Meet the

Team

TEAM MEMBERS INVESTED IN OUR FUNDS ALONGSIDE OUR CLIENTS.

YEARS OF COLLECTIVE FINANCIAL MARKET EXPERIENCE.

RESEARCH TEAM ARE CFA CHARTERHOLDERS OR HAVE PASSED THEIR LEVEL 3 EXAM.

A qualified and experienced team combine to deliver on High Street’s fund mandates. Direct contact with the fund managers and investment team is available to all our clients.

Our Story

Mike Patchitt: Founder & CEO

(B.Comm)

His career in financial markets and asset management spans more than 30 years, originally joining UAL Merchant Bank as a fixed income portfolio manager before becoming a member of the Bond Trading Division. Following a role at Sechold, he started Coronation Securities for Coronation Ltd which became African Harvest Securities and thereafter joined Coronation Investment Trust as joint head of the Trading Division, trading listed securities both locally and offshore.

Ross Beckley, CFA: Chief Investment Officer

CFA (B.Comm Hons, Finance)

Began his finance career with Centaur Asset Management in 2011 having completed his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree specialising in finance. He joined High Street later that year as a junior portfolio manager gaining experience, both locally and internationally, across a range of product offerings. He is a CFA Charterholder and is High Street’s Chief Investment Officer.

Andrew Roy, CA: Chairman

(CA (SA))

Andrew Roy, better known as Tubby, had 10 years in financial markets with Inet, UAL Securities and Coronation Securities before moving into general commerce in 2003. He joined High Street when it was established in 2011, and serves as Non-Executive Director.

Murray Stewart

(B.Comm, LLB)

Joined UAL Asset Management in 1993 before moving to London with Deutsche Morgan Grenfell/Ivor Jones, Roy in equity sales, marketing South African equities to international institutions. Returned to South Africa with Deutsche Bank in 2001 as head of Equity Capital Markets. Most recent role was as head of investment banking for Bank of America Merrill Lynch (South Africa), providing advisory and capital market advice to local and international clients

Charlie de La Pasture, CFA: Lead Analyst

CFA (B.A. Classics Hons)

Joined High Street in 2019 as a research analyst after graduating from Bristol University in the UK. He is a CFA Charterholder having passed all three examination levels consecutively. He is currently the Lead Analyst on the Wealth Warriors Fund.

Jo-Ann van der Merwe: Client Relations

(Dipl.)

Joined High Street in 2019 as office manager/client relations. Prior to this she was a credit manager/controller and decided to pursue a more client orientated role. She completed her Diploma in Public Relations in 2002, thereafter achieving further certificates in 2009 and 2010 with the most recent being in Credit Management (CM3), which is ICM endorsed.

Ross Yammin: Head of Research

(B.Comm Hons, Economics)

Joined High Street at the beginning of 2020 as a research analyst after graduating from the University of Cape Town. He passed all three levels of the CFA examinations consecutively and is awaiting to apply for the CFA Charterholder designation upon gaining the prerequisite experience.

Vicky Kan: Research Analyst

(B.Sc, Finance)

Graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Business Science specialising in Finance and joined High Street as a research analyst at the beginning of 2021. She passed all three levels of the CFA examinations consecutively and is awaiting to apply for the CFA Charterholder designation upon gaining the prerequisite experience.

Chris Brownlee: Research Analyst

(B.Comm Hons, Finance)

After graduating from the University of Cape Town went on to complete an internship at RiverFort Capital Group. Joined High Street at the beginning of 2021 as a research analyst. He passed all three levels of the CFA examinations consecutively and is awaiting to apply for the CFA Charterholder designation upon gaining the prerequisite experience.