Stephan is Head of Compliance for Ninety One’s South Africa, Namibia and Botswana businesses, and is based in the Cape Town office.​

Prior to joining the firm, Stephan was a Senior Compliance Officer at Coronation Fund Managers and before that he was a Compliance Manager at Momentum Investments. He started his compliance career as an analyst at the Financial Sector Conduct Authority.​

Stephan holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from University of Pretoria and a Post Graduate Diploma in Compliance Management from University of Johannesburg. In addition, he is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Compliance Professional (CProf SA) and International Certified Compliance Professional (ICCP).