Directors
Martin Slabbert
Chief executive officer BCom, LLB (cum laude), MCom (cum laude), Dip FMI, CF (England and Wales)
Martin has 24 years of real estate, turn-around and finance industry experience. Martin co-founded Prime Kapital in 2015. Prior to establishing Prime Kapital, he was the co-founder and CEO of New Europe Property Investments plc. He was previously Partner, Deloitte Central Europe (Corporate Finance). Martin was appointed as MAS’ CEO in November 2019 and is based in Bucharest.
Victor Semionov
Chief financial officer BCom
Victor has 20 years of real estate, turn-around and finance industry experience. Victor co-founded Prime Kapital in 2015. Prior to establishing Prime Kapital, he was the co-founder, CFO and COO of New Europe Property Investments plc. He was previously Assistant Director at Deloitte Central Europe (Corporate Finance). Victor was appointed as MAS’ CFO in November 2019. Victor is based in Bucharest.
Werner Alberts
Independent non-executive director B Com Hons (Acc), CA (SA), ACA (ICAEW)
Werner is an independent non-executive director of MAS and the Chief Operating Officer of Capital International Group Limited. Werner is a qualified chartered accountant with over 24 years’ experience in the finance industry. Werner is based in the Isle of Man.
Pierre Goosen
Independent non-executive director BCom (Law), LLB, MBA
Pierre is an independent non-executive director. He is managing director of Argosy Capital, a European based private equity and venture capital investment business. Prior to joining Argosy, Pierre worked at two highly regarded international law firms practising as a commercial, private equity and funds lawyer. Pierre is based in the Isle of Man.
Melt Hamman
Non-executive director B Com Hons, CA (SA)
Melt is a non-executive director of MAS and the CEO of Attacq Ltd. Melt has extensive experience in real estate, banking and business operations. Melt is based in Gauteng, South Africa.
Vasile Iuga
Independent non-executive director ACCA (Fellow)
Vasile retired from PwC following 26 years spent with the firm in Romania. He acted as the Managing Partner for South East Europe and has extensive experience in international accounting standards, financial audit, corporate governance and consultancy. Vasile oversaw the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards in Romania. Currently, Vasile sits on the audit committee of the European Investment Bank and is a non-executive of two listed entities, Alro SA and Patria Bank, where he also chairs the audit committees. Vasile is a member of a number of professional bodies including ACCA (Fellow) and is based in Bucharest.
Malcolm Levy
Non-executive director MCom, MBA (Oxon), CA (SA), CFA
Malcolm was a co-founder of the business and originally served as MAS’ CFO for over 9 years’ following the group’s inception. He transitioned to a non-executive director role in June 2019. Prior to joining MAS, he was an equities fund manager and investment analyst in London. Malcolm is based in the Isle of Man.
Brett Nagle
Independent non-executive director BCom, CA (SA)
Brett joined Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited in 2002, where he worked until 2013, gaining extensive investment banking experience. Thereafter, he was Head of Investments for Royal Bafokeng Holdings Proprietary Limited and also served as a non-executive director of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited. Currently, Brett is an independent non-executive director of Attacq Limited and a director of Safe Mode Investment Proprietary Limited t/a Panacea Capital which focuses on investment management. Brett is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dan Pascariu
Independent non-executive director MBA
Dan has over 40 years’ experience in the CEE banking sector. He was instrumental in banking reform in the 1990’s, having co-founded the Romania Banking Institute. Dan has held a broad range of senior director, non-executive and committee positions, including serving on the board of Nepi Rockcastle plc for 9 years until 2018. Currently Dan chairs the board of ANA Hotels and the Supervisory Board of Unicredit Bank of Romania, while also acting as a non-executive of Transfond and Azomures. Dan is a leading speaker in CEE and lectures on leadership and strategic management. Dan is based in Bucharest.
Claudia Pendred
Independent non-executive director BA (University of Oxford), MA (Harvard), MBA (INSEAD)
Claudia was a Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for almost 10 years, the International Financial Institution focused on Central and South Eastern Europe. She managed their office in Bucharest where she was responsible for the EBRD’s investments in Romania, and subsequently ran the EBRD’s Property and Tourism Team in London. Prior to this, Claudia worked for the World Bank and in the private sector for two investment banks, namely N.M. Rothschild & Sons and J. Henry Schroder Wagg. Her focus has been on the Central and Eastern European market for over 25 years. Claudia is based in the UK.