SPECIAL EDITION - AUGUST 2015

Dear Stakeholder

We are pleased to announce that on Friday, 7 August, the ASISA Board of Directors elected Thabo Dloti as its new Chairman. Thabo is the CEO of the Liberty Group and has been a member of the ASISA Board of Directors since 1 March 2014.

The position of Chair was left vacant at the end of June this year following the resignation by Johan van Zyl after stepping down as CEO of Sanlam. Johan was appointed Chairman when ASISA launched in 2008. Held in high regard by his fellow Board members, Johan was unanimously re-elected every two years. 

The appointment of Thabo as the new Chairman ushers in an exciting new era for ASISA and we look forward to working with him. Thabo has the respect of his peers and is dedicated to and immensely passionate about this industry.

On behalf of ASISA we would once again like to thank Johan for his strategic input and unwavering support that helped us achieve so many of our very ambitious goals. We would also like to thank our deputy Chairman, Rob Dower, who took on the role of acting Chair for the past two months.

Rob, COO of Allan Gray Limited, was recently re-elected as deputy Chairman of ASISA and had indicated that he wished to remain in that position. He was therefore not available for nomination as Chairman.

The ASISA Board also announced the appointment of two new Directors: Ian Kirk, the new Group Chief Executive of Sanlam Limited, and Iolanda Ruggiero, the new Managing Executive of Nedbank Wealth, who replaced Dave Macready. Dave left Nedbank Wealth to take over the position of Chief Executive of Old Mutual South Africa.

A member company can only be represented on the ASISA Board by the company’s most senior representative. The aim is to ensure that high level strategic thinking shapes the future of the savings and investment industry.

For an overview of who is on the ASISA Board please visit the ASISA web site: Click here

Kind regards