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.
Coronation has one of the most stable and experienced investment teams in South Africa, with deep institutional memory.
A team of over 50 investment professionals including 44 CFA charterholders
Average tenure exceeds 18 years, with most professionals having over a decade of investment experience
Research capability across asset classes and geographies
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.
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 the Coronation Balanced Plus, Equity and SA Equity funds. He is also a co-manager of the Coronation Global Opportunities Fund of Funds. He joined Coronation in 2000 and has 26 years' investment experience.
Neville Chester
Neville is a senior portfolio manager in Coronation's investment team. He manages the Coronation Top 20 and Market Plus funds. He joined Coronation in 2000 and has 29 years' investment experience.
Pallavi Ambekar
Pallavi is Coronation's Head of Absolute Return and co-manages the Coronation Capital Plus and Balanced Defensive funds. 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 co-manager of the Coronation Capital Plus and Balanced Defensive funds. He joined Coronation in 2005 and has 41 years' investment experience.
Nicholas Hops
Nicholas is Head of South African Equity Research and co-manager of the Coronation Top 20, Market Plus, Industrial and Resources funds. He joined Coronation in 2014 and has 12 years' investment experience.
Neill Young
Neill is a co-manager of the Coronation Capital Plus, Balanced Defensive and Financial funds. He also analyses several South African stocks. He joined Coronation in 1998 and has 28 years' investment experience.
Quinton Ivan
Quinton is a portfolio manager and analyst in the South African equity team and serves as Head of Core Equity. He joined Coronation in 2005 and has 21 years' investment experience. He has co-managed several funds during his tenure at Coronation.
Sarah-Jane Alexander
Sarah-Jane is an analyst and portfolio manager in the South African equity team. She co-manages the Coronation Balanced Plus, Equity and SA Equity funds. 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.
Siyabonga Mseleku
Siyabonga is an analyst and portfolio manager in the South African equity team. He co-manages the Coronation Balanced Plus, Equity and SA Equity funds as well as an institutional global equity fund of funds. He joined Coronation in 2017 and has nine 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 funds 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 the Coronation Top 20 Fund 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 Fund. 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 Coronation Global Capital Plus, Global Equity and Global Managed funds. 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 Coronation Global Equity and Global Managed funds. 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 co-manages the Coronation Global Emerging Markets and Global Emerging Markets Flexible funds. Suhail joined Coronation in 2007 and has 24 years' investment experience.
Iakovos Mekios
Iakovos is Joint-Head of Global Emerging Markets Research. He co-manages the Coronation Global Emerging Markets and Global Emerging Markets Flexible funds. 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 Global Emerging Markets Flexible Fund. 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 Coronation Global Optimum Growth 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 an institutional African equity portfolio 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 an institutional African equity portfolio 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 institutional African equity portfolio 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 37 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 funds, including Coronation Bond, Strategic Income, Active Income Plus, and Global Strategic USD Income. He joined Coronation in 2012 and 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 the Coronation Strategic Income, Active Income Plus, SA Income, Property Equity, as well as all the cash funds. Mauro joined Coronation in 2014 and has 16 years' investment experience.
Sinovuyo Ndaleni
Sinovuyo is an analyst and portfolio manager in the Fixed Income team at Coronation. She co-manages the Coronation Defensive Income and Money Market funds. Sinovuyo joined Coronation in 2016 and has 10 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 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 Coronation Bond and Property Equity 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 the Coronation Bond and Global Strategic Income 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 several institutional fixed income portfolios. He joined Coronation in 2002 and has 25 years' investment experience.
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