Nico started his career as an article clerk at PKF (then Fisher Hoffman Stride) in Cape Town in 1995. After completing his articles, he remained on at the firm as a senior audit manager. During this time, he was involved in numerous listings. Nico gained in-depth experience in governance and consulted on many transactions within the listed environment. He left the firm in 2004 to join a listed venture capital holding company as the group financial director.
After leaving the listed environment Nico ran his own consulting company specialising in governance and sustainable strategy development and implementation.
Most recently Nico was director of Capital Markets in Corporate Finance at Grant Thornton where, among other things, he consulted on the formation of the Seychelles stock exchange and was a key member of the team that wrote the listing requirements.
Nico has extensive experience across multiple industries including property, packaging, biotech, agriculture, financial services and mining. He has served as executive and non-executive director of both listed and unlisted public and private companies.
When dealing with new applicants to list and with existing listed clients Nico can draw on his years of experience on both sides of this relationship.