Our team

First Avenue has a team of dedicated professional staff. Each person subscribes to a common goal which is to be the best, not the biggest, to our clients and not everything to everyone.

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Our Professional Staff

  • Hlelo (Lo) Giyose

    CIO First Avenue

    Qualifications

    MSc Investment Management (Cass Business School. London) BSc Business Administration (University of New Hampshire, USA)

  • Adrian Clayton

    CIO Northstar

    Qualifications

    B.Soc.Sc (UCT), PDM (UCT), MBL (UNISA)

  • Mark Seymour

    Portfolio Manager

    Qualifications

    B.Sc Engineering (UCT)

  • Marco Barbieri

    Portfolio Manager

    Qualifications

    B.Com (Hons) Financial Analysis & Portfolio Management (UCT), B.Sc (Hons) Chemistry (UCT), FRM.

  • Sahil Gyanda

    Analyst

    Qualifications

    B. Business Science Finance (Hons) and Economics (University of Kwa-Zulu Natal) MSc. Finance and Investment (Geneva Business School) MA. Finance and Investment (London School of Business and Finance)

  • Shirley Mabasa

    Analyst

    Qualifications

    B.Comm. Finance (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) B.Comm. Honours Business Finance (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)

  • Thandeka Mbonjwa

    Analyst

    Qualifications

    B.BusSc (Hons) Economics (UCT); MCom Investment Management (UCT); Passed CFA level 2

  • Donovan Stefan

    Analyst

    Qualifications

    B.BusSc (Hons) Economics (UCT); MCom Investment Management (UCT); CFA

  • Sebastian Holzbach

    Analyst

    Qualifications

    B.Bus.Sci (Economics Hons and Law) B. Laws (LLB)

  • Joshua Reed

    Analyst

    Qualifications

    B.BusSc (Finance Hons) Passed CFA level 1

  • Meron Sletzion

    Analyst

    Qualifications

    B.Com Economics and Finance (UCT), B.Com (Hons) FAPM (UCT), Passed CFA level 2, Registered CFA level 3 candidate

  • Marang Morudu

    Analyst

    Qualifications

    BBusSci Finance and Accounting (UCT), MCom Risk Management of Financial Markets (UCT)

  • Refiloe Modise

    Trainee Analyst: Fixed Income

    Qualifications

    BBusSci Finance and Accounting (UCT), Completing Masters in Business Analytics (Msc) (University of Bath), CFA Level 1 Candidate.

  • Jorge Haynes

    COO First Avenue

    Qualifications

    B.Comm. Economics (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) B.Comm. Investment Mgmt (Hons.) (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) MBA (Edinburgh Business School, Scotland)

  • Matthew Bertram

    Financial Director and COO Northstar

    Qualifications

    B.Com (Hons),C.A. (ZW)

  • Third Party Providers

    First Avenue outsources certain back office functions to best-in-class providers.

    Curo Fund Services; Moonstone; Global Continuity; Certified Master Auditors; Colab IT; Computershare

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Careers at First Avenue

There are no career opportunities at present.

There are no internship opportunities at present.