– SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg – Old Mutual Limited (JSE: OMU / LON: OMU / ZSE: OMU / NSX: OMM) announced the appointments of Roger Jardine and Jan-Hendrik Erasmus to its Board as independent non-executive directors of the Company and of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited.
About Roger Jardine
Roger Jardine is a highly respected South African business leader with extensive board and executive experience across South Africa and the broader Southern African region. Roger most recently served as Chairman of FirstRand Limited for close to six years and was the past CEO of three South African companies, being Kagiso Media, the Aveng Group, and Primedia. He also served as a non-executive director of several companies in diverse industries, including steel, retail, manufacturing, IT services, mining services, and infrastructure development. He brings deep expertise in financial services, leadership and governance, commercial operations, stakeholder engagement, policy, and regulatory environments.
Roger Jardine holds an MSc in Radiological Physics from Wayne State University and a BSc in Physics from Haverford College, both in the United States.
About Jan-Hendrik Erasmus
Jan-Hendrik Erasmus has over 20 years’ experience in the financial services and insurance industry in South Africa, the United Kingdom (“UK”), and Europe, and has deep and extensive expertise in risk, capital, and investment management, actuarial science, and international financial regulation. He is CFO and an Executive Board Member of Athora Netherlands, the largest operating entity of Athora, which is one of Europe’s fastest-growing savings and retirement services companies. His previous roles include: Group CRO at Aviva plc, CRO and Management Board Member at NN Group, and Partner at Oliver Wyman, where he led the UK Insurance Practice and was part of the firm’s European Leadership Team. He is a former Chair of the European (Insurance) CRO Forum and also served as a Senior Advisor to Mundi Ventures’ Insurtech Funds.
Jan Hendrik holds an Executive MBA from London Business School and a degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Pretoria. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in the UK and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary.
About Old Mutual
Old Mutual is a premium African financial services group that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 12 countries. Old Mutual’s primary operations are in Africa, and it has a niche business in China. With over 180 years of heritage across sub-Saharan Africa, Old Mutual is a crucial part of the communities it serves as well as broader society on the continent.
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