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. 

Consumer, technology, trends and the future of South African retail were the pillars that made up the 2017 South African Council of Shopping Centre’s (SACSC) Research Conference.

With his extensive acumen as a property developer and investor, Jeff Zidel has been appointed President of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC).

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”).

While its listed peers Growthpoint, Redefine and unlisted Attfund have dived into the melting property markets in Western Europe and Australia, Resilient is making money.

New Europe Property Investments (NEPI), which focuses on eastern Europe, will be taking a secondary listing on the JSE’s AltX next month