Nicholas Aplas

Nicholas is a qualified chartered accountant with 20 years’ experience in corporate finance, capital management and business change having worked across audit, management consulting, and financial services.

He has been chief operating officer at IKOS – a European investment management company, and Old Mutual, where he worked in corporate finance. Select projects include the group’s GBP4 billion hostile, cross-border takeover of Skandia, and setting up and running the finance function for the Asia-Pacific business unit. He is also a member of the black economic empowerment transaction.

Nicholas served articles with Arthur Andersen in South Africa, where he gained a wealth of experience in audit, advisory and consulting services.