The Principal Investments Team

Anisha Gordhan – Bcom; PG Dip (Fin Mgmt)
2007 - Current Investec Principal Investments
2006 – 2007 Investec Private Bank Business Owner : Strategic Projects
2000 – 2006 Deloitte Consulting Manager: Strategy and Operations

Bukelwa Bulo - CA (SA)
2004 - Current Investec Principal Investments
2001 - 2004 Investec TOPP programme

Derek Halstead-Cleak - MSc Agriculture
2000 – Current Investec Principal Investments
1997 – 1999 General Manager Exports (UTi South Africa)
1996 – 1997 General Manager Europe (UTi South Africa)
1994 – 1996 Project Manager (UTi New York)

Greg Hirschowitz – CA (SA); CFA
2001 – Current Investec Principal Investments
2000 – 2001 Investec TOPP programme

Greg Saffy – CA (SA); CFA
2007 – Current Investec Principal Investments
2005 – 2007 Investec Direct Investments
2003 – 2005 Investec Banking Analyst
2001 – 2003 UBS Financial Services Analyst
1999 – 2001 Credit Suisse UK Market Risk

Kobus Viljoen -  CA (SA)
2008 – Current Investec Principal Investments
2007 – 2008 Cekenet (Pty) Ltd
1999 – 2006 Wiphold Group
1993 – 1999 Standard Bank Group – London and Johannesburg
1989 – 1992 Hill Samuel Bank – London
1984 – 1989 Deloittes Haskins – Cape Town and London

Peter Amm - CA (SA)
2002 - Current Investec Principal Investments
1997 – 2001 Shareholder and Managing Director of Valvita, a water bottler/distributor
1991 – 1997 Shareholder and Financial Director of Rosedale Dairy
1987 - 1990 Manager of family owned dairy and game farming business

Rowan Lang – CA (SA); CFA
2008 – Current Investec Principal Investments
2005 – 2007 Investec TOPP Programme

Thomas Prins - CA (SA); CFA (AIMR)
2000 – Current Investec Principal Investments
1995 - 2000 Investec Corporate Finance
1993 - 1995 Audit articles

Vincent Langlois - MBA (Wits) CA (SA)
2001 – Current Investec Principal Investments
1995 – 2001 Managing Director of Teraoka, an industrial manufacturing and distribution company
1991 – 1995 Investment Banking (Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank)
1990 – 1991 Financial Director of Trade Centre (Metro Group)

Veli Mcobothi - CA (SA)
2005 - Current     Investec Principal Investments
2003 - 2004        Executive at Medu Capital
2001 - 2003        Rated analyst in Telecoms and Diversified Financial Services
1998 - 2001        Investec TOPP programme