Our People

He is responsible for managing the Sanlam Global Financial and co-managing the Sanlam Global Best Ideas Funds.

Kokkie established SIM Global in 2004. Prior to joining Sanlam Investment Management, Kokkie spent five years managing the local and global financial fund at Coronation Fund Managers. Before joining Coronation, Kokkie spent 10 years at Old Mutual Asset Management in various investment management roles of escalating responsibility, ending his career at Old Mutual as the head of the financial services sector.

Douw heads up the industrial analyst team and co-manages the Sanlam Global Best Ideas Fund.

Douw started at SIM Global in July 2011. Prior to joining SIM Global he co-founded Orthogonal Investments, a boutique asset manager managing domestic long only balanced, bond and equity mandates. He also co-managed the Nedgroup Investment Equity Fund. He spent 15 years with Old Mutual Asset Managers (now OMIGSA) where he held several research positions, including head of the industrial sector research team, before assuming responsibility for the value equity style boutique in 2002.

During his tenure at OMAM, Douw was at various times the manager of the OM Global Equity fund, OM Consumer fund, OM Value fund and OM High Yield Opportunity fund unit trust portfolios, in addition to a number of institutional client portfolios.

Jacques is responsible for all operational functions within SIM Global.

Jacques joined SIM Global in April 2009 from the Sanlam Investments Finance department where he played an integral role for 13 years.

Catherina is responsible for managing the research processes and efforts of the financial team as well as researching and analysing financial companies.

Catherina has been with SIM Global since May 2008. After completing her articles at KPMG in 2001, she joined Gensec as a graduate trainee. In 2004 she joined Sanlam Investment Management as a bank analyst and in 2006, left for London to work in the Emerging Market team at Schroder’s Investment Management.

Neal is responsible for researching companies in the industrial sector.

Neal joined SIM Global in April 2012. He started his investments career at Alliance Bernstein as an equity analyst from 2001 to 2007 moving from their Cape Town to London office in the process. Thereafter he worked at GLG Partners, a hedge fund, in London from 2007 to 2009 as an analyst and portfolio manager of their consumer product. Before joining SIM Global he was employed by Carlson Capital as an equity research analyst covering the Pan-European consumer sector .

Jacobus is responsible for researching companies in the industrial sector.

He was working for SIM Global on secondment since July 2006 and has been permanently employed by SIM Global since November 2009. He previously worked for Rand Merchant Bank as an investment analyst on a proprietary Emerging Market Corporate Bond portfolio (2003-2006) and held various risk and capital management positions in RMB Treasury between 2002 and 2003. He completed his articles with Ernst & Young in 2001.

Laura is responsible for researching banks and financial services companies.

Laura spent eight years at Coronation Asset Management of which three were spent as Research Assistant to Kokkie and the financials team. She joined SIM Global in 2004 to assist Kokkie in the newly established business.

Andrew is responsible for researching companies in the industrial sector.

He started his career in 2001 in investment operations/stockbroking in London and Edinburgh and joined Collins Stewart as an investment analyst in London in 2004. He also worked for Dawnay Day Principal Investments. Andrew decided to move to Australia in 2009 and joined Taylor Collison Ltd as an investment analyst where he focused on the property and agriculture sectors. He returned to South Africa and joined the SIM Global team in July 2012. Andrew has completed all three levels of the CFA program.

Richard is responsible for researching companies in the financial and industrial sectors.

Richard joined SIM Global in January 2011 from the audit firm RSM Betty & Dickson. He spent 11 years as a partner in the firm, responsible for servicing a diverse client portfolio on audit, consulting and accounting engagements. In 2008 he made the decision to change careers to the investment industry.

Russell is responsible for all daily trading on the funds.

He joined Sanlam Investment Management from Coronation Asset Management in 2006 where he worked as an equity trader.

Liesl is responsible updating financial models and assisting with research on Global Financial stocks.

Liesl has extensive experience in the asset management industry, having worked in the industry for 14 years. These included appointments at Metropolitan Asset Management as manager for Investment Services and at Coronation Asset Management as project coordinator for the operations team. Liesl joined SIM Global in July 2006.

Stacy is responsible updating financial models and assisting with research on Global Financial stocks.

Stacy is a Sanlam bursary holder and worked as a financial controller at Sanlam while completing her honours degree. She completed her articles at Mazars in 2011. After a short stint as internal auditor at Sanlam, she grabbed the opportunity to joining the SIM Global team as a research assistant in October 2011.

Cameron is a trainee analyst looking at the financial sector.

Cameron joined the team in February 2012 after studying at the University of Cape Town where he completed each of his degrees with distinction, graduating top of the class.

Nora is responsible for all client service and marketing related functions.

Nora joined Sanlam Investment Management from Plexus Asset Management in 1998. She started her career at SIM in the Equity Research department reporting directly to head of research. Over the next 6 years she held positions in the Strategic Development and Marketing Departments. Nora joined the SIM Global team in August 2004.

Mishka is responsible for all the PA functions in the team as well as office management.

Mishka started at SIM Global in April 2010. Previously she was the PA to the Private Equity team at Old Mutual Investment Group for 8 years.

Nomawanda is responsible for portfolio administration as well as other operational tasks relating to the funds.

She joined the SIM Global team in September 2012 after being co-owner and financial director of Myoli Promotions for 5 years. Prior to this she was employed with Sanlam Investment Management for 5 years as a client service officer responsible for the accounts of large institutional clients.