Thomas Schultz is an investment professional with 21 years’ experience, working exclusively in sub-Saharan Africa, across multiple fields, including private equity, asset management and commercial property.
Thomas is a Director at Lango, responsible for acquisitions and investments for the Company. Before joining Lango, Thomas was an Executive Director of the first listed pan-African real estate company (SACREIL). Prior to that, he was the Executive Head of Investment Management for Sanlam Emerging Markets, the asset management arm of the Sanlam Group in the rest of Africa. His previous roles within the Sanlam Group include: Head of Investments for Sanlam Investment Management Africa and Chief Operating Officer for Sanlam Investment Management Emerging Markets.
Thomas has broad investment and operational experience in a number of African countries, having started his career in private equity with Brait Merchant Bank and African Alliance. Thomas has a post graduate Honours degree in Economics from the University of the Witwatersrand and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).