OJ holds an MCom in International Banking and Finance as well as a BSc (Hons) in Banking and Finance. He is one of Grit Real Estate Income Group’s founding employees and has held various positions within the organisation since its formation in 2014. He is currently Head of Integration, responsible for building processes and workflows to ensure integration of new acquisitions into the business cycles and reporting process flow. A key aspect of Ojong’s responsibilities is ensuring staff across eight different countries of operation understand and adhere to the group’s policies and procedures.

He is responsible for the monitoring of key workstreams to improve interdependence between departments and enhance projects delivery in line with strategic objectives. Ojong previously served as Group Financial Asset Manager and as Senior Asset Manager at Grit Real Estate Income Group.

Jacques joined Grit as Finance Manager in June 2019 before being appointed as Head Group Finance in May 2022. Jacques is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Accounting Honours Degree from the University of Pretoria.

He has worked on multiple listing and compliance projects and also has a deep understanding of corporate governance, having ensured compliance with relevant regulations and policies, and played an active role in enhancing the governance structures of organisations he worked with. Jacques has experience in financial management, including insurance, mergers and acquisitions, legal and contracts, risk management, and consolidations, has enabled him to lead successful transactions and manage complex projects.

He has advanced experience in capital structures, having successfully managed and executed various financing deals throughout his career. Prior to joining Grit, Jacques worked in the IT sector for Digitata, a company in the telecom sector based in Mauritius, as the Chief Financial Officer.

Louis is an Investment Principal at GREA and is responsible for deal origination, implementation, investment management and exits. Louis joined GREA in 2019 and has since played a key role in deploying over US$250m development capital across multiple African jurisdictions.

Previously, Louis worked in Transaction Advisory Services at Squareness Financial Consulting, where he gained extensive experience in conducting both buy side and sell side financial due diligence for private equity groups and strategic corporates across a variety of industries in Europe.

Before that, Louis worked at Essling Capital, an independent asset manager specialized in unlisted assets, where he was part of the co-investment team. He started his career at Deloitte in Audit and Société Générale CIB in Equity Capital Markets.

Louis holds a Master of Science in Management from IESEG School of Management Paris and a Bachelor of Business from James Cook University Singapore.

Mike Sewell is a highly skilled and results-driven professional with a wealth of experience in the property and financial services sectors. Currently serving as an Investment Principal, Mike excels in providing strategic solutions to Grit Real Estate. He has held positions at AXA Investment Managers and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds.

During his previous role as the Head of Acquisitions at Grit, Mike played a key role in growing the fund from its early stages to approximately USD 600 million within 3 years. He was responsible for developing the team and internal investment processes, executing transactions from start to finish, conducting deal analysis and modeling, managing due diligence, negotiating deals, and raising finance for new deals. Mike holds a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) qualification and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce with Honors in Management Accounting from the University of Stellenbosch.

Prior to her current role, Debby served as Grit’s Group Asset Manager for Grit. She has extensive experience in property management, having worked on lease negotiations, preparing annual budgets, managing properties and staff as well as working on reports and attending site visits.

In her current role, Debby is responsible for the Group’s revenue stream and leasing strategy as well as the Key Account Management strategy of the portfolio across 10 jurisdictions in Africa.

She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences in addition to certificates including for Commercial Property Practitioners, Commercial and Industrial Specialist and Shopping Centre Management.

Kai is an experienced professional with expertise in group strategy, business development, investor relations, and project management. He has been with Grit since 2016, initially serving as a Business Development and Investor Relations Manager before advancing to the role of Senior Strategic Manager to the CEO. In his current capacity, Kai is responsible for overseeing business strategy, day-to-day operations, and growth initiatives across multiple territories and sectors. Prior to joining Grit, Kai gained valuable experience as an Asset Management Intern at Delta Property Fund Limited and as a Performance Improvement Advisory Intern at EY. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management: Business Administration from Wits Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Property Studies from the University of Cape Town.