[B.Com (Hons) CA (SA)]

Mr Gillion is a qualified chartered accountant with more than 13 years’ experience in finance and banking in areas such as corporate finance, project finance and private equity. His experience was gained in both private sector and development finance institutions. He joined the NEF from Actis Private Equity where he was an investment manager in its BEE Fund. He previously held the position of Head: Corporate Finance at DBSA where managed the DBSA’s BEE investment portfolio as well as its Private Equity Fund of Funds Portfolio. Before then Mr Gillion was head: public finance at African Merchant Bank (AMB). The division was responsible for providing corporate finance advice on numerous privatisation mandates.

Mr Gillion started his career with the IDC where he gained valuable investment experience in a broad range of economic sectors. He is currently a member of the Board of the South African Venture Capitalists Association (SAVCA) and is also a member of the Fuel Logistics Group.