Carl Roothman

Chief Executive Officer, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Investments

Carl Roothman is Chief Executive Officer, Sanlam Investment Group of Sanlam Investments, in the role since January 2022.

Sanlam Investments is the investment arm of the Sanlam group. In 2026 it completed the sale of its active asset management business in South Africa and the UK to Ninety One and said it still manages more than R1 trillion.

In the job

  1. Took on the portfolio of Sanlam Investments after its CEO Nersan Naidoo resigned, while promoting Natasha Narsingh to head of active management from April 2023. Source

  2. Completed the South African leg of the sale of Sanlam's active asset management business to Ninety One, adding about R400 billion to Ninety One's assets under management. Source

Sources

  1. sanlam.com
  2. fanews.co.za
  3. businessday.co.za
  4. fm.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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