Edan Latzelsberger has been appointed as Managing Director of Africa HR Solutions Limited, headquartered in Mauritius, succeeding Olivier Ernst from January 2020.
Born in Durban, South Africa, Edan holds a Bachelor of Commerce and LLB (summa cum laude) from the University of Natal, South Africa as well as an MBA from BBP Business School, London.
After qualifying as a lawyer, Edan joined Investec Private Bank in Durban before moving to the United Kingdom in 2008 where he worked for Legal & General Group, a FTSE100 financial services company, for seven years in a variety of roles. Edan initially joined Legal & General an in-house lawyer and progressed into commercially focused business development and strategy positions including Head of Commercial at Cofunds, the UK’s largest digital investment platform.
In 2015, Edan moved to Mauritius and joined the Cim Group as the Managing Director of its Professional Services Outsourcing unit. Edan simultaneously acted as Cim Group’s Head of Strategy and played a leading role in the sale of Cim Global Business to SGG Group (which was recently re-branded to IQ-EQ Group) in 2017. As part of this acquisition, Edan subsequently joined IQ-EQ Mauritius, a leading investor services company with USD150 billion assets under administration, as its Commercial Director with primary responsibility for strategic growth in Africa.
“I am extremely excited to have been appointed as Managing Director of Africa HR Solutions and look forward to working closely with all our colleagues, partners and clients around the globe,” says Edan Latzelsberger.
“Africa HR Solutions has a proven and reputable track record in providing its international clientele with best-in-class HR, employment and payroll outsourcing solutions across the African continent. The company plays an important role in assisting leading multinationals, private equity firms, non-governmental organisations and non-profit organisations with delivering their strategic aspirations across a variety of industries in Africa. I look forward to contributing to the ongoing success of Africa HR Solutions and supporting our clients’ projects with our expert solutions. By simplifying our clients’ operations on the continent, our clients have more time to focus on their investments in Africa, many of which have a positive socio-economic impact”.
More information
Office: +230 465 31 00
Direct: +230 454 96 11
Email: edan@thenew.africa-hr.com