Johan van der Merwe

Johan is co-CEO of African Rainbow Capital and is a Non-Executive Director on the Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Capital Markets and Sanlam Employee Benefits boards.

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Johan went on to do a Masters in Income Tax (University of Pretoria) and an MPhil Finance at Cambridge University. He also participated in the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School and the Challenge of Leadership at Insead Business School.

He joined Investec Asset Management in 1997 as Head of Resources and became the Global Sector Head of Resources in 2000. He was a Director and Executive Committee Member of Investec Asset Management.