relevant stockbrocking exams : Rules 1 and 2 Portfolio.

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