Gareth Beaver

Chief Executive Officer, Santam Specialist Solutions, Santam Specialist Solutions

Gareth Beaver is Chief Executive Officer, Santam Specialist Solutions of Santam Specialist Solutions.

Santam Specialist Solutions is the specialist insurance arm of Santam, formed in June 2025 by bringing its specialist subsidiaries under one brand. Beaver is a chartered accountant who first became a chief executive at Centriq Insurance.

In the job

  1. Santam brought its specialist subsidiaries together under the Santam Specialist Solutions brand, with Beaver saying service teams and client relationships would not change. Source

  2. Santam Syndicate 1918 appointed Sam Geddes as chief executive, reporting to Beaver. Source

Career before

  1. Managing Director, Admiral Underwriting Group
  2. Executive Director of Finance and Operations, Stalker Hutchison Admiral
  3. Chief Financial Officer, Centriq Insurance
  4. Chief Executive, Centriq Insurance

Education

Chartered Accountant

Sources

  1. persfin.co.za
  2. pressportal.co.za
  3. bizcommunity.com
  4. fanews.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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