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Johannesburg – Financial services group Sanlam has announced that Themba Gamedze has been appointed as the chief executive: strategic projects with effect from 1 March 2013.
Gamedze‚ an actuary by profession‚ left Sanlam in 2008 after holding various executive positions. He returns to Sanlam after a career break during which he pursued personal interests which included writing.
As chief executive: strategic projects‚ Gamedze will manage the large number of strategic initiatives at group and business cluster levels as well as coordinate various business initiatives across the group.
Apart from extensive experience in the financial services industry‚ Gamedze is the president of the actuarial society of South Africa. He was also the founding president of the association of South African black actuarial professionals.
Welcoming Gamedze‚ Sanlam group chief executive‚ Dr Johan van Zyl said: “We are pleased to have Themba back on board. I am confident that his wealth of experience and his contribution will boost our efforts as we pursue our strategic objectives towards delivering sustainable value to shareholders.”
Gamedze serves on the boards and various committees of Santam‚ Sanlam Investment Management (SIM)‚ Sanlam Emerging Markets (SEM) as well as the subsidiary boards of SEM in Botswana and Kenya.
In addition‚ he independently serves on the board of credit guarantee and is also a member of the audit committee of the unemployment insurance fund which advises the Minister of Labour on matters of risk and other aspects of the governance of the Fund.
He read pure mathematics at the University of Warwick‚ Coventry‚ UK where he obtained a BA Hons (2i) in 1980 and an MSc in 1982.
Gamedze‚ an actuary by profession‚ left Sanlam in 2008 after holding various executive positions. He returns to Sanlam after a career break during which he pursued personal interests which included writing.
As chief executive: strategic projects‚ Gamedze will manage the large number of strategic initiatives at group and business cluster levels as well as coordinate various business initiatives across the group.
Apart from extensive experience in the financial services industry‚ Gamedze is the president of the actuarial society of South Africa. He was also the founding president of the association of South African black actuarial professionals.
Welcoming Gamedze‚ Sanlam group chief executive‚ Dr Johan van Zyl said: “We are pleased to have Themba back on board. I am confident that his wealth of experience and his contribution will boost our efforts as we pursue our strategic objectives towards delivering sustainable value to shareholders.”
Gamedze serves on the boards and various committees of Santam‚ Sanlam Investment Management (SIM)‚ Sanlam Emerging Markets (SEM) as well as the subsidiary boards of SEM in Botswana and Kenya.
In addition‚ he independently serves on the board of credit guarantee and is also a member of the audit committee of the unemployment insurance fund which advises the Minister of Labour on matters of risk and other aspects of the governance of the Fund.
He read pure mathematics at the University of Warwick‚ Coventry‚ UK where he obtained a BA Hons (2i) in 1980 and an MSc in 1982.
