John Mackie, BCom (Hons) Economics – Head of Africa investments
John graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1984 with a BCom (Hons) in Economics. He has over 27 years’ investment industry experience, all of them with the Standard Bank Group. John was initially a money market dealer with Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank (SCMB), rising to the position of treasury manager. In 1995, John transferred to SCMB Asset Management, where he was initially responsible for the portfolio management of South African retirement funds. In 1995, he assumed accountability for SCMB Asset Management Africa Division, later to become STANLIB Africa Division, where he now has responsibility for all investment matters. He is responsible for all aspects of Portfolio Management in Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho. In addition, John oversees the management of STANLIB’s suite of Pan African products.
John is supported by four analysts: Thabo Ncalo, David Makoni, Humphrey Gathungu and Khabele Mofelehetsi.