Thabo Dloti

Qualifications: Bachelors of Business Science in Actuarial Science (University of Cape Town), certificate in actuarial techniques (Institute of Actuaries in London), advanced management programme certificate (Harvard Graduate School of Business)

Thabo Dloti is a seasoned financial services leader with a demonstrable track record of excellence in driving strategy and transformation within blue-chip companies in South Africa and internationally. He has extensive knowledge and understanding of the challenges that face South Africa’s economic environment and has played various industry-wide roles to enable the businesses he has led to thrive and improve the trading environment for all industry players.

In a career spanning 27 years in insurance and asset management, Thabo has led the development of industry-leading products (like the first income disability cover for professional rugby players in South Africa), launched new businesses (Symmetry, a multimanager), pioneered a new asset management operating model (Old Mutual Investment Group’s boutique asset management model) and championed the first B-BBEE transaction to include clients as empowerment partners (Old Mutual Education Trust).

Thabo is the outgoing chief executive of Liberty Holdings, chairman of Stanlib and chairman of the ASISA board. He has also led the savings and insurance sector in engaging with all its key stakeholders, including the national treasury.

Thabo is a member of the acquisitions, capital oversight and social, ethics and transformation committees.