Ian Groenewald

Ian Groenewald started his career at Stannic in 1991. He joined Real Africa Durolink (RAD) in 1993 and went on to become the head of its structured finance business. He was a member of the RAD Group’s Management Committee and served as a director of RAD Holdings and various subsidiaries. In 1998, he relocated to London where he established and managed the RAD Group’s UK office. Following the takeover of the RAD Group in 2001, he joined Gensec in London and subsequently relocated to Cape Town in 2002. In addition to the design and implementation of structured finance transactions, he has acquired considerable experience in designing collective investment schemes and other investment products in various markets including South Africa. He is also an experienced dealmaker with a proven ability to build financial services businesses. He is one of the founding partners of Ora Fund Managers and served as the group Chief Executive Officer since 2010. In 2017, Ora merged with Trustee Board Investments (TBI) and he was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the TBI Group from 1 July 2017. He is also an Executive Director and a member of the Investment Committee of TBI Strategic Partners, a subsidiary of the TBI Group.