firstrand namibia’s management and board

Peter Grüttemeyer

Peter Grüttemeyer

Independent non-executive chairman
BCom (Hons), CA (Nam) (SA)

Appointed April 2020

Conrad Dempsey

Conrad Dempsey

Chief executive officer
CA (Nam) (SA), CGMA, AMCT, MPhil

Appointed October 2020

Lizette Smit

Lizette Smit

Chief financial officer
CA (Nam)

Appointed July 2023

Jan Coetzee

Jan Coetzee

Independent non-executive director
MCSE

Appointed October 2021

Emile van Zyl

Emile van Zyl

Independent non-executive director
BCom (Hons), MCom

Appointed March 2022

I-Ben Natangwe Nashandi

I-Ben Nashandi

Non-executive director
BCom, MSc,
MCom

Appointed January 2019

Rajendra (Raj) Makanjee

Rajendra (Raj) Makanjee

Non-executive director
BCom (Hons),
CA (SA)

Appointed August 2022

Libertha Kapere

Libertha Kapere

Independent
non-executive director
BJuris, LLB

Appointed December 2022

Otto Shikongo

Otto Shikongo

Independent
non-executive director
MSc (Eng), Pr Eng

Appointed February 2023

Markus Lubbe

Markus Lubbe

Independent
non-executive director
BCom (Hons), CA (Nam) (SA)

Appointed February 2023

Conrad Dempsey

Conrad Dempsey

Chief executive officer
CA (NAM) (SA),
CGMA, AMCT, MPhil

Appointed October 2020

Lizette Smit

Lizette Smit

Chief financial officer
CA (Nam)

Appointed July 2023

Alan Patrick Pullinger

Alan Patrick Pullinger

Chief executive officer
MCom, CA(SA), CFA
Hetash Surendrakumar (Harry) Kellan

Hetash Surendrakumar (Harry) Kellan

Chief financial officer
BCom (Hons), CA(SA)
Mary Vilakazi

Mary Vilakazi

Chief operating officer
BCom (Hons), CA(SA)
Andries du Toit

Andries du Toit

Group Treasurer
BCom (Hons), CA(SA), HDip Tax, HDip International Tax
Raj Makanjee

Raj Makanjee

Chief digital officer
BCom (Hons) (Information Systems), CA(SA)
Gert Kruger

Gert Kruger

Chief risk officer
BCom (Hons) CA(SA)
MSc (Financial Economics)(London)
Caryn Baird

Caryn Baird

Head: Group Organisational Development and
Human Capital
BA (Hons) (Industrial Psychology)
Sam Moss

Sam Moss

Head: Investor Relations
BA (Hons) (English)
Bongiwe Njobe

Bongiwe Njobe

Head: Social Investing
MSc (Agric Eng)
Carnita Low

Carnita Low

Head: Governance, Ethics and Legal
BA (Law), LLB, LLM, MBA
Jacques Celliers

Jacques Celliers

CEO: FNB
BEng (Civil), MBA
James Formby

James Formby

CEO: RMB
BCom (Hons), MPhil (Cambridge), CA(SA)
Steven Cooper

Steven Cooper

CEO: Aldermore
BA (Hons) Financial Services, PhD (honoris causa) (Heriot Watt University), Harvard Business School alumni