Willie completed his Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology at the University of Stellenbosch in 1987 and joined Old Mutual the following year. Since then he has worked in the financial services industry in a number of different capacities. Being a people’s person, Willie’s primary passion has always been in the arena of personal financial planning with a specific interest in investment advice. 

In 2007 he enrolled for the postgraduate diploma in financial planning through the University of the Free State and qualified as a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®).  

More recently Willie held positions as Financial Planning Associate at BDO Wealth Advisers (Pty) Ltd and as Managing Director at Grant Thornton Financial Planning (Pty) Ltd.

Willie has a passion for golf and believes that one day, quite some time into the future, he shall become a professional golfer!