Group Chief Executive Officer

Jeanette, who has a strong track record of building profitable businesses at various financial institutions, is also the Chief Executive Officer of Momentum Investments. She started her career at Momentum in 1990, filling multiple roles in actuarial product development and marketing and as part of the team that launched Momentum Administration Services, pioneering investment platforms in South Africa.

She filled executive-level positions at PSG, Stanlib and Old Mutual before joining Allan Gray in 2009 as co-head of retail business, where she became executive director. She is passionate about the upliftment of women and making financial services accessible to all South Africans.

Group Finance Director

Risto headed up investor relations and business performance management for the Group before taking up his current position. He has extensive experience as a financial services analyst and researcher with Standard Bank, Ketola Research and Deutsche Bank.

As the Group Finance Director, he is responsible for investor relations, business performance, Group reporting, finance group-wide services, mergers and acquisitions and balance sheet management.

CEO: Guardrisk

Lourens is a chartered accountant, specialising in insurance and risk management. He spent 10 years at the Financial Services Board(formerly the Financial Sector Conduct Authority) in forensic investigation and insurance before joining Absa as Chief Risk Officer of its non-banking financial services division. Lourens was appointed as Guardrisk’s Financial Director in 2008 and then CEO in 2023.