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Charl de Villiers appointed Head of Equities at Ashburton Investments

04 June 2021 Ashburton Investments
Charl de Villiers, Head of Equities at Ashburton Investments

Charl de Villiers, Head of Equities at Ashburton Investments

Charl de Villiers has been appointed Head of Equities at Ashburton Investments with effect from 1st September 2021.

He will join the Multi Asset and Equity team in his new role and will focus primarily on the institutional market.

De Villiers joins Ashburton Investments from Sanlam Investments where he was a member of the Model Portfolio Group and a Senior Equity Portfolio manager.

Patrice Rassou, Chief Investment Officer at Ashburton Investments and FNB Wealth & Investments, said that de Villers “is a very welcome addition to our team. He brings an excellent track record and depth of knowledge which will greatly and immediately benefit our clients.”

De Villers has sixteen years’ industry experience and holds a BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from NMMU, an MBA from UCT and is a CFA charter holder.

The SIM Aggressive Fund which de Villiers managed is ranked first over 1 year and second over 3, 5, 7 and 10-years in the Alexander Forbes Large Manager Watch.

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