Yuresh Maharaj

Chief Executive of Liberty and Insurance and Asset Management, Standard Bank Group, Liberty

Yuresh Maharaj is Chief Executive of Liberty and Insurance and Asset Management, Standard Bank Group of Liberty, in the role since March 2022.

Liberty is a South African life insurer and asset manager that Standard Bank bought out and delisted in 2022. Maharaj runs it alongside Standard Bank Group's Insurance and Asset Management business unit.

In the job

  1. Maharaj said Liberty was targeting the middle market segment, and Business Times reported that Liberty had returned R16 billion in dividends to Standard Bank since the 2022 buyout. Source

Career before

  1. 2015-2022Financial Director, Liberty
  2. Partner, Deloitte, financial services insurance team
  3. Deloitte (16 years in total)

Sources

  1. dailymaverick.co.za
  2. businessday.co.za

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