Our investment professionals

Helping clients reach their investment goals

Behind every portfolio is a team of experienced professionals who have spent their careers understanding investment markets, giving you the confidence to stay the course.

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Coronation has one of the most stable and experienced investment teams in South Africa.

A team of over 50 investment professionals including 43 CFA charterholders

Led by an experienced team with deep institutional memory

Average tenure exceeds 15 years, with most professionals having over a decade of investment experience

How our team works

 
  • Portfolio managers do research. It keeps senior decision-makers close to the analysis behind each opportunity — so the people who matter most to your outcome stay fully engaged.
  • A broader perspective. Analysts research across industries and geographies — never siloed to a single sector. This lets us compare opportunities across the full landscape and build better portfolios for clients.
  • Discipline, debate and accountability. Every investment is stress-tested — what we're buying, what it could deliver, what could go wrong. Robust debate and clear ownership of decisions mean nothing slips through.
Research capability across all asset classes

Meet the team behind your fund

Explore our investment professionals by region. Each brings deep expertise and a shared commitment to long-term thinking.

South Africa

Karl Leinberger

Karl is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and manages Coronation's Houseview Strategies. He joined Coronation in 2000 and became Head of Research in 2005. In 2008, he was appointed as CIO. Karl has 26 years' investment experience.

Neville Chester

Neville is a senior portfolio manager in the investment team at Coronation. He manages Coronation's Aggressive Equity and Managed Strategies along with the Top 20 and Market Plus unit trusts. He joined Coronation in 2000 and has 29 years' investment experience.

Pallavi Ambekar

Pallavi is Coronation's Head of Absolute Return and a portfolio manager in the South African equity team at Coronation. She is also responsible for analysing South African stocks. She joined Coronation in 2003 and has 24 years' investment experience.

Charles de Kock

Charles is a portfolio manager in the South African equity team at Coronation. He co-manages all Absolute Return Strategies. Charles joined Coronation in 2005 and has 41 years' investment experience.

Nicholas Hops

Nicholas is Head of South African Equity Research and a portfolio manager in the South African equity team at Coronation. He co-manages Coronation's Aggressive Equity and Managed Strategy, the Coronation Top 20, Market Plus, Industrial and Resources unit trusts. He joined Coronation in 2014 and has 12 years' investment experience.

Neill Young

Neill is an analyst and portfolio manager in the South African equity team at Coronation. He co-manages Coronation's Absolute Return Strategies along with the Financial Unit Trust and is responsible for analysing South African stocks. He joined Coronation in 1998 and has 28 years' investment experience.

Quinton Ivan

Quinton is Head of Coronation's Core Equity Strategy. He also co-manages the Presidio Hedge Fund and is responsible for analysing South African equities. He joined Coronation in 2005 and has 21 years' investment experience.

Sarah-Jane Alexander

Sarah-Jane is a portfolio manager and analyst in the South African equity team at Coronation. She co-manages the Coronation Houseview and Core Equity Strategies and is responsible for analysing South African stocks. She joined Coronation in 2008 and has 23 years' investment experience.

Nic Stein

Nic is an analyst and portfolio manager in the South African Equity team at Coronation. He co-manages Coronation's Aggressive Equity and Managed Strategies as well as the Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Hedge Fund. He is also responsible for analysing South African stocks. He joined Coronation in 2009 and has 17 years' investment experience.

Godwill Chahwahwa

Godwill is an analyst and portfolio manager in the South African equity team at Coronation. He co-manages the Coronation Industrial and Financial unit trusts and is responsible for analysing South African stocks. He joined Coronation in 2003 and has 23 years' investment experience.

Tumisho Motlanthe

Tumisho is an analyst and portfolio manager in the South African equity team at Coronation. He co-manages an institutional mandate and is responsible for analysing South African equities. He joined Coronation in 2007 and has 19 years' investment experience.

Alistair Lea

Alistair is an analyst and portfolio manager in the South African equity team at Coronation. His research responsibilities include mid- and small cap as well as property companies, and he manages the Smaller Companies unit trust fund. He also co-manages the Core Equity Strategy. Alistair joined Coronation in 2005 and has 28 years' investment experience.

Dirk Kotze

Dirk is an is an analyst and portfolio manager in the South African equity team at Coronation. He co-manages various bespoke mandates and is responsible for analysing South African stocks. He joined Coronation in 1998 and has 35 years' investment experience.

Global

Neil Padoa

Neil is Coronation's Head of Global Developed Markets and a portfolio manager. He manages the Global Capital Plus, Global Equity and Global Managed strategies. Neil joined Coronation in 2012 and has 18 years' investment experience.

Chris Cheetham

Chris is Coronation's Head of Global Developed Markets Research, and co-manager of the Global Equity and Global Managed strategies. He joined Coronation in 2017 and has 15 years' investment experience.

Gavin Joubert

Gavin is Coronation's Head of Global Emerging Markets and a portfolio manager at Coronation. He manages the Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy, the International Core Equity Strategy and the Global Optimum Growth Unit Trust. Gavin joined Coronation in 1999 and has more than 27 years' investment experience.

Suhail Suleman

Suhail is a portfolio manager in the Global Emerging Markets team at Coronation. He manages the Coronation Emerging Markets Diversified Equity Strategy and is co-manager of the Global Emerging Markets Equity Strategy. Suhail joined Coronation in 2007 and has 24 years' investment experience.

Iakovos Mekios

Iakovos is Joint-Head of Global Emerging Markets Research. He is the lead portfolio manager on the Emerging Markets Ex-China Strategy and co-manages the Global Emerging Markets Strategy. He joined Coronation in 2013 and has 13 years' investment experience.

Ori Sachs

Ori is Joint-Head of Global Emerging Markets Research and a portfolio manager in the Global Emerging Markets team at Coronation. He co-manages the Coronation Emerging Markets Diversified Equity Strategy. He joined Coronation in March 2020 and has 11 years' investment experience.

Marc Talpert

Marc is an investment analyst and portfolio manager in the Global Emerging Markets team at Coronation. He co-manages the Global Optimum Growth unit trust fund and is responsible for analysing emerging market stocks. Marc joined Coronation in 2014 and has 12 years' investment experience.

Gregory Longe

Gregory is an analyst and portfolio manager in the Global team at Coronation. He co-manages the Africa Frontiers Strategy and is also responsible for analysing developed market stocks. He joined Coronation in 2013 and has 13 years' investment experience.

Floris Steenkamp

Floris is an investment analyst and portfolio manager in the Global team at Coronation. He co-manages the Africa Frontiers Strategy and is also responsible for analysing developed market stocks. He joined Coronation in 2014 and has 12 years' investment experience.

Peter Leger

Peter is a portfolio manager and analyst in the Global team at Coronation. He manages the Africa Frontiers Strategy and is also responsible for analysing developed market stocks. He joined Coronation in 2005 and has 28 years' investment experience.

Louis Stassen

Louis is a founding member and former Chief Investment Officer of Coronation. He has 36 years' investment experience.

Tony Gibson

Tony is a founding member and a former Chief Investment Officer of Coronation. He has 46 years' investment experience.

Fixed Interest

Nishan Maharaj

Nishan is Head of Fixed Income at Coronation and a portfolio manager across all fixed income strategies. He joined Coronation in 2012 has 24 years' investment experience.

Marie Antelme

Marie is the economist at Coronation. She is a member of the Fixed Income team and provides input to the broader investment team. She joined Coronation in 2014 and has 26 years' experience as a market economist.

Mauro Longano

Mauro is a portfolio manager and Head of Fixed Income Research at Coronation. He co-manages various fixed income strategies for institutional and retail clients. Mauro joined Coronation in 2014 and has 16 years' investment experience.

Anton de Goede

Anton is a portfolio manager and analyst in the Fixed Income team at Coronation. He manages the Coronation Property Equity unit trust fund and is responsible for analysing listed real estate. Anton joined Coronation in 2008 and has 28 years' investment experience.

Steve Janson

Steve is an analyst and portfolio manager in the Fixed Income team at Coronation. He co-manages the Active Bond, Global Bond, and Strategic Bond strategies as well as the Bond and Property Equity unit trust funds. He joined Coronation in 2013 and has 20 years' investment experience.

Seamus Vasey

Seamus is a fixed income and property analyst and portfolio manager in the Fixed Income team at Coronation. He co-manages our Active Bond, Flexible Fixed Income, Strategic Bond and Global Bond Strategies, as well as our Granite Hedge Funds. He joined Coronation in 2015 and has 23 years' investment experience.

Adrian van Pallander

Adrian is an analyst and portfolio manager in the Fixed Income team at Coronation. He co-manages the Flexible Fixed Income, Strategic Bond, Strategic Cash and Medical Aid Cash strategies. He joined Coronation in 2002 and has 25 years' investment experience.

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