THYS DU TOIT
Thys is an investment professional with 30 years’ experience, the bulk of which was gained at Coronation Fund Managers Limited (“Coronation”). In 1993, he was one of the founding members of Coronation. Thys held the position of CEO from 1997 to 2008. During his tenure, Coronation listed on the JSE and grew into the second-largest independent fund manager in South Africa. Thys graduated with a BSc Agric and MBA Cum Laude from the University of Stellenbosch. In 1985, Thys started his career as a stockbroker with George Huysamer & Partners and in 1990 joined Syfrets Managed Assets as a portfolio manager. Thys serves on the boards of a number of JSE-listed companies and he now runs an investment management business, Rootstock Investment Management.