Nico Marais

Nico Marais is a founder member and the chair of Carmel Wealth (Pty) Ltd. Having started his career in financial services at the South African Reserve Bank in 1989, he has held key executive positions in several international financial services companies, including Barclays Global Investors (head of active equity Europe), BlackRock (global head of portfolio management active allocation), Schroders (global head of multi-asset investments and portfolio solutions) and Wells Fargo Asset Management, where he was president and then CEO.