NVFH 2020 Integrated Annual Report

Siviwe Relebohile Kwatsha (41)
Group Chief Information Officer
NVest Financial Holdings
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) cum laude
(Rhodes), 1998
- Bachelor of Science with Honours (Computer Science)
cum laude (Rhodes), 1999
- Certificate in Corporate Governance cum laude (UJ), 2014
Siviwe joined the Executive Team of NVest as Chief Information Officer with effect from 1 February 2019, having previously
served as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Group Board. Siviwe is a senior management consultant with
extensive experience and a proven ability to provide real world solutions to high level technical and business problems.
Siviwe specializes in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) security, governance, network and solutions
architecture. Siviwe has been the chairman of the Social and Ethics Committee since the Group’s listing. He also chairs the
Group Risk and Control Committee.
Paul Marais (41)
Managing Director
NFB Asset Management (Pty) Limited
Qualifications:
- B.Com, University of the Witwatersrand, 1999
- B.Com (Hons), University of Johannesburg, 2003
Paul joined NFB during his undergraduate degree studies and has occupied various roles across the business during his
tenure. He is currently the Managing Director of NFB Asset Management (Pty) Limited and the Head of its Investment
Committee where he is responsible for the management, distribution, development and administration of the NFB Asset
Management investment portfolios.
Nathan Carr (45)
Group Head of Legal and Corporate Strategy
NVest Financial Holdings
Qualifications:
- BA (Rhodes University, 1995)
- LLB (Rhodes University, 1997)
- MBA (Rhodes Investec Business School, 2012)
- Advanced Diploma in Labour Law (University of
Johannesburg, 1999)
- Change Management (University of Cape Town, 2018)
- Commercial Law and Contracts (University of Cape Town, 2018)
- Admitted attorney – 1999, South Africa
- Admitted Solicitor – 2001, England and Wales
- Institute of Directors South Africa – Member.
- Prince II accredited Project Manager Practitioner
Nathan joined NVest Financial Holdings Limited in 2016 as Group Head of Legal and Corporate Strategy after 18 years of
working in mainstream banking and legal practice, during which time he occupied various senior Legal, Operational and
Strategic roles across the Barclays Group based in London, Johannesburg, Dubai and Mauritius. Nathan has been involved
in a number of high-level corporate transactions and business integrations, including the acquisition of Absa by Barclays
Bank Plc in 2005, the acquisition of Nile Bank in Uganda (by Barclays Bank of Uganda) in 2007 and the local incorporation
of Barclays Bank Mauritius Limited in 2014.
Nathan has led the formulation and introduction of a Group-wide Risk and Control Framework at NVest and is instrumental
in the acquisitive growth strategy of the Group. He also established and chaired the Group Risk and Control Committee.
William Higgs (33)
Operations Director
NFB Private Wealth Management (Pty) Limited
Qualifications:
- B.Com (Hons) Financial Accounting (University of Pretoria 2009)
- B.Com Financial Accounting (University of Pretoria 2008)
- CA (SA)
William joined NFB Private Wealth Management in 2015 as Chief Operating Officer of the Gauteng PWM business. He
brought with him financial control and organisational optimisation experience in financial services across the African
continent. He became Financial Director of the Gauteng PWM business in July 2017 as the business looked to grow and
consolidate key roles. With the strategic intent to amalgamate the three PWM businesses into a national single financial
services provider and legal company, William was appointed Operations Director of the national NFB Private Wealth
Management business in April 2019.
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