JOHANNESURG - Trevor Manuel has joined Rothschild Group as a senior advisor to the financial advisory firm, which operates in 40 countries, and as it&39;s deputy chairman in South Africa. Which brings us, as it must, to democratic South Africa’s original sin—the Arms Deal and Manuel’s involvement therein. He served in the South African Government for more than 20 years, including as Minister of Finance and as Minister in the Presidency, responsible for the National Planning Commission. Trevor Manuel served as Minister in the Presidency and Chairperson of the National Planning Commission of South Africa. BLF’S CASE AGAINST TREVOR MANUAL(RUPERT/ROTHCHILD STOOGE)-South Africa So what angers Trevor Manuel so much? If the case was “irrational” why is … Viv Govender: Trevor Manuel should not have joined Rothschild 30th September 2014 30th September 2014 by Alec Hogg There are sure to be differing views about the reason behind Trevor Manuel’s appointment as a global advisor at the international Rothschild Group. Professional experience. But no—steady as she goes. Rothschild Group said Trevor Manuel, South Africa’s finance minister for 13 years, will help the firm meet the evolving needs of clients on the continent as demand for its services grows. He will take up the position on October 1 and will be based at the group’s Johannesburg office. Is Rothschild the best place for that kind of thing? Posted on June 14, 2017 June 14, 2017. He serves on the international advisory board and as non-executive deputy chairperson of Rothschild. The ex-minister did not, however, speak out against his old comrades. And handsomely it profited. “I’d like to do bits of things that allow me to contribute to society,” he told me. Trevor Andrew Manuel occupies the position of Chairman for Old Mutual Ltd. and Chairman at Old Mutual Emerging Markets Ltd. and Chairman for Old Mutual Group Holdings (SA) Pty Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of Old Mutual Ltd.). (I should be clear—he didn’t even make a veiled reference to Nkandla, but I figured that was maybe, sort of, kind of, what he was alluding to). Click here to see other benefits and to sign-up to our reader community supporting quality, independent journalism. Perhaps the reason we can’t send him off into the land of Bentleys and briefcases with full hearts is that we wanted just a little more from him—a little more candour, a little more anger, a little more creativity, a little more spice. Trevor Manuel is a senior advisor to the Rothschild Group worldwide and Deputy Chairman of Rothschild in South Africa. He will take up the position on October 1 and will be based at the group’s Johannesburg office. Trevor Manuel is a senior advisor to the Rothschild Group worldwide and Deputy Chairman of Rothschild in South Africa. It is an exciting step and a particular pleasure to work alongside the group and its other senior advisers.”. Professional experience. He is expected to work closely with the South African team and to develop the group’s work on the rest of the African continent. His knowledge and experience, combined with Rothschild’s advisory expertise will position us to take advantage of a growing appetite from African companies and governments to develop their businesses and access capital markets. He did not denounce what the ANC had become, and nor has he given up his ANC Centurion card. Goldman Sachs does not want firebrands. 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Earlier this week, a press release printed on parchment fashioned from the bark of the Tree of Knowledge was placed in the beaks of gold-plated carrier pigeons and sent forth into bright blue skies of a mining town. Currently, he is the chairperson of Old Mutual Limited, a senior adviser to Rothschild South Africa (in addition to being its Deputy Chairperson) and he also serves as the trustee on the Alan Gray Orbis Endowment Trust. When I spoke to him in April of this year, the only thing he bemoaned was that the fact that there were no consequences for, say, building a palace with taxpayers’ money. Open letter to Rothschild’s Trevor Manuel. He is also a non-executive director on the board of directors of Swiss Reinsurance Company Limited. But it cannot be said that Trevor Manuel made the South African economy. Dear Mr. Manuel. And there was Manuel, working on a parallel track, pretending to his Davos pals and the “market” and anyone else who’d listen that the country was a country, and not a bank vault for mining executives. Trevor Manual, Suid-Afrika se voormalige minister van finansies, het Maandag by die Rothschild-groep aangesluit waar hy as finansiële adviseur sal dien. He would be whisked to Johannesburg on October 1 by one of those angels, and start generating capital forthwith. It is an exciting step and a particular pleasure to work alongside the Group and its other senior advisers. Trevor Andrew Manuel serves as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Company. Rothschild said on 30 September it had hired Trevor Manuel, who was South Africa’s finance minister for 13 years, as a non- executive senior adviser globally and … He has stakes in this place. They want company men. Trevor Manuel served as a Cabinet Minister from 1994 to 2014 under the first four successive Presidents, Mandela, Mbeki, Motlanthe and Zuma in democratic South Africa. The interesting question is, of course, whether going cray-cray on the ANC and throwing his membership into the Atlantic would have minimised his opportunities in the private sector. It was five paragraphs long, and seemed to be written by a disinterested robot with a melancholy streak. Manuel is also the chairperson of … Manuel didn’t counsel any about-turns, and once he became a mildly statist neo-lib twenty years ago, that was it. It’s as if no one involved really wanted the press thingee to do the rounds, nor wanted it to become part of the conversation. Look at Japan. He certainly deserves a breather. He serves on the international advisory board and as non-executive deputy chairperson of Rothschild. Paradoxically, the release was both the announcement of a union and a note of bereavement—a wedding and a funeral, if you will. Trevor Manuel CHAIRPERSON AND INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR about our leadership board of directors trevor manuel Trevor is the Chairman of the Board. Select which newsletters you'd like to receive. We do not seem to have forgiven him for helping us become a middling economy with blah growth but no major backflips into the financial void. Trevor Manuel served as Minister in the Presidency and Chairperson of the National Planning Commission of South Africa. Moyo also contends that Manuel … He is barely 58. In this, the marriage with Rothschild seems strangely appropriate—in days of yore, when the Church forbade Christians to lend money, it was left to the Jews to make cash from lending cash. Besides, anyone with a mild interest in politics expected him to land a plum position at a money shop, so his Rothschild appointment came as no surprise. In the words of Bishop Clyde N. S. Ramalaine who aptly captured you, ‘it is amazing what being associated with the Rothschild Family, the USA bastion of white monopoly capital, does to a former activist. Sure, the market was a little jittery, but the market took a Paxil and recovered. His addition to the firm will be invaluable to our clients as they develop strategies to expand their businesses in Africa and beyond.”. Posted on June 14, 2017 June 14, 2017. “I’d be lying to you if I said that broad approaches to greater egalitarianism aren’t part of my DNA.”. and. In 1994, Nelson Mandela appointed him as Minister of Trade and Industry in the country’s first democratic cabinet. David de Rothschild, chairman of the Rothschild Group, said in a statement: “It is with great pleasure that I welcome Trevor Manuel to Rothschild. Trevor Andrew Manuel serves as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Company. Why is Trevor Manuel protecting Johann Rupert? Trevor Manual, Suid-Afrika se voormalige minister van finansies, het Maandag by die Rothschild-groep aangesluit waar hy as finansiële adviseur sal dien. Former Cabinet Minister Trevor Manuel, who retired from public office earlier this year after having served in Cabinet for 20 years, has joined financial advisory group Rothschild as senior adviser and deputy chairperson of Rothschild in South Africa.. He is staked to this place. So he will drift into the cashmere and cigar smoke and first class lounges of the moneyed set, no doubt slightly resentful of our slight resentment. National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel will be retiring from government and Parliament this year, after he declined nomination for the African National Congress's national election list.