Family Office Names Two New Partners And One Director In South Africa

Marguerite Mastenbroek, Partner at at Stonehage Fleming Investment Management

Layve Rabinowitz, Partner at at Stonehage Fleming Investment Management

Lehani Marais, Director at Stonehage Fleming Investment Management

International family office Stonehage Fleming has announced three internal promotions in South Africa as it gears up to grow its share of the ultra-high-net worth family market.

Marketing Director, Marguerite Mastenbroek, and Layve Rabinowitz, Head of the Family Office division in South Africa, have both been promoted to Partner. Lehani Marais has been appointed a Director at Stonehage Fleming Investment Management.

Marguerite is the first female Partner to be appointed in South Africa. She is responsible for marketing for the Stonehage Fleming Group, which has 11 offices in eight jurisdictions worldwide. She joined in 2004 and has over 15 years international marketing management experience, specifically in the financial services industry. She is an Associate Chartered Marketer (ACIM) and holds a Professional Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) in London, which she gained after completing her Bachelor degree in Value and Policy studies (PPE) from the University of Stellenbosch.

Layve serves as a senior adviser to a number of South African client families. Prior to joining Stonehage Fleming in 2015, he gained several years’ experience at Investec in Private Client Investment Banking. A qualified Chartered Accountant and CFA Charterholder, he holds a B.Com (Finance) degree and Higher Diploma of Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Lehani shares responsibility for a number of client relationships in Cape Town and Johannesburg, which includes the development, implementation and management of client investment strategies. She began her career at Stonehage Fleming as an investment analyst in 2013. She is also a CFA Charterholder and holds a BCom in Investment Management from the University of Stellenbosch and an Honours degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University of Cape Town.

South African CEO, Johan Van Zyl, says:

“The commitment, skills, experience and knowledge that Layve, Marguerite and Lehani bring to their respective roles are instrumental in supporting the Group’s long-term growth strategy in South Africa. As the needs of our clients to protect and manage their wealth across multiple jurisdictions and generations continues to grow, we remain confident in our ability to attract, develop and retain top industry talent who are attracted by the opportunity to work for a leading international family office in serving a blue chip client base.”