Helmut joined the Standard Bank Group in 1999 in the Structured Finance team and has held various executive roles within Investment Banking and across Africa Regions. In 2021 he became Regional Chief Executive of the Standard Bank Group with Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Mauritius being in his portfolio.

Helmut is a qualified Accountant and holds both Accountancy and Law degrees from the Rand Afrikaans University in South Africa.

Throughout his career, Helmut has developed and demonstrated key strengths, including building new business areas; leadership, management, the ability to manage and network across the entire organisation, business segment and country engagement, and the ability to create long term shareholder value.

He currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of Stanbic Holdings Ghana Limited, Standard Bank Mauritius Limited, Standard Holdings Angola, SA and Standard Holdings Cote D’Ivoire S.A.

He is a member of the following Committees:

• Board Risk Management Committee
• Board Remuneration Committee
• Board Credit Committee