Herman van Heerden

Herman van Heerden is an experienced actuary currently serving as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive of Actuarial and Risk at PPS Short-Term Insurance since July 2015. Prior roles include Senior Manager and Manager at KPMG South Africa, where responsibilities encompassed external audit reviews, loss forecasting, full Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM) implementation, and training in financial risk management. Earlier experience includes a position as Senior Actuarial Analyst at Alexander Forbes, focusing on actuarial services across Africa, client expansion, and development of risk management frameworks. Herman holds a Practising Certificate in Short-Term Insurance from the Actuarial Society of South Africa and a BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science from the University of Pretoria.