Jonathan Hertz

Jonathan Hertz

Jonathan is an actuary and CFA charterholder. He was CEO of the JSE listed Peregrine Holdings Limited from 2013 to 2017. During his tenure, the share price of the company tripled in value and shareholders enjoyed a total return in excess of 30% per annum.

 

Jonathan has built and managed several financial services businesses both locally and internationally with a specific focus on asset management and related entities. He began his career with Fedsure before managing a successful turnaround process at one of South Africa’s largest low-cost insurance enterprises. He joined Peregrine in 2000 as the Chief Operating Officer and, in May 2008 he founded South Africa Alpha Capital Management, an investment management business housing the US Dollar class of several of the leading hedge funds trading in sub-saharan African securities.