IJG Namibia

Mathews is the Executive Chairman of the Millennium Investment Group which was incorporated as a Namibian Holding company in 1999. As a Holding Company it has about 21 subsidiary companies falling under its control. Mathews holds an MBA and a post graduate Diploma in Business and Management, from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. Mathews has been appointed as the Namibian Representative for the World Energy Council (WEC) to Represent the Republic of Namibia for 5 years. Mathews is currently serving as chairperson on the Namboty Fishing board, and also holds the position of Executive Director for Namcot Diamonds. In 2009 Mathews was inducted into the Namibian Business Hall of Fame.

Jolyon founded IJG in 1996 and was the MD until the sale of IJG to Pointbreak in 2006. During that period Jolyon built IJG up from a start-up competing with HSBC, ABN Amro and Huysamer Stals to become the leading Namibian stockbroking business offering a wide range of services including institutional broking, corporate finance and advisory, money market and fixed income dealing, research (including developing several Namibian indexes that have become benchmarks) and private clients. Jolyon was also instrumental in the establishment and listing of the Stimulus private equity vehicle in a JV with PointBreak and was a Member of the Namibian Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Following the sale of IJG in 2006 Jolyon moved to Mauritius to focus on various unlisted equity opportunities and develop a structured finance business. Jolyon continues to focus on unlisted equity opportunities and has recently acquired a stake in IJG again.

Herbert Maier CA(NAM) & CA(SA) is the MD of IJG Capital and an authority in the private equity space in Namibia, having been involved with the formation of Stimulus, Namibia’s first private equity fund. His experience in the field, including as a director of a number of portfolio companies, paired with his 15-year track record in structured and corporate finance, are the key underpinnings to his passion and drive to deepen the entrepreneurial landscape in Namibia.

Mark is the Group Managing Director of the IJG Group of Companies. Mark joined IJG in September 2003 as Head of Research. Following the completion of his stockbroking exams in 2005, he was appointed as Managing Director of the Securities business. In addition to his B.Bus.Science (Honours in Finance) degree from the University of Cape Town, Mark has completed an executive management course at the renowned Stanford Graduate School of Business and was a member of the Namibian Stock Exchange until 2012, when he was appointed as Group Managing Director. Mark was rated no. 1 sell-side analyst in the category “Other African Markets & Economies” in May 2006 in the prestigious Financial Mail broker ratings. Mark's experience spans stockbroking, private equity investments, corporate finance transactions as well as wealth management solutions. Prior to joining IJG, Mark worked in the derivatives department of WestLB in London for two years and completed an internship with Schwabe, Ley & Greiner, an Austrian consultancy firm.

Mathews is the Executive Chairman of the Millennium Investment Group which was incorporated as a Namibian Holding company in 1999. As a Holding Company it has about 21 subsidiary companies falling under its control. Mathews holds an MBA and a post graduate Diploma in Business and Management from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. Mathews has been appointed as the Namibian Representative for the World Energy Council (WEC) to Represent the Republic of Namibia for five years. Mathews is currently serving as chairperson on the Namboty Fishing board, and also holds the position of Executive Director for Namcot Diamonds. In 2009 Mathews was inducted into the Namibian Business Hall of Fame.

Mark is the Group Managing Director of the IJG Group of Companies. Mark joined IJG in September 2003 as Head of Research. Following the completion of his stockbroking exams in 2005, he was appointed as Managing Director of the Securities business. In addition to his B.Bus.Science (Honours in Finance) degree from the University of Cape Town, Mark has completed an executive management course at the renowned Stanford Graduate School of Business and was a member of the Namibian Stock Exchange until 2012, when he was appointed as Group Managing Director. Mark was rated no. 1 sell-side analyst in the category “Other African Markets & Economies” in May 2006 in the prestigious Financial Mail broker ratings. Mark's experience spans stockbroking, private equity investments, corporate finance transactions as well as wealth management solutions. Prior to joining IJG, Mark worked in the derivatives department of WestLB in London for two years and completed an internship with Schwabe, Ley & Greiner, an Austrian consultancy firm.

Helena joined IJG in May 2016 as the Group Financial Manager where she is responsible for the financial reporting of the IJG Group of Companies. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Rhodes University and an Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science from University of South Africa. Prior to joining IJG, Helena worked for Deloitte for six years, where she completed her articles and qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and performed the role of manager in the Business Process as a Service department.

Lyndon Sauls joined IJG Securities in June of 2016 as Head of Dealing and Bond Trader. Lyndon is a certified JSE Trader, certified Settlement Officer, member of the Institute of Financial Markets RPE and broker’s license holder of the Namibia Stock Exchange. Prior to joining IJG, he was attached to Simonis Storm as a Director and Head of Dealing. He has vast experience in the industry having started his stockbroking career with Huysamer Stals in 1998 transitioning through ABN Amro and Investment House Namibia before moving to SSS. From 1995 he plied his skills at FNB in the Treasury department

Leon Maloney is a registered trader on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Namibian Stock Exchange. He has been working as an equities and fixed income dealer at IJG since 2003. Prior to that he was employed as a money market and equities dealer at HSBC Securities.

Eric van Zyl is the Head of Research at IJG Securities. He holds a BCom degree from the University of Stellenbosch and is a CFA charterholder. Eric joined IJG Securities in September 2014 as a research analyst, prior to which he worked as a hedge fund accountant in Cape Town.

Tashiya Josua joined IJG in August 2012 as an Assistant Accountant and Money Market Administrator where she is responsible for the preparation of financial information and dealing with money market enquiries. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Postgraduate Diploma in Internal Auditing from the University of Namibia. Prior to joining IJG, Tashiya worked for Konga Investment Group as Senior Financial Accountant for seven years.

Annetjie Diergaardt joined IJG Securities as a settlement officer and assistant accountant in 2016. She is a registered settlement officer with over 15 years of experience in settlements and 20 years in accounting and office administration. Prior to joining IJG, she worked at NEB for 15 years. Annetjie successfully completed the ICB Practical Accounting Assessment at Damelin College.

Danie joined IJG in March 2018 as a Research Analyst. He holds a BCom (Hons) degree from the University of Stellenbosch. Danie is currently enrolled in the CFA program as a level 2 candidate.

Dylan van Wyk is a research analyst at IJG with a focus on Namibian equity and fixed interest markets. He holds a BCom (Hons) in Financial Analysis from the University of Stellenbosch, is a CFA charterholder and is currently studying towards a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science. Dylan first joined IJG in 2017 and has six years of experience in the investment industry.