Meet the team

We believe in building personal relations with our clients. Our team of experienced account executives is ready to assist our clients anytime of the day.

Gerhard Pfaff (40), Founding Director and Dealer Principal.

Gerhard has been trading successfully with agricultural futures and options since the beginning of the Agricultural Markets Division on SAFEX in 1995. In 2003 he co-founded Degro Commodities. Prior to that Gerhard had worked for WJ Morgan and RMD Financial Services respectively. Gerhard was instrumental in the formation of Degro International in June 2008 and was retained as the Chief Executive of the joint operation. He still remains in charge of the futures and options trading. Gerhard is a BLC Law student and a qualified agricultural derivatives trader

Gerhard Pfaff
CEO

Rory Bezuidenhout (35), Founding Director and Commodity Trader

Rory started his career in 1994 as a commodity trader in Zimbabwe where he became Managing Director of CropLink until 2000. During that period, he also served on the Board of Directors of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Commodities Exchange. In 2003 he co-founded Degro Commodities. Rory oversees the smooth delivery of products and services in the physical market and serves as the company’s compliance officer for settlements in the derivatives market. With our expansion in the rest of Southern Africa, Rory is increasingly involved with cross-border trades in the physical market. Rory holds a B.Com degree in Finance and Economics and is a qualified agricultural derivatives trader

Rory Bezuidenhout
COO

Ulrike Oberholzer, Finance Manager.

Qualifications: B.Compt Accounting. Busy with B.Compt (Hons) CTA

Ulrike recently joined the Group to head up the fast-growing accounting division. Previously she was working for an auditing firm and has more than five years of industry experience. Her responsibilities include the implementation of the new accounting system across all subsidiaries of the group. Ulrike is a dedicated individual with outstanding leadership abilities and we are glad to have her on board.

Ulrike Oberholzer
Finance Manager

Tanell van Zyl, Accountant

Tanell van Zyl started her financial services career in 1998 when she became Assistant to the Portfolio Manager at Citadel Unit Trusts. She entered the agribusiness arena in October 2000 when she joined Grainvest Futures as Logistics Manager. This position gave her much-needed exposure to agricultural markets, transport logistics, and grain merchandising. Tanell joined Degro Commodities in May 2005 as Bookkeeper and moved up through the ranks to become the head of Accounting Department. She is senior office manager and sits on the Management Committee.

Tanell van Zyl

Head: Accounts

Coenie Joubert (37), Grain Merchandiser

Coenie started grain trading in 1999, first with Louna Marketing and then with Unitrade 826, before he joined Degro Commodities in 2007. Coenie is active in the physical grain market both locally and in neighbouring countries.

Linnet Labuschagne, Logistics

Linnet has been working in the logistics field since August 2008. She started het logistics career at Grainvest Physicals and has been working at Degro International since February 2009 as a logistics Co-ordinator. She manages her own portfolio of cross-border logistics for the export market.

Linnet Labuschagne

Logistics

Salome Le Roux, Logistics/Admin

Salomie has been Logistics Co-ordinator since May 2008. She ensures timely arrangement of transport logistics for the export market within the sub-region. This requires her to interact with clients, transporters and cross-border clearing agents on a daily basis.

Salome Le Roux

Logistics/Admin

Nick Kind, Trainee Commodity Trader

Nick started working for Degro International at the beginning 2009. He is currently a Trainee Commodity Trader and is preparing for his SAFEX exams. Before he joined Degro, Nick was studying a B.Com (Marketing and Business Management) at Damelin.

Nick Kind

Trainee Commodity Trader

Currencies

$ 1 (USD) = R 7.29	(-0.06)
€ 1 (EUR) = R 9.54	(-0.02)
£ 1 (GBP) = R 11.43	(-0.04)
Crude Oil (BRT) = $ 159.72

Market Update
Last Update: 29-07-2010 02:42 PM

Contract	Bid	Ask	Last	Change
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SEP0AWMAZ	1127.2	1130	1130	14
DEC0AWMAZ	1181	1184	1183	15
JUL0AYMAZ	0	0	1154	0
SEP0AYMAZ	1172	1175.8	1172	9
DEC0AYMAZ	1222	1225.8	1222	12
JUL0AWEAT	0	0	2450	0
SEP0AWEAT	2520	2523	2525	26
DEC0AWEAT	2482	2485	2485	23
JUL0ASUNS	0	0	3283	0
SEP0ASUNS	3430	3445	3436	39
DEC0ASUNS	3505	3530	3522	22
JUL0ASOYA	0	0	2893	0
SEP0ASOYA	2940	2955	2950	30
DEC0ASOYA	2980	3000	2990	25