Thinus Bothma
Chief Operations Officer INN8 Investment Platform
Thinus Bothma serves as COO at INN8 and Group Investment Platform, where he’s integral to the Standard Bank Investment’s Executive Team. With over two decades of platform industry experience, Thinus specialises in strategic transformation, having successfully led major re-platforming initiatives, LISP mergers, and the development of IFA business models.
As a Chartered Accountant and CFA charterholder, Thinus previously held key leadership positions including STANLIB LISP’s Chief Operations Officer and Head of Investment Distribution at MMI and Momentum Group. His expertise spans platform operations, discretionary investment solutions, and wealth management, with a proven track record in product development and strategic implementation.
At Momentum Wealth, Thinus’s leadership contributed to winning Investment Product Supplier of the Year at the Financial Intermediary Association awards for three consecutive years (2007-2009). He currently drives strategic initiatives across organisational levels, combining technical expertise with strong operational oversight to deliver transformative business outcomes in the investment platform space.
Georgina Smith
Head Investments Optimisation and Product House Integration
Georgina holds a strong belief that you’re never too old to learn and that continual development helps people get better and stay motivated to provide an exceptional service in whatever line of work they are in. Her two decades of experience across a variety of industries within a broad spectrum of companies, from start ups to large corporates, internationally and locally has given her a diverse, fresh and welcome outlook to getting things done. Her passion is building great teams whether it’s sporting, charity or company teams. In her own words’ “there’s nothing you can’t achieve with a good team”.
Michael Summerton
Head of Proposition: Investment Platform
Solving problems is Michael’s forte. He’s also quick to see the practical side of business challenges and opportunities. Choosing a life in financial services over one in auditing, he feels most rewarded when connecting grannies with solutions that make their hard-earned retirement a little more dignified.
Leigh Kohler
Head: DFM
BCom (Hons), MBA
Industry experience – 20 years
Leigh joined INN8 Invest/STANLIB Multi-Manager in 2020 as Head of DFM. He started in the industry in 2003 at Glacier. Leigh held a number of roles at Glacier including Head: Investment Administration; Head: Research; Head: Investment Solutions – a portfolio that included Glacier Research, Glacier Manco; Glacier Invest (DFM)). He then joined Sanlam Multi-Manager in 2019 as Head: Business Solutions, continuing his role within the DFM, but included a broader mandate including product; distribution; proposition; and institutional business.
De Wet van der Spuy
Executive: INN8 Invest (Chair of Investment Committee)
Industry experience – 23 years
De Wet is a qualified actuary with extensive experience in institutional & retail investment, retirement and insurance industries. De Wet is currently the Managing Executive of STANLIB Multi-Manager and INN8 Invest (retail DFM business), jointly responsible for R550bn assets under stewardship, a position he’s held since 2015. During this term at STANLIB he has also been responsible for various other strategic business initiatives, including being a member of STANLIB’s Executive Committee. De Wet is an experienced business leader with a track record for innovation, execution and business success.
Prior to joining STANLIB in 2015, he was the Liberty Corporate Divisional Director responsible for product development and strategy across their range of investment, annuity and group risk solutions. In this capacity he was also actively involved in and represented Liberty on retirement reform and other industry-related matters.Prior to joining Liberty in 2010 he held various roles at Old Mutual, including Head of Consultant Relationships & Product Strategy and Head of Guaranteed Investment Portfolios. Prior to this he spent four years in the UK working for Willis Towers Watson as a Specialist Investment Consultant.
the wealth manager
of the future...
...to change the way
investments are done.
We partner and support wealth managers of the future: the financial visionaries who guide their clients through new and uncertain times, providing tailored and invaluable advice that helps their clients achieve their investment vision.
We become the invaluable strategic partner by placing wealth managers and their clients at the heart of everything we do.
We ask, listen, learn and design – and then implement – so that by collaborating with wealth managers, we find solutions that drive business efficiencies and provide a more inspired advisory service.
We are constantly evolving, and have built an entire ecosystem of partners to help us change the way investments are done.
Our INN8 Invest DFM provides you with the investment edge your clients expect and deserve while our Investment Platform drives efficiencies in your practice by leveraging best-in-class seamless and elegant technology.
All of this to free up your time to do what you do best: advise clients.
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The Leadership Team
While we value elegant technology and efficient investment solutions, it’s our people who truly lead the way. They drive innovation and serve as the crucial link to advisers. From the initial onboarding and integration, through to the learning phase and ongoing service, we create a symbiotic relationship to support you, the wealth manager who, in turn, helps us to refine our proposition.
Legal:
INN8 is a registered trademark of STANLIB Wealth Management (Pty) Limited, an authorised Financial Services Provider, with licence number 590 and registered office residing at 17 Melrose Boulevard, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa; and a registered business name of STANLIB Fund Managers Jersey Limited, regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission, with registration number 30487 and registered office residing at Standard Bank House, 47-49 La Motte Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 4SZ.