Ferdi van Heerden

Chief Executive Officer, Momentum Investments, Momentum Investments

Ferdi van Heerden is Chief Executive Officer, Momentum Investments of Momentum Investments, in the role since September 2023.

Momentum Investments is the investment and wealth arm of Momentum Group. Van Heerden moved to it from the UK, where he had run Momentum Global Investment Management since 2010.

In the job

  1. Momentum Metropolitan appointed van Heerden CEO of Momentum Investments from 1 September 2023, succeeding Jeanette Marais, who became group CEO. Source

Career before

  1. 2010-2023CEO, Momentum Global Investment Management (UK)
  2. Executive roles in South Africa, the UK and Switzerland, Momentum

Education

BSc Honours in Mathematical Statistics; Advanced Management Programme, INSEAD

Sources

  1. momentumgroupltd.co.za
  2. cover.co.za

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