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Stuart Spencer

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Chief Operating Officer at Investec
📍 City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Stuart Spencer is the Group Chief Operating Officer at Investec, building a career at the bank for over two decades. He has progressed through key roles, including Chief Financial Officer and COO for Corporate & Institutional Banking. An alumnus of the University of Cape Town, he also completed Harvard Business Schools Program for Leadership Development.

Stuart demonstrates a strong commitment to community-focused initiatives. He has been directly involved in practical solutions to local infrastructure challenges, such as a collaboration to provide power to critical city intersections during load shedding, showing a passion for leveraging corporate resources for public good.

Unique fact: Stuart has spent over 20 years at Investec, rising internally from divisional financial and operational roles to become the COO for the entire group.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Operational Management
His career has centered on managing key support functions like Finance, IT, Operations, and Compliance to drive business efficiency and stability.
Public-Private Partnerships
He was involved in a collaboration between Investec, the Sandton Central Management District, and Johannesburg Roads Agency to address community infrastructure issues.
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Career

Work history

5-2021
Chief Operating Officer
Investec
5-2019 - 4-2021
Financial Director
Investec Bank Limited
3-2012
Chief Operating Officer
Investec Bank Limited
1-2000 - 10-2012
Chief Operating Officer - Capital Markets
Investec Bank Limited
9-1998 - 12-1999
Financial Director
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Education
2011 - 2011
Program for Leadership Development
Harvard Business School
1991 - 1991
Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting
University of Cape Town
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