Gerrit Muller
Non-Executive Director
Gerrit Muller is a seasoned investment professional with 21 years of experience, including 15 years specializing in financial services investments across 13 Sub-Saharan African markets. A founding member of Arise B.V. and currently the senior investment director, a USD 1 billion financial sector investment firm, he has played a pivotal role in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and portfolio management. His leadership spans strategic investments in key African markets, including Kenya, Ghana, Togo, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
Before Norfund, he was an executive at RMB Corvest, a private equity company in the FirstRand Group. He started his career at
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Transactions, where he performed various due diligence and valuation assignments bringing deep expertise in due diligence, valuations, and financial risk assessment. Gerrit is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Director and holds a Bachelors and an Honours degree in Commerce and Accounting from the University of Pretoria. He is fluent in English and Afrikaans and serves on multiple corporate boards, shaping the future of financial services in Africa.
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