Responsible for strengthening BIPO's corporate and international relations, expanding BIPO's international network and promoting international cooperation
G2G, G2B, B2B and Government Relations Experience
Andrew has a 1st class BA (Hons) in Business Administration from Greenwich University in London. He serves as the Managing Director for Sovereign Management and has been asked by corporate clients to represent them on the board of their Singapore subsidiaries. In the capacity of a professional director, Andrew has overseen various trading operations as well as companies that have holding activities investing in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Prior to joining Sovereign, Andrew worked in Wealth Management in the UK (Edinburgh and London) and internationally (Barcelona).
As the founder of a consulting firm that helps investment management firms with corporate strategy, product strategy, sales strategy, and international expansion, Manu leverages 25 years of financial market and multinational experience to deliver value-added solutions for diverse and dynamic environments. He has a proven track record of enhancing firm reputation, fostering key stakeholder relationships, and providing specialized fixed-income expertise in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
His mission is to help drive investment management firms to achieve their growth and performance goals by offering them strategic insights, innovative ideas, and best practices from his extensive experience in investment management, investment banking, financial consulting, and corporate pension plans.
Ian is a corporate and commercial lawyer with over thirty years of experience. His expertise and experience in all aspects of running a successful business means that clients benefit from his extensive knowledge and skill, no matter their size or business sector.
His substantial legal offering includes assistance in data protection and processing, mergers and acquisitions, competition law, economic regulation, commercial exploitation of intellectual property, franchising and licensing.
Ian is acknowledged as one of South Africa’s leading experts in franchise law.
He is a Director of the Franchise Association of South Africa and also acted as its Chairman in 2014/2015.
Ian’s interest in business law and focus on entrepreneurs and innovators has led to him being a mentor and panellist for Endeavor South Africa, a mission-driven, global organisation leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in the country. He is listed in international “Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers” in their 2012 – 2019 editions and in international peer review guide “Best Lawyers for 2022” in their Mergers and Acquisitions and Franchise Law categories.
Ian has been a Commissioner of the Small Claims Court since 1997 and joined Fluxmans as a Director in 2022.
He obtained his B.A. LL.B. at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1983 and the University of South Africa and World Intellectual Property Organisation Certificates in