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RIAAN ROOS - CEO

Property is Riaan’s passion. He studied marketing and sales at Wits Technikon and Technikon RSA. After working for property developers operating mainly in Kagiso – a traditionally disadvantaged area between Krugersdorp and Randfontein, as well as in a suburb of Soweto as a sales agent, he started construction company Roos Contractors in 1992. In 1994 he also started RBA Developments in Johannesburg which expanded operations to the Western Cape in December 1999. In 2001 Riaan sold his shares and in 2007 the company listed on the ALTX.

PIET NIEMAN - DIRECTOR

Piet studied at the University of Stellenbosch and attained his Honours in Economics. He started his banking career with ABSA (now part of Barclays) and then joined BoE as business development manager. He left BoE during the Nedbank merger to co-found Circin Capital and is a full time executive director of the company. He currently holds various board positions in investee companies as part of Circin Capital’s private equity management responsibilities.

JOHN COETZEE - MANAGING DIRECTOR

Appointed to the Board of Directors in 2009, as Managing Director, John Coetzee brings 20 years of management experience to the table. Previously MD of property group Charles Potgieter Investments (CPI), John Coetzee’s appointment to MSP promises to bring even more credence to the already expert team, Riaan Roos has shaped.

John Coetzee, known for his innovative management style and larger picture thinking is widely regarded as a pioneer in large developments in the Western Cape property market.

PHILIP VAN DER BERG - DIRECTOR (LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE)

Philip is a commercial property specialist with a passion for developing retail centres. His appointment at MSP in 2008 brought more than 13 years of senior commercial management experience to the table. He is a qualified and admitted attorney of law, who holds both B.Comm. (Law) and LLB degrees from the University of Stellenbosch.

LOUW VILJOENI - DIRECTOR (FINANCE)

Louw Viljoen gained his B.Compt. Hons CA (SA), before entering 15 years of intensive career experience against a wide financial background. Louw has served on various boards of directors across a number of industries. Working to the ethos of "working smarter instead of harder", Louw thrives on the implementation of streamlined financial systems and processes. He joined MSP in November 2008 as Financial Director.

JACO VAN LILL - DIRECTOR

Jaco is a qualified chartered accountant who completed his studies at the University of Stellenbosch. He has 15 years commercial experience as financial director with multi-national companies in the FMCG sector. Jaco possesses excellent managerial and organizational skills with extensive experience in financial management and corporate governance. He currently heads G5 Group.

PATRICK NTSHALINTSHALI - CHAIRMAN

Often viewed as one of S.A.’s top black portfolio managers by the Financial Mail, Patrick has an admiral academic grounding, with a B.Comm Honours degree (Finance and Investments) behind him, as well as numerous finance/management courses - including the prestigious Global Investment Management Workshop at Harvard Business School (Boston USA).

Patrick began as a research analyst at UAL Merchant Bank (later merged with Syfrets to form Nedcor Investment Bank Asset Management), before advancing to become a...