ANDRÉ STRYDOM is a seasoned merchant & commercial banker, having headed up structured trade & commodity finance departments at Rand Merchant Bank, Standard Bank, Absa Bank & First National Bank in South Africa. André gained in-depth expertise in logistics, project & general management whilst employed by SABMiller, asset management, bond trading & securitisation whilst employed at Kiwane Asset Management. His extended banking career includes experience in credit management, marketing, deal origination, project, corporate & property finance. André holds a B.Comm (Hons) degree from Rand Afrikaans University & an MBA from Witwatersrand university.