Finance Monthly M&A Awards 2023 South Africa Investment Banking Adviser of the Year Emrie Brown At RMB we offer our clients innovative, valueadded advisory, funding, trading, corporate banking and principal investing solutions. “ 62 www.finance-monthly.com About Emrie Brown Emrie is the CEO for Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa. She is an Accountant with over 22 years’ financial services experience with expertise in Investment Banking. Prior to joining RMB, she worked at NedBank, South Africa and KPMG. Under Emrie’s leadership, IBD has won “The Banker” Most Innovative Investment Bank in Africa for the past 4 years from 2016 to 2019, the M&A Today Global 100 Investment Bank of the Year in Africa for 2020, the Global Finance Best Bank in Africa for New Financial Technology, the Spire Best Debt Origination Team on the JSE for 10 consecutive years from 2010 to 2019 and the Dealmaker’s Best BEE Investment Adviser in 2019. She started her working career at RMB in 2001 and specialised in various lending businesses including Property, cross-border finance and Leveraged Finance, culminating in her being appointed as Head of Acquisition and Leveraged Finance in 2006 when RMB formed the Investment Banking Division. In 2009 she relocated to Cape Town and filled various positions within the Cape Town office, including Business Development Director, and moved back to Johannesburg in 2015. Emrie is one of four females who currently serves on the RMB Executive committee. She also sits on the RMB Financial Resource Management Exco and RMB Platform and Conduct Exco. Emrie obtained a B.Com Accounting degree in 1990 at the University of Pretoria and completed her Honours degree the following year at what used to be called Rand Afrikaans University. Emrie qualified Cum Laude as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1994. About RMB RMB represents the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) activities of the FirstRand group , one of the largest financial services groups in Africa. The group follows a multi-branding Contact Emrie Brown CEO, RMB Email: info@rmb.co.za Tel: +27 11 282 8000 www.rmb.co.za
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