Suvarn Naidoo
Chief Executive Officer
Suvarn has 17 years of experience in the financial industry, starting his career in 2008 at Nedbank as a quantitative analyst. He now focuses on derivative structuring, portfolio construction and execution. He holds a BSc Actuarial Science degree from the University of Witwatersrand and is a certified Financial Risk Manager. He enjoys skydiving, scuba diving and is a DJ in his downtime.
Chris Watts
Group Chief Investment Officer
Chris is a portfolio manager with more than 19 years of asset management experience, working in South Africa and internationally. He specialises in bespoke investment solutions utilising traditional and alternative investment instruments. He holds a Business Science degree from the University of Cape Town, is a CFA charter holder and a certified Financial Risk Manager. He spends his free time raising his three young children.
André Visser
Group Managing Executive
André has a 29-year track record of establishing and managing successful investment banking and asset management businesses, including derivative structuring, traditional active portfolio management, passive investing, hedge fund portfolio management, private equity investing and private debt portfolio management. He is a Chartered Accountant [CA(SA) 1994] and completed the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA (UK) 1995] qualifying exam. He really enjoys time with his family, sailing and golf.
Poelano Matshego
Portfolio Management
Poelano has 8 years of experience in the financial services industry. She joined the Khumo Capital team as an assistant portfolio manager focusing on derivative execution. She holds a BSc Mathematical Statistics degree from the University of Pretoria. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and watching netball.
Rishay Naidoo
Portfolio Management
Rishay has more than 7 years of experience in the financial services industry, starting his career at Citibank N.A. South Africa as a Trade & Global Markets graduate trainee. He joined the Khumo Capital team as an assistant portfolio manager focussing on derivative execution. He holds a Business Science degree from the University of Cape Town and is a CFA charter holder. His interests include soccer, cricket and travel.
Naledi Qaku
Assistant Portfolio Manager
Naledi has 3 years of experience in the financial services industry. She’s joined Khumo Capital as an assistant portfolio manager focusing on derivative execution. She holds a BCom Honours degree in Econometrics from the University of Johannesburg. Naledi enjoys cooking and painting as well as spending time with her family.
Thesele Mampane
Portfolio Management
Thesele has 10 years of experience in the financial services sector. He began his career at Bloomberg LP in operations. He later transitioned to Futuregrowth Asset Management where he continued in operations before moving to the investment team as a credit analyst. Now at Khumo Capital, he continues his role as a credit analyst, specialising in listed and structured credit. Thesele holds a BCom Honours Degree from the University of Cape Town. Outside finance, he finds joy in hiking, cycling, and family moments.
Albrecht Gantz
Private Markets
Albrecht has 23 years of experience in the investment industry. He heads the private markets initiative of Khumo Capital, which includes private credit, private equity and unlisted property funds. Albrecht obtained his Masters degree from Stellenbosch University in 2002, where he majored in Financial Analysis & Portfolio Management. A keen collector of fine wine, he also enjoys staying active exploring the local mountain bike and hiking trails.
Stacey Cohen
Operations and Portfolio Management Support
Stacey has more than 35 years of experience in operations in the financial industry. She started data capturing of trades with RMB and slowly got experience in all other aspects of operations. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and especially playing all forms of cricket.
Monica Seshia
Operations and Portfolio Management Support
Monica has 13 years of experience in financial services. She began her career at Old Mutual Investment Group on the Finance Graduate Programme, before moving into the alternative investment team as an Investment Support Specialist. In May 2014, she joined PSG Asset Management as a fund accountant and later became Head of Fund Accounting. In April 2024, she joined Khumo Capital as Head of Implementation. Monica holds a BCom from the University of Cape Town. Outside work, she enjoys family time, cooking and road trips.
Sihle Jack
Operations and Portfolio Management Support
Sihle has 5 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is an operations specialist at Khumo Capital. He started his career at Maitland Group as a Fund Services Intern. He holds a Finance Honours degree from the University of Western Cape. His interests include football and video games, and he enjoys running.
Yolandie Botma
Group Finance Executive
Yolandie has 11 years’ experience in external auditing across industries, including construction, property development, retail, private equity and professional services. After completing her articles with LDP Inc in Stellenbosch, she qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2018. She then moved to New York City, where she spent three busy seasons at an audit firm, developing audit management expertise in the investment property sector. Yolandie later returned to LDP Inc as Audit Director. Outside work, she enjoys baking, outdoor activities and travelling.
Tebello Matyolo
Finance
Tebello has 7 years of experience in the financial accounting and tax industry, with skills in producing management accounts, tax returns, and business advisory. She is also passionate in developing internal processes for training and continuity purposes. She’s joined Khumo Capital as an Accounting Specialist. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting Sciences from the University of the Witwatersrand. In her spare time, she enjoys baking and sewing.
Glanville Retief
Group Governance and Risk
Glanville has 26 years of experience in the investment industry, starting in manager research and asset consulting before moving into the investment management space in 2004. In recent years his focus has been on risk, compliance and governance oversight. He holds an Honours Degree in Mathematics from the University of Stellenbosch. He enjoys the occasional round of golf and exploring the Western Cape mountains during trail running expeditions.
Lean Theron
Office Manager
Lean joined Khumo Capital in 2024 as Finance & Office Support. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Business Management Honors degree from the University of the Free State. Lean began her career at Discovery Health and, prior to joining Khumo Capital, gained valuable experience with the Deloitte & Touche team. Outside of work, she enjoys laughter, reading, live concerts, and cherishing time with loved ones.