Merchant West
Thomaides (Thomas) Kruger's work experience includes working as the Director: Group Risk and Head of Credit at Merchant West since June 2020. Prior to that, they worked at Standard Bank as the Credit Manager Investment Banking from October 2008 to November 2013, and as a Financial Accountant from March 2003 to October 2008.
Thomaides (Thomas) Kruger attended Grey College from 1993 to 1997, where they completed their Matric. Following that, they enrolled in the University of the Free State from 1998 to 2001, earning a B.Com degree in Financial Management. In 2010-2011, Thomaides pursued their MBA at the University of Pretoria.
Merchant West
The Merchant West Group is a diversified financial services portfolio of businesses with debt securities listed on the JSE. It is the largest privately-owned provider of specialised financial solutions in South Africa. Founded in 1998, Merchant West provides tailor-made lending, wealth management, asset management and transactional solutions to corporates, SMEs and high net worth individuals. With offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, George, Durban, Nelspruit, Port Elizabeth, Namibia and North Carolina USA, Merchant West lending products extend to bespoke asset finance (across an extensive range of asset classes), fleet finance, working capital funding and property finance solutions. www.merchantwest.co.za