About us
History
Due to the above-average long-term returns generated by the Partnership, sufficient wealth was created to seed the Protea range of hedge funds, which allowed members of the public to invest with us. The first Protea hedge fund available to the general public was launched in partnership with an established asset manager during 2016. The launch of two additional Protea hedge funds followed in 2017, and in 2019 we formally started operating as a stand-alone investment management business after the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) granted our Financial Service Provider (FSP) licence, number 49796.
Today, we continue to partner with our clients by investing alongside them in the funds under our management, thereby aligning our own interests with theirs.
Our name is a reference to our roots – the Protea is the national flower of South Africa.

Jean Pierre Verster - CA(SA), CFA, CAIA
Founder & CEO

Edrich Jansen - M.Com. (Financial Management Sciences), P.G.Dip. (Financial Planning)
Head: Business Development

Willem le Roux - B.Com. Honours (Financial Risk Management)
Head: Operations

Shinhye Chang - Ph.D. (Economics), M.Com. (Econometrics), B.Com. (Statistics)
Senior Data Scientist

Richard Cheesman – B.Sc. (Actuarial), CFA
Senior Analyst

Cecile Hechter – B.Com. Honours (Investment Management)
Client Services & Marketing Liaison