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Mark Barnes: Executive Chairman
Mark graduated from UCT with an honours degree in Actuarial Science and attended a Management Programme at Harvard Business School. Mark has 30 years of financial services experience holding positions of leadership at Standard Bank, Capital Alliance and Brait. Mark is the majority shareholder of the group.
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Charles Savage: Chief Executive Officer
Charles completed a BCom Accounting and Information Systems from the University of Cape Town in 1996. The last 17 years of his career have been spent in derivative financial markets with a strong focus on technology, business development and leadership.Charles was part of the team that pioneered CFD and Spread Trading in South Africa whilst leading the development of the world's first fully automated online Spread Trading platform in 2000.He was elected to manage the group's South African operations in 2003 where he formed part of the GT247.com Executive. Charles led the group buyout by Purple Capital in 2007 and took over as CEO soon thereafter. Elected CEO of the Purple Capital in 2011, he is now responsible for strategically leading the operating business units of the group which include GT247.com, Voltbet.com, Purple Capital Treasury and Emperor Asset Management.Charles is also a member of the Purple Capital Board.
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Andrew Kinsey: Head of Group Risk
Andrew has been involved in financial markets since 1991. He has traded in the foreign exchange, equity and fixed income derivatives markets. Andrew provides training services in risk management, portfolio management and capital market products to international investment banks. Andrew joined GT247.com in December 2007 to facilitate the risk management and product development activities of the group
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Nilan Morar: Head Trading Desk
Nilan has been involved in financial markets for the past 15 years. Areas of expertise include money markets, fixed income administration and trading, and derivatives. Seeing the opportunity with GT247.com's new and innovative offering to the market, Nilan joined GT247.com in 2002 as a sales trader. He now manages the South African Trading Desk
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Bradley Leather: Head of GT Private Broking
Brad is one of the co-founders of GT247.com. He commenced his trading career in the heart of London trading on the LIFFE market before moving onto the Sydney Futures Exchange.Upon returning to London, Brad joined Intercapital Brokers and specialised in broking emerging markets, thereafter joining Cantor Fitzgerald's New York desk. Still with Cantor Fitzgerald, Brad relocated to South Africa where he brokered South African Bonds. In 2000 he was instrumental in establishing GT247.com's presence in the South African derivatives market and focused predominantly on trading and client acquisition.
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Almero Oosthuizen: Marketing Manager
Almero joined GT247.com in March 2010, after spending 4 years in London in the television production industry and 3 years in the publishing industry with Ramsay Media. Almero is responsible for the marketing and public relations of GT247.com and the Purple Capital group.
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