Hendrik du Toit

Chief Executive Officer, Ninety One

Hendrik du Toit is Chief Executive Officer of Ninety One, in the role since March 2020.

Ninety One is an active global investment manager founded in South Africa in 1991. During du Toit's tenure as chief executive of the listed group, it completed the South African leg of its Sanlam asset management transaction in February 2026, adding about R400 billion in assets under management.

In the job

  1. Ninety One completed the South African leg of its transaction with Sanlam, adding about R400 billion in assets under management and making it Sanlam's primary active asset manager for specified products. Source

  2. Ninety One reported that assets under management increased by 31% to £171.8 billion and that annual net flows returned to a positive £2.8 billion for the year ended March 2026. Source

  3. Ninety One increased its share buyback programme from £30 million to £55 million. Source

Career before

  1. Economics lecturer, Stellenbosch University
  2. Foreign exchange trading division, Swiss Bank Corporation
  3. Analyst, Old Mutual Asset Management
  4. 1991Founder, Investec Asset Management
  5. 2018-2020Joint Chief Executive Officer, Investec Group

Education

MCom in economics, cum laude, Stellenbosch University; MPhil in economics and politics of development, University of Cambridge

Sources

  1. senspdf.jse.co.za
  2. naspers.com
  3. iol.co.za
  4. moneyweb.co.za
  5. businessday.co.za

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 Spotted something out of date?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

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