INTERVIEW WITH ANEL BOSMAN, GROUP MANAGING EXECUTIVE: CIB AT
NEDBANK PLEASE COULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR ROLE AND
of my profession, I didn’t plan a career in banking. I think it
RESPONSIBILITY AS GROUP MANAGING EXECUTIVE CIB
happened by chance rather than by intention. While I was
AT NEDBANK?
in high school, I was paging through the bursary booklet
I lead a team of experts that provide global markets; transactional; and corporate and investment banking services. Our client base includes leading corporations, financial institutions, state-owned entities, and governments in South Africa, as well as across Africa. We are more than just a product provider – we are a strategic financial partner with a focused objective to help our clients achieve their business vision and expand their opportunities. This is achieved through the provision of tailored solutions, characterised by fresh thinking, innovation, and a highly integrated partnership approach. YOU’VE BEEN AT NEDBANK FOR MORE THAN 19 YEARS. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY WITH THE BANK? I come from Brakpan on the East Rand and grew up in an Afrikaans family of four, with an engineer and schoolteacher as parents. It was a stimulating environment, and I benefitted from one parent driving achievement and the other instilling curiosity about all sorts of things, and life in general. At school I was an academic achiever, participated in various sports, and was active in drama and debating. From a young age, even at school, I approached assignments and problem-solving with creativity, and constantly pushed myself to look for ways to deliver solutions that were interesting and different. I think creativity continues to be a key theme in my life. In terms
and saw that there were significant bursaries for statistics and mathematics. It was then that I decided to pursue these subjects because I thought it would be a good way of securing a bursary. My relationship with Nedbank began while I was in my honours year at the University of Johannesburg. I entered the Old Mutual/Nedbank Budget Speech Competition and was sent to the finals where I became the first woman to win the award. At the time, the winner was awarded a bursary to University of Cambridge. Through this once-ina-lifetime experience, I learnt some valuable insights and perspectives that ultimately lead me to where I am today. When I returned to South Africa, I joined one of the local banks as a desk economist, and when one of the traders left, I volunteered to look after the book. That’s how I became a trader. After a while I joined Nedbank and had a long, winding and very stimulating journey here. I have served within the group for more than 19 years. I started my career at Nedbank as a trader, heading up the Multidisciplinary Desk. From 2005 to 2010, I was the Head of Risk for Nedbank Capital, and after a short period as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy for Nedbank Capital, I was then appointed as the Chief Operating Officer for the cluster in 2011. In 2015 I was appointed as Managing Executive for Nedbank CIB Markets, responsible for all trading activities
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