Citadel is delighted to announce the appointment of George Herman as CIO

George Herman.

Wealth management company Citadel is delighted to announce the appointment of George Herman as Chief Investment Officer.

George joined Citadel in 2010 as Head of South African Portfolios after a long career in the financial services industry. He started his financial market career in capital markets in 1988, specialising in derivatives. This led him into the world of structured products. After visiting various trading floors in the United States George became a member of the JSE and launched his career as a proprietary trader. He then returned to banking as an arbitrageur and risk manager.

In 2003, George joined the Eskom Pension Fund, where as Chief Dealer and Investment Manager he handled asset allocation, manager selection, tactical overlays and index tracking. George has experience as a banker, stock broker and fund manager. He represents Citadel on the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) Investment Board and Fixed Income Standing Committees. George has a BCom (Hons) in investment management and he is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).