Ford named Imara Group Marketing Executive

Imara, the Pan-African financial services Group, has appointed Richard Ford as Group Marketing Executive, effective from 1 November. He will be based in Johannesburg.

Ford was previously a portfolio manager at Imara S.P. Reid Stockbrokers. He holds a B.Comm (Finance) degree from Bond University and is a JSE-registered equity and futures trader with a grounding in settlement and equity and futures compliance

Imara Group CEO Mark Tunmer commented: “I’m delighted to welcome Richard to the Imara Group team. His appointment at Group level reflects our continued growth and the increasing need for focused attention on marketing opportunities in view of the re-rating of African jurisdictions by international investors as important frontier markets with substantial upside potential.”