BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD

Gary Fisher

Gary is a UCT graduate. He was a member of CBS Property Group’s executive team from inception in 1994 through to its disposal in 2007. He subsequently launched British Capital, a Guernsey based property investment company, and founded the Property Foundation, a non-profit property development company. Gary more recently served a term with the Western Cape Government as the Head of Public Works. He currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Capitalgro Board.

Avishkaar Singh

Avishkaar, more fondly known as Avi, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2018, having completed his articles at Deloitte Cape Town and London Offices. Prior to joining RDC Properties Limited and Capitalgro in 2021, he spent 2 years in Deloitte Consulting servicing a range of top tier clients in the JSE listed space.
He is currently a senior manager at RDC Properties Limited holding the position as the Group Financial Controller, responsible for the financial management and reporting for the listed group and affiliated subsidiaries. On 1 September 2024, Avi joined the Capitalgro Board of Directors.

Gavin Klerck

Gavin founded Capitalgro in 2013 and brings over 20 years of property experience to the group. His time at CBS Property Group from 1996 involved every facet of its operation from the early days to the 2005 listing and 2007 group sale, including property acquisitions, asset and property management, development and day-to-day running of the business. He currently serves as an Executive Director of the Capitalgro Board.

 

 

Shaheen Adams

Shaheen has extensive experience as a property executive across the private, public and NPO sectors. He has served as the Chief Director of Immovable Asset Management for the Western Cape Government’s R100bn-plus property portfolio, as well as the Property Executive for Communicare, Cape Town’s largest social housing institution, managing a portfolio of approximately 3500 tenants. He now serves as a director on the Capitalgro board in addition to leading the property management operation. Working with a nimble and highly capable team of property professionals, he is positioning the organisation for future growth by fostering a culture of trust, accountability and high performance. Shaheen holds a Bachelor of Business Science (B.Bus.Sc) degree, as well as a Master of Science (M.Sc) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), awarded with double academic scholarships. He also currently serves as a board member for the Peninsula School Feeding Association.

Jacopo Pari

Jacopo has a Civil Engineer Master’s degree. His career started in Accenture, the strategy and Management Consulting firm. This engagement enabled him to gain wide exposure to large and complex corporate environments both in the EU and US. A few years later he joined the family construction Company in Italy. This work experience, both technical and managerial, was conducive to his appointment as Group General Manager for the Realestate Group of Companies in 2009. He has been involved in Construction, Property Development and Investment in Botswana since then. He was appointed as RDC’s Chief Executive Officer for Botswana in February 2015, and is in charge of the Company’s international development. On 1st December 2022, Jacopo was joined the Capitalgro board.