Gerrit van Heerde

Gerrit Van Heerde serves as the Chief Executive Officer at aYo Holdings since January 2024, focusing on providing insurance and investment solutions to underserved communities in Africa. Prior to this role, Gerrit held various executive positions at Sanlam, including Executive: Strategic Ventures, Retail Credit and Asset Management at SanlamAllianz Life, and Executive roles at Sanlam Pan Africa and Sanlam Emerging Markets, where responsibilities encompassed client solutions, product strategy, and financial oversight. Gerrit holds multiple qualifications in Actuarial Science, including an FFA from the Faculty of Actuaries, an Honours B.Comm from Stellenbosch University, and a B.Comm from North-West University.