Dana Botha – Career Banker, African and International Banks
Position – Chief Executive Officer
Qualifications: B.Com, Hons B. Compt, MBA
Experience – More than 30 years of extensive experience and successes in various aspects of Investment, Wholesale and Commercial Banking. CEO of a Hong Kong and two Sub-Sahara banks.
Served on various boards in executive and non-executive capacities in the financial services and energy sectors.
Johan Testa – Banking Professional - South African and International banks.
Position - Funding Origination
Qualification – B.Com Law, B.Com Hons Investment Management
Experience – Group Treasury management and dealing in South African and International Banks.
Louis Schmidt – Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisition Specialist – Merchant Banking
Position – Head of Financial Structuring
Qualifications – B.Com, MBA
Experience - Structured/Project finance for South African banks and listed structured finance house, the issue of preference share instruments and related equities for listed entities.
Mike Grove – Civil Engineer
Position – Technical Director
Qualification – BEng Civil Engineering, BEng Hons (Water Utilization)
Experience - Professional Civil Engineer with 35 years’ experience in infrastructure development, including bulk water supply and distribution projects, water treatment projects, municipal water and sanitation supply and management, intensive agriculture, roads and transportation.
Julian Schmidt – Banking Professional – African and South African Banks.
Position – Finance Director, financial structuring and modelling
Qualification – B.Com, MBA
Experience – Treasury management, financial modelling, bank systems implementation, project management, financial services advice.
Gustav Van Rooyen – Entrepreneur
Position – Business development