André Joubert

Mr. André Joubert is Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer at Maestro Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. He founded Maestro in 2000, when he saw the need for better client service.
Mr. Joubert started his profession at Syfrets Trust in 1985, before moving to Fairheads Asset Managers in 1988 as an Analyst and later Portfolio Manager and Director.
In 1993, he moved to Investec Asset Management and helped build the company from its early beginnings.
Mr. Joubert was appointed as Senior Portfolio Manager, and was actively involved in the establishment of the company as a leader in the South African asset management industry.
He was involved in the management of life assurance funds, pension and provident funds and other institutional assets.
Mr. Joubert moved on to help establish the South African presence of the Franklin Templeton Group in 1998.
During that time, he established and managed four unit trusts, and was appointed Chief Investment Officer before joining BoE Asset Management as Senior Portfolio Manager in February 1999.
There he managed the two flagship unit trusts, the BoE Growth and BoE Managed Funds, as well as other institutional and retirement funds.
Mr. Joubert was also involved in the determination of their investment strategy and was an active member of their research team.
He also served on the Association of Unit Trust's Fund Management Standing Committee, in which capacity he played a key role in the establishment of the current system whereby the South African unit trust industry is classified.
He has two Honour degrees in Economics and Investment Management, both of which he obtained from the University of South Africa.