One of South Africa’s most recognised and highly-regarded property developers and investors, Jeff Zidel, is set to retire in June after a distinguished 47-year career in the industry. 

Independent Non-Executive Chairman, Fortress Income Fund

Jeff has been a successful property developer and investor and has been involved in all aspects of the property industry for more than 40 years.

He was three times past president of the Roodepoort Chamber of Commerce. He was the winner of the 2010 Absa Jewish Achiever Award for Listed Companies. 

He was a co-founder of Resilient Property Fund Limited and is the chairman of Property Index Tracker Managers (“Proptrax”), an ETF listed on the JSE.

He is also a non-executive director of New Europe Property Investments plc (“Nepi”).