We are pleased to announce that David Hufton has been appointed Deputy CEO of Sygnia.
We are pleased to announce that David Hufton has been appointed Deputy CEO of Sygnia.
David joined Sygnia in early 2016 after 25 years with Alexander Forbes, having held various leadership positions across the company and having served on its financial services executive committee for many years. In his final role as the national Head of Consulting he had oversight of their Consultants & Actuaries, Umbrella Funds, Asset Consulting, Insurance Consulting and Healthcare divisions. He also chaired the group’s actuaries committee and the committee in charge of the strategic direction of Alexander Forbes’ suite of umbrella retirement funds. David is a Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa, with vast experience as a principal employee benefits consultant, consulting actuary and valuator to large retirement funds.
Over the past two years, David has become a key member of the Sygnia executive team, having handled many complex projects and helped to grow new and strategic divisions in the company. With his broad and extensive experience in the financial services industry, he has the skills and the expertise to help continue to grow Sygnia and to ensure that we constantly disrupt the financial services industry. David’s appointment comes at the right time, as Sygnia pursues some significant and exciting new strategic business opportunities.