Hendrik has served on the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a global initiative for the United Nations since 2014. In 2016 he became a Commissioner on the Business and Sustainable Development Commission. In 2016 he was appointed as a non-executive director of Naspers Limited.

Hendrik holds an MPhil in Economics and Politics of Development from Cambridge University, as well as an MCom in Economics and International Finance (cum laude), BCom in Economics honours degree (cum laude) and a BCom (Law) from Stellenbosch University.

* Subject to regulatory approval, Hendrik du Toit will become Joint CEO of Investec Group as of 01.10.18
** As at 31 December 2017

Prior to joining Investec Asset Management, Mimi spent four years in the stockbroking industry. Mimi graduated from the University of South Africa with a degree in Commerce.

*Subject to regulatory approval, Mimi Ferrini will become Joint CEO of Investec Asset Management as of 01.10.18. He will retain his role as Co-CIO.

Natalie holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) and a Masters degree in Economics (MA Econ), both from the University of Stellenbosch.

He joined Investec Asset Management from Alliance Capital Management where he managed portfolios including the $500 million Worldwide Privatisation Fund, NYSE listed Southern Africa Fund, Spain Fund and Austria Fund. Prior to this, he managed developed market equity accounts for Brinson Partners (formerly First Chicago), following an initial three-year spell in research at Vickers da Costa.

Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Economics.

Wenchang holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Renmin University of China and an MSc in Management, majoring in Finance from HEC Paris. Wenchang is also a CFA Charterholder.

He began his career working in the Middle East department of Chase Manhattan Bank before joining Anglo American's corporate finance department in South Africa. Michael then worked in the London corporate finance department of NM Rothschild & Sons where his work had a strong natural resource emphasis. Having completed a 4x4 overland safari through Africa, Michael then worked for HSBC-Equator Bank in Kenya for four years.

He returned to the UK to work at Baring Asset Management as a director in their emerging markets department, where he was head of Africa and the Middle East as well as heading the natural resources sector, and was also portfolio manager for the Pan African Simba Fund. Michael graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Phd in Economics. He also holds an MA in International Business and Law from the Fletcher School at Tufts and a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Dr. Liang obtained her Ph.D. in Economics from Georgetown University in 1998 and her Bachelor Degree in International Relations from Peking University in 1991. She joined CICC from Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. where she served as the Managing Director and the chief China Economist & Co-head of Asian Pacific Economic Research during 2003 - 2008. Before that, she worked at the International Monetary Fund as an Economist from 1998 to 2003. She has published widely in both academic as well as leading business journals on exchange rate issues and the Chinese economy.

He began his investment career in 1982 as an analyst at Guinness Mahon & Co Limited, assuming management responsibility for the company’s managed currency funds in 1984. In 1987, he became a founding director of Guinness Flight Global Asset Management, which was later acquired by Investec Asset Management in 1998, and led its successful Global Fixed Income team. In 2000 he joined the Multi-Asset team, becoming Head in 2004.

Philip graduated from Cambridge University with a MA in History in 1980.

Charlie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from Durham University and has passed Level III of the CFA Programme.

Prior to his career as a sell-side analyst, Lance worked as a life actuarial consultant at Deloitte specialising in M&A, asset-liability modelling and with-profits fund management. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and has spent more than 25 years working in the insurance sector. Lance holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham and is a keen road cyclist.

Charles is also a member of the boards of the Mail.ru Group, a leading Russian internet company that is listed on the London Stock Exchange and MakeMyTrip Limited which is listed on the NASDAQ.

Charles has been with the Naspers Group for almost 20 years. Prior to joining Naspers, he held positions at Cable & Wireless plc and at Deloitte & Touche in London and Sydney. Charles is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.

Under his stewardship, Ping An Trust had been transformed to become a leading trust company in China with a total AUM of close to RMB 500bn and a net profit of RMB 2.5bn. Mr. Tung had managed successfully to build a sustainable and profitable business by capturing huge potential in China’s burgeoning asset management/wealth management market through building strong alternative investment capabilities (including direct PE, real estate and infrastructure investments and private credit investments), establishing a sound risk management system and setting up a strong distribution network focused on high net worth individuals.

Before joining Ping An, Mr. Tung was an executive director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., advising major financial institutions in the region on restructuring, M&As and capital markets activities. Mr. Tung started his career as a management consultant at McKinsey&Co. Mr. Tung holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Science with first-class honors from Oriel College, University of Oxford, and an MBA from INSEAD.

James Kynge is Emerging Markets Editor and Associate Editor at the Financial Times. The winner of the prestigious Harold Wincott award for journalism for his coverage of China and its complex relationship with rest of the world he has spent two decades as a journalist in Asia.

After nine years at Reuters becoming Taiwan and Central Asia Bureau Chief, James spent over a decade covering China and the region for the Financial Times. As well as leading their emerging markets coverage, he also chairs FT Confidential Research, the research service providing data on China and south east Asia and Latin America, which he founded.

James has spent almost half of the last 30 years working in China, including seven as the FT’s bureau chief in Beijing. His award-winning investigative articles have focused on China’s overseas investment push, its grand design to create a ‘New Silk Road’ between Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, and the slow but steady integration between Chinese and global financial markets. As well as journalism he also headed up the business operations of the Pearson Group of companies in China.

During his time as a journalist, James covered many of the significant events that shaped the region - including the Japanese economic bubble and its deflation, the Tiananmen Square massacre, the independence of Mongolia, the rise to nationhood of the five former Soviet central Asian republics in the early 1990s, the China-Taiwan missile crisis of 1996 followed by Taiwan's first presidential election, the Asian financial crisis of 1997 and China's emergence as a great economic power.

In his editorial and research roles, James looks at the forecasts for the Chinese economy and markets as well as the country’s role on the global stage and the often unreported detail of what’s happening on the ground. He’s also studied the Chinese consumer economy, the growth of the middle class, and the revolution that 415million Chinese millennials might start.

James is also the author of the bestselling award-winning book, China Shakes The World which describes the development of China as a superpower and has been translated into nineteen languages. A fluent Mandarin speaker, James is a regular commentator on Chinese and Asian issues for media outlets including NPR, CNN and the BBC.