Foord Asset Management: New Board Appointments
Foord Asset Management has appointed Mike Soekoe and William Fraser to the board of directors of the company’s unit trust subsidiary, Foord Unit Trusts.
Mike Soekoe, a CFP and member of the SA Institute of Stockbrokers, joined Foord in 2009 as the Director of Retail Business Development.
William Fraser, a portfolio manager and the Institutional Business Development Manager for Foord since 2005 has, in addition to being appointed to the Foord Unit Trusts board, also been appointed to the Foord Asset Management board of directors.
These appointments bring additional skills and capacity to the boards, as they each bring a wealth of experience and different perspectives to the table.
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