Francois van Wyk

Mr. Francois van Wyk is Chief Investment Officer at Cadiz Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.
He joined the business in July 2005 as Chief Investment Officer.
After beginning his career as an agricultural economist, he became a portfolio manager for Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank and then Nedcor Investment Bank, before joining Sanlam Investment Management in 1999.
He was promoted to head of equities in 2001 and assumed responsibility for the alternative investment unit in the following year.
In August 2003 he was appointed senior portfolio manager of Sanlam Private Investments.
During his career at Sanlam he led the portfolio management team in turning around equity performance in 2002 after a few years of poor performance.
He received a Raging Bull Award for the top performing industrial unit trust and was responsible for the establishment of the alternative investment unit in 2002.
Mr. van Wyk holds a degree in Economics and Agricultural Economics (Hons) and a Master's degree in Business Administration.