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Bosch Holdings appoints Managing Director of Bosch Capital
Bosch Holdings recently appointed Jarred
Roberts as Managing Director of the new
operating subsidiary, Bosch Capital.
With experience in the business and finance
world, Jarred is ready to spearhead the Bosch
Capital team. He brings a strong network
in the financial services and private equity
industries, along with experience in financial
modelling, transaction structuring, new business
development, deal origination and closure.
Jarred holds a Bachelor of Business Science
degree with Honours in Finance from the
University of Cape Town (UCT). He went on
to complete his PGDA at UCT before joining
Investec, where he successfully completed his
Chartered Accountancy articles after passing
his Chartered Accountancy Board exams,
placing him in the top 10 in the country for part
two of the Board exams.
He gained valuable experience working in
various areas of Investec and also spending
time in their London office. Jarred spent three
years in Growth and Acquisition Finance and
was involved in debt and equity transactions
across mining, construction, logistics, renewable
energy, IT and Consumer Brands.
“I feel privileged to be venturing into new
territory with Bosch Holdings and to be
working closely with the engineers across all
the group’s companies to explore new growth
opportunities,” said Jarred.
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Bosch Holdings bolsters the Vision with additional
finance expertise
John Botha joined Bosch Holdings in May
2013 in the position of Group Financial
Controller, as a direct report to Allen Liversage
- Group Financial Director. His current role
is to provide top level financial support to
the operations of the business, whilst also
supporting local and international growth
initiatives across the group.
John completed his training and qualified as
a Chartered Accountant CA (SA) at Durbanbased accounting and audit firm, Michael
Rogers & Maingard, which included serving as a
Partner during his 10 year tenure. He then had the
opportunity to obtain international experience,
working in Bahrain in the Middle East for 2 and
a half years with global professional services
firm, Ernst & Young. John returned to South
Africa and joined Ernst & Young’s Durban office,
during which time he was introduced to Bosch
Holdings and served as the Senior Manager on
the audit team.
Whilst in the auditing profession, John serviced
a variety of Clients from SME’s to large and
listed Clients (in most industries, with focus on
retail and consumer products, real estate and
construction and manufacturing), and working
with Clients in South Africa and Bahrain, his
geographical experience covers the Middle
East, Africa and Europe. More recently his focus
was on Africa expansion strategies and strategic
growth of middle market companies.
John said “It is exciting to join Bosch Holdings at
a time when my appetite for strategic thinking
can be nurtured, as we formally expand into
East Africa and diversify our operations (Bosch
Capital)”.
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Bosch Stemele Regional Director appointment
Bosch Stemele has appointed Raj Ramchuran
to the position of Regional Director – KwaZulu
Natal. In this role, Raj is responsible for
managing Bosch Stemele’s operations in the
province, including managing the Regional
Office in Umhlanga, and Branch Offices in
Mtubatuba (North Coast) and Shelley Beach
(South Coast).
Raj brings many years of experience to the
position. He holds a BSc Degree in Civil
Engineering from the University of Natal and is
a registered Professional Engineer. He joined the
company in August 1997 as a Project Manager
and has held senior management positions,
including Alternate Director and Executive
Director. In his previous role, Raj was Divisional
Director – Water and Sanitation.
Commenting on his new role, Raj said “This is
a great opportunity to grow our business, meet
new people and to explore areas that we have
not traditionally serviced, whilst still ensuring
high quality standards and Client satisfaction”.
Raj has a passion for the people side of the
business, including dealing with Clients,
communities and staff. “As a people orientated
company, we strive to encourage and support
Transformation and the development of our
staff, whilst having fun in our business” says Raj.
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