Leadership

Our Mission

We equip tomorrow’s finance leaders with the knowledge and skills to succeed. 

We empower  members’ to advance their careers through connection, learning, and advocacy. 

We shape trusted markets by championing ethics, transparency, and innovation.

Our Vision

 To build a world-class investment profession that drives Southern Africa's finance industry

THATO MASHIGO, CFA, CAIA

President

Thato is a Portfolio Manager at Sanlam Private Wealth. He is a member of the National Working Committee of 100 Women in Finance South Africa and sits on the Group Advisory Committee for the City of Johannesburg.
Thato has 12 years' experience in banking and investments, having worked at Citigroup, Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas and currently Sanlam. He holds an Economics degree from Rhodes University; a Finance (Hons) degree from the University of Cape Town; and is completing a Masters in Finance degree at INSEAD. He also holds the CFA and CAIA designations.

RAAZIA GANIE, CFA

Vice President

Raazia heads up the Investment Team at NMG Benefits. Prior to this, Raazia spent
10 years at Alexander Forbes as a Principal Consultant, together with time at Willis Towers
Watson in the UK with additional experience abroad as well. Raazia advises both complex
as well as other institutional clients on various strategy, manager selection and other
investment issues. She has in excess of 24 years of experience within the consulting
industry and has also been an advisor at a private bank. Raazia enforces a client-centric
approach to investing and is committed to bringing more globally contemporary approaches
to southern African clients. Raazia has a BCom from the University of Cape Town, holds the
Investment Management Certificate and is also a CFA Charter holder. Raazia also currently
serves as a Director on the CFA Society of South Africa.

MUHAMMAD KHAN, CFA

Board Member

Muhammad Khan is currently the Director, Financial Performance in the ALM division at National Treasury. He has extensive experience in public finance management, SOE oversight, guarantee applications, and various types of funding instruments. Muhammad has a Bachelor of Business Science degree from the University of KwaZulu Natal and is a proud CFA Charterholder. Muhammad currently also serves as a trustee on the Political Office-Bearers Pension Fund (POBPF) and sits on both the Governance and Investment Sub-Committee, respectively. 

SANISHA PACKIRISAMY, CFA

Board Member

Sanisha joined RMB Asset Management in February 2008 as an Economic Analyst. Appointed as an Economist at Momentum Asset Management 2012, she was responsible for developing and managing a best practice framework for integrating key macroeconomic inputs and trend shifts that best inform an optimal asset allocation process in partnership with the strategist, portfolio managers, portfolio construction, fixed income and equity research teams. Since August 2015, Sanisha has provided input for the Momentum Investments division within a macro framework to inform investment opportunities and strategies, taking account of the changing investment and economic narrative in South Africa and globally. She was appointed as Chief Economist for Momentum Investments in July 2024 and then promoted to Group Economist in Momentum Group in February 2026. She served on the Momentum Investments Employment Equity Forum for ten years, serving as Chair for the past two years as well as Deputy Chair of the Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Group Employment Equity Forum. She was recently appointed as a board member for the CFA Society South Africa. Sanisha is also a regular economic commentator on key media platforms, including a monthly columnist of the Financial Mail.

TSHILIDZI  MATLALA, CFA

Board Member

Tshilidzi Matlala is Chief Portfolio Officer at E Squared Investments, an impact investor operating across Private Capital Markets, where she leads the post-investment function across a multi-vehicle portfolio spanning pre-seed, seed, growth, and social enterprise investing. She oversees governance, value creation strategy, and performance oversight for a diverse portfolio of businesses.

A Chartered Financial Analyst and Chemical Engineering graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand, Tshilidzi combines technical rigour with commercial judgement across complex business models. She brings over 20 years of investment experience spanning debt and equity capital markets, venture capital, development finance and impact investing. She built her investment career at the Industrial Development Corporation leading multidisciplinary teams through the full investment lifecycle and cutting her teeth in the South African venture capital sector during its nascent years, de-risking early-stage investments and crowding in later-stage capital.

Her earlier career spanned both debt and equity capital structures including roles in credit risk at Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank and commodities and resource finance at Investec. She holds board and investment committee roles across a variety of sectors including agriculture, renewable energy, water infrastructure and venture capital.

 

DR. LAMU MANTSHIMULI, CFA

Board Member

Lamu is currently the Head of Pricing Solutions at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), responsible for positioning the exchange as a trusted provider of indices, benchmarks, valuations, and other quantitative financial metrics to support market integrity and strategic data monetisation. He has over 13 years of experience in financial risk management, derivative valuations and quantitative analysis. In addition to being a CFA charterholder, he is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM). He holds a Bachelor of Business Science in Quantitative Management, Masters is Financial Economics and a  PhD in Finance.

 

AUSTIN CHIJIKWA, CFA

Board Member

Austin is the Head Investment Banking at Zambia National Commercial Bank in Lusaka, Zambia. He has over a decade of experience in banking covering areas including investment banking, treasury, corporate finance, strategy and business performance. Austin is a CFA charterholder and holds a Bachelors in Economics and Management from Edith Cowan University. 

SENZO LANGA, CFA

Board Member

Senzo Langa is the Institutional Chief Investment Officer at Alexforbes, a role he assumed in April 2025. With over 20 years of investment experience, Senzo leads the strategic direction of institutional assets, ensuring that client objectives are met through robust investment solutions and responsible investing practices.

His appointment marks a pivotal step in strengthening Alexforbes’s capabilities across traditional and alternative asset classes, while expanding its retail footprint and reinforcing its leadership in ESG-aligned investing.

Prior to this role, Senzo served as Deputy CIO and Head of Portfolio Management at Alexander Forbes Investments, where he oversaw a broad spectrum of portfolios across cash, bonds, property, and equities. His leadership is instrumental in upholding the firm’s investment philosophy and process.

Senzo began his journey with the organisation in 2011, following four years at RMB Asset Management where he supported fixed income and forex portfolio managers, contributing to portfolio execution, valuation, and compliance.

He is an active contributor to the Investment, Retail , DFM and Private Market Governance Committees, reflecting his commitment to shaping strategic decisions within both the firm and the broader asset management industry.

Senzo holds a Master’s in Finance and Investment  , holds both Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

 

SHAMIER KHAN, CFA, CA(SA)

TREASURER

Shamier is a client director in Ninety One’s South African institutional team. His responsibilities include servicing some of the large asset consultants in South Africa and their associated clients as well as assisting on a number of institutional relationships.

Prior to joining Ninety One Shamier was an analyst and portfolio manager at Element Investment Managers. He managed domestic equity, global equity and multi-asset portfolios’. He was also a member of the executive committee and managed several institutional client relationships; and was actively involved in the integration of ESG within the investment process. Before joining Element Investment Managers he was an analyst and portfolio manager at Sanlam Investment Management. 

Shamier holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town. He is a chartered accountant (South Africa) and CFA® charterholder.

NICOLA COMNINOS, CFA

Board Member

Nicola Comninos, CFA is a director, a loving partner, a mother of three boys, a seasoned financial markets executive, board member and pension fund board trustee and chair with 18 years’ experience in group risk, strategy, sustainability, capital markets, trading, investments, and business intelligence. She is passionate about mentorship, financial inclusion, and diversity. Currently she looks after risk, governance, legal, compliance and sustainability as the Chief Risk Officer of Purple Group and its subsidiaries including, but not limited to EasyEquities, EasyCrypto and EasyProperties. As a CFA Charterholder, with investment management degrees she is actively involved in CFA SA Society, 100 Women in Finance, Women in ETFs and holds non-executive board seats at AfricaGlobal Xchange, CFA SA Society and the Institute of Risk Management of South Africa.

DR. MUSIMUNI DOWELANI, CFA

Board Member

Dr Musimuni Dowelani, CFA, is currently the Dean of Faculty of Commerce at Eduvos, as well as a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. She also serves on the Investment Committee of the Witbank Coalfields Medical Aid Scheme (WCMAS).

She has worked the Head of Department at the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Finance and Investment Management (DFIM), located in the College of Business and Economics at the University of Johannesburg. She was a Trustee of the UJ pension fund Board, as well as a Deputy Chair of Investment Committee (UJ Pension Fund). She also served as one of six members of the UJ Council Investment Committee mandate to advises the Financial Sustainability Committee of Council and the UJ Trust on the investment strategies to be implemented to achieve the objectives of the UJ and UJ Trust.

She is a Non-executive Director of the Insurance Institute South Africa (IISA) and a Non-executive Director (Board Member) of CFA Society in South Africa, additionally she is actively involved in volunteer work with the CFA Institute. Dr. Dowelani’ s research, as demonstrated in her PhD and publications, focuses on the implementation of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) solutions in the asset management industry. She is concentrating on retirement planning among black South Africans. Her goal is to develop technologically based solutions that empower and optimize the financial future of this demographic. In addition, Dr Dowelani has served as a Member of International Conference in Financial Services (ICFS) - Scientific Member. The ICFF is hosted the UNISA’s Department of Finance and Risk Management and Banking.

 

RANGA MAKWATA, CFA

Board Member

Ranga Makwata is a seasoned investment professional with expertise in investment analysis, management, stockbroking, and advisory services. He founded Fincent Capital, a boutique firm focused on securities trading and corporate advisory, and is a director and shareholder at Zfn Capital, a leader in economic research and financial news. He chairs Convex Capital, a Microfinance firm, and serves on the boards of Dawn Property Consultancy, the ZNCC’s Macroeconomic Committee, and NUST’s Finance Department Advisory Board. Ranga holds a B.Comm (Finance) Honours, an MBA from National University of Science and Technology, and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Zimbabwe. He is also a lawyer with a strong interest in securities law and corporate transactions. A CFA charterholder, Ranga serves as Vice President of IPAZ and is an active volunteer for both IPAZ and the CFA Institute.

Tamryn Lamb, CFA

Bachelor of Business Science (Honours) (University of Cape Town), Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting (University of Cape Town), Chartered Accountant (South Africa), Chartered Financial Analyst. Tamryn joined Orbis in 2006 and thereafter joined Allan Gray Proprietary Limited in 2013. She is the Head of Retail at Allan Gray, leading various business and operational teams, and is a director of Allan Gray Group Proprietary Limited and Allan Gray Unit Trust Management Company Proprietary Limited. She previously held various investment and client servicing roles at Orbis and Allan Gray, and prior to Orbis worked as a research analyst at an investment bank.