Tanya van Lill named SAVCA CEO

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association has named Tanya van Lill as its new CEO. Van Lill will replace Erika van der Merwe who left SAVCA after four years.

As SAVCA's new CEO, Van Lill has been tasked with a mandate to increase its industry profile and deepen the association's relationships with all stakeholders. Van Lill holds an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) and served as the director of academic programmes at GIBS and was on the board of the Executive MBA Council (EMBAC).