Magda Wierzycka

Chief Executive Officer, Sygnia

Magda Wierzycka is Chief Executive Officer of Sygnia, in the role since May 2023.

Sygnia is a JSE-listed investment manager and administrator serving institutional and retail clients. During Wierzycka's current term, revenue for the six months to 31 March 2026 rose 24.3% to R616.1 million and after-tax profit rose 25.1% to R216.0 million.

In the job

  1. Sygnia reported FY2024 revenue of R946 million and declared a total dividend of 217 cents per share. Source

  2. Sygnia reported interim revenue of R616.1 million, after-tax profit of R216.0 million and declared a gross dividend of 122 cents per share. Source

Career before

  1. 1993-1995Product development and investments actuary, Southern Life
  2. 1995-1997Investment consultant, Alexander Forbes
  3. 1997-2003Director and Head of Institutional Business, Coronation Fund Managers
  4. 2003Founder, IQvest
  5. 2003-2006Chief Executive Officer, African Harvest
  6. 2006-2021Chief Executive Officer, Sygnia
  7. 2021-2023Executive Chairperson, Sygnia

Education

Bachelor of Business Science and postgraduate qualification in actuarial science, University of Cape Town; Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries and Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa.

Sources

  1. sygnia.co.za
  2. sygnia.co.za
  3. sygnia.co.za
  4. businesstech.co.za
  5. businesstech.co.za
  6. businesstech.co.za
  7. businessday.co.za
  8. businessday.co.za

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