SPEAKERS
Program Day 3 – Thursday, 21 September 2023
Keillen Ndlovu
Independent Property Analyst
Keillen Ndlovu
Independent Property Analyst
Keillen Ndlovu has excelled in various markets, including local and developed economies, with several top-performance awards. Having commenced his property career at Standard Bank Properties in 2004, he moved to STANLIB, where he eventually assumed leadership responsibilities and managed property funds catering to retail and institutional clients. A key figure in the ascent of one the largest and most successful local and global property unit trusts in South Africa, he played an instrumental role in driving total assets under management to almost R30 billion during the height of the property market. He recently concluded his tenure at STANLIB at the end of 2021 and now operates independently, leveraging his knowledge and experience to make a substantial impact as a thought leader.
Michael Arbuthnot
CEO, Catalyst Fund Managers
Michael Arbuthnot
CEO | Catalyst Fund Managers
Mike joined Catalyst Fund Managers in July 2015. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant CA (SA) and MBA graduate from IE Business school in Spain. Mike started his career in Operations in 2008 at Orbis Investment Advisory Limited in Bermuda and subsequently transferred to the London office where he was employed as Head of Global Transfer Agency. Prior to that, Mike spent a year at Deloitte and three years at KPMG in Cape Town. Mike subsequently joined RECM in December 2010 as Head of Operations and Finance. Recently Mike has been instrumental in putting together the Fezeka Graduate Programme for Women in Asset Management which he sees as a big step in helping transform the industry into a more client outcomes focussed industry.
Thuli Mpuntshe
National Chair, Women’s Property Network (WPN)
Thuli Mpuntshe
National Chair, Women’s Property Network (WPN)
Thuli’s current professional role is that of Senior Manager looking after the Indirectly Held Property Investments within the Unlisted Properties Division of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). She has more than 13 years’ worth of experience within the property industry, and has held various different positions in this time. She also manages the PIC’s Direct Property Investments portfolio in an acting capacity as Senior Manager.
Significant aspects of her roles include the development and implementation of investment strategies that unlock value for clients to ensure the achievement of optimum returns on investments, and the effective structuring and execution of debt and equity finance transactions with specific emphasis on commercial property, as well portfolio management.
Thuli’s education background is in Financial Management and Financial Information Systems, her qualifications were obtained from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and University of South Africa, respectively. She is currently studying towards a Post Graduate Diploma though the Gordon Institute of Business Science, this is part of a broader MBA programme.
Thuli holds directorate roles in two well-established unlisted commercial property companies. She is the National Chairperson of the Women’s Property Network, the organisation’s objective is to contribute positively towards diversity and inclusion of women at all levels of participation within the Property Sector.
