Ruwaida Eksteen

Group Company Secretary at Santam Ltd

Ruwaida (Heidi) Eksteen is an accomplished company secretary and legal professional with extensive experience in corporate governance and compliance. Currently serving as Group Company Secretary at Santam Insurance since July 2022, Ruwaida also holds the position of Deputy Company Secretary at Sanlam Limited, where responsibilities encompass a range of company secretarial duties, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. Prior roles include Company Secretary of Sasguard Insurance Company Ltd and Group Legal Services Manager at Pioneer Foods, as well as senior positions at Metropolitan Holdings Ltd and Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Ruwaida's academic credentials include a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Master's degree in Development Finance from Stellenbosch Business School, along with a B.Comm in Law from the University of Stellenbosch.

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Cape Town, South Africa

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Santam Ltd

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Santam Ltd is an insurer covering general insurance and investment operations, as well as investments in emerging market insurance companies. The Company's segments include insurance, which includes core general insurance and reinsurance underwriting activities undertaken by the Company and are analyzed by insurance class; Investment, which includes all investment-related activities undertaken by the Company, and Strategic diversification, which relate to all strategic investing activities where the purpose of the activities is to obtain certain diversification benefits. The Company's business units include Santam Commercial and Personal, which offers business portfolio, multiproduct and multichannel distribution portfolio, and independent administration capability; Santam Specialist, which focuses on the insurance of risks in various market segments; MiWay, which is a direct insurer in the group, and Santam re, which is a wholesale reinsurance service provider.


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5,001-10,000

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