Independent Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Investment Committee
Date of Appointment: 11 August 2023
Qualification: BCom in Business Management, Postgraduate>Diploma in Business Management, Master’s in Finance and Investment (University of Witwatersrand), MPhil in Development Finance (University of Stellenbosch)
Romeo is the co-founder and CEO of Zava Financial Services Pty Ltd, the controlling shareholder of All Weather Capital Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Third Way Group, and has 25 years of investment experience. Romeo is the former CEO of Vunani Fund Managers; he joined the business in July 2011 from a newly merged MMI asset management business where he was the head of Portfolio Management and Executive Director.
He was previously the Chief Investment Officer at Metropolitan Asset Managers (METAM), responsible for asset allocation, portfolio construction, and the group’s investment strategy. Before that role, he was the Senior Portfolio Manager at Stanlib Asset Management within the MultiAsset and Core Equity franchises. He also managed portfolios for clients in Namibia and Swaziland and was the co-manager of the Stanlib Wealth Builder.
He has a B Com and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, a Masters in Finance and Investment from Wits Business School, and a Master of Philosophy in Development Finance from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.
