OUR TEAM
ADRIAN BERTRAND
Co-founder & Practice Head: Consumer Financial Education
Cape Town
RUDOLPH FOURIE
Co-founder & Practice Head
Cape Town
MELANIE SMITH
Practice Head: ESG Advisory and Research
Cape Town
SEFAKO MATHIBE
Transformation & ESG Analyst
Cape Town
CORLI LE ROUX
Associate
Johannesburg
LISA KUSTERS
Associate
Johannesburg
SANDY NELSON
ESG Analyst
Cape Town
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Six Capitals Advisory is keen to partner with individuals who are eager to apply their ESG-related skills and passion towards achieving a more inclusive and equitable financial system.
If this is you – please send your CV and a covering letter to us.
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ADRIAN BERTRAND
MBA, BA Humanities, Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Stellenbosch)
EXPERTISE:
ESG and investment expert having previously served as Head: Africa & Middle East at UN Principles for Responsible Investment (2009 – 2011 & 2015 – 2017) and as ESG Manager at GEPF (2011-2015)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As co-founder of Six Capitals Advisory, Adrian is responsible for providing overall strategic direction, business management and leading the Six Capitals team for all client projects and deliverables. Adrian currently serves as Practice Head for both the ESG & Impact Advisory and Financial Education Practices
INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTION:
Adrian serves as part-time Secretariat resource to the CRISA Committee. He also serves as a member of the ASISA Responsible Investment Standing Committee and the ICGN’s Global Stewardship Codes Network. Adrian is also a part-time facilitator for the ASISA Academy’s Retirement Fund Trustee Education (RFTE) programme, responsible for presenting and facilitating the Academy’s Responsible Investment full-day and half-day trustee workshops. In 2020, Adrian was invited to serve as a Judge for the International Corporate Governance Network’s (ICGN) Global Stewardship Disclosure Awards for the Large Asset Owner category (>£60 billion AUM).
Previously Adrian has served on the IRC South Africa’s Working Group, the JSE SRI Index Advisory Committee and as an Investment Committee member to the Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund I.
CA (SA), MASTER’S IN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE (CUM LAUDE), Stellenbosch
EXPERTISE:
Development Finance and ESG expert with strong financial management expertise and experience in leading multi-stakeholder developmental projects.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As co-founder & Director of Six Capitals Advisory, Rudolph provides strategic direction and business management support to the Six Capitals team for all client projects and deliverables. Rudolph serves as Practice Head for the Development Finance Practice.
M.PHIL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, BA HONOURS – SOCIOLOGY, BA DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENT (Stellenbosch)
EXPERTISE:
Sustainable Development and ESG Research. Melanie has recently completed her MPhil in Sustainable Development
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Melanie serves as Practice Head for the Research & Reporting Practice and champions our ESG research capability supporting Six Capitals client projects and deliverables.
CERTIFIED DIRECTOR® (CERT.DIR®), B.A. LL.B. (Johannesburg)
MEMBER OF INSTITUDE OF DIRECTORS SOUTH AFRICA
EXPERTISE:
ESG and reporting expert having previously served as Head of Sustainability at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (2001 – 2017) and Senior Supervisor: Legal Division at the South African Futures Exchange (1997 – 2001)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As an Associate of Six Capitals Advisory, Corli contributes to and supports Six Capitals client projects and deliverables as needed.
INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTION:
Corli is a member of the Global Reporting Initiative’s Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) that oversees the development of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards. She is an honorary member of the Integrated Reporting Committee of South Africa and serves on the IRC of SA’s Working Group that develops guidance on integrated reporting. Corli has been part of the judging panel for the Chartered Governance Institute of South Africa’s Integrated Reporting Awards since 2018 and also serves as a member of the King IV Subcommittee on Climate Change and the Land Bank’s External Monitoring & Evaluation Peer Review Panel. Corli supports ASISA and the CRISA Secretariat as project co-ordinator for the review of the Code for Responsible Investment in South Africa (CRISA). Previously Corli has served as Chair of the World Federation of Exchanges’ Sustainability Working Group.
BCOM HONOURS, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (University of Johannesburg)
EXPERTISE:
ESG and investment expert having previously served as Head of Responsible Investment at Investment Solutions (now Alexander Forbes Investments) where Lisa was responsible for fund manager ESG research as part of Investment Solutions investment manager research and due diligence process (2011 – 2016)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lisa, as an Associate member of our team, is responsible for providing strategic and operational support on select Six Capitals projects.
SEFAKO MATHIBE
BCOM HONOURS, ECONOMICS, BCOM ECONOMICS (Stellenbosch)
EXPERTISE:
Transformation and ESG Analyst
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Sefako’s responsibilities include being involved in the execution of various ESG and financial education-related research projects. Sefako currently serves as a member of the research and reporting team of Six Capitals.
SANDY NELSON
BCOM GENERAL
EXPERTISE:
ESG Analyst
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Financial analysis on portfolio companies performance and key measurement criteria; Assistance on corporate and ownership Strategies; Research on development capital structures and resources.