Ann Leepile

Chief Executive Officer, M&G Investments Southern Africa

Ann Leepile is Chief Executive Officer of M&G Investments Southern Africa, in the role since February 2025.

M&G Investments Southern Africa is an unlisted asset manager founded in Cape Town in 1994, offering fixed income, equities, multi-asset, real estate and infrastructure capabilities. During Leepile's tenure, it reported R359 billion in assets under management and more than 190 staff as at 30 September 2025.

In the job

  1. Appointed Paul Boynton as an independent non-executive director and chairperson of the Southern Africa board. Source

  2. Introduced the M&G SA Balanced Fund as a Regulation 28-compliant domestic multi-asset fund. Source

Career before

  1. Portfolio Manager, Rand Merchant Bank
  2. Head of Manager Research, Investment Solutions South Africa
  3. Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Investment Solutions South Africa
  4. Managing Director, Absa Asset Management
  5. 2022-2024Chief Executive Officer, AlexForbes Investments

Education

Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Economics, University of the Witwatersrand; CFA charterholder; Executive Women in Leadership Programme, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Sources

  1. mandg.co.za
  2. mandginvestments.com
  3. mandg.co.za
  4. mandg.co.za
  5. mandg.co.za
  6. bizcommunity.com

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