GC (Garth) Solomon

Garth Solomon completed his articles with Deloitte & Touche, thereafter he served in various commercial and corporate finance roles with the South African Revenue Service, Group Five Properties and African Harvest Limited before joining Old Mutual Private Equity in 2003. He was appointed head of Private Equity in 2012, and was a member of the Old Mutual Private Equity team until 2013. In this capacity he was involved in numerous investments and served on the boards and sub-committees of a number of large private businesses including Air Liquid, Metro Cash & Carry, the Tourvest Group and Liberty Star Consumer Holdings. Garth is currently the co-owner and a director of Evolve Capital, an investment trust that invests in small and medium-sized businesses. Garth was appointed to the Life Healthcare board of directors in 2005.