Stephan qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1986. Until 1989 he worked for the South African Revenue Services where he also completed related tax specialist qualifications.
In 1989 he was appointed as Financial Director of Capital Computer Bureau. In addition to his financial responsibilities, he became involved in project management aspects of the business and has become closely involved with the development of the insurance and financial services systems at Capital due to his financial background.
In 1994 Stephan co-founded Futura and was appointed Managing Director in 1996, a position he still occupies. He has subsequently also been appointed to the board of another new entrant into the insurance administration market, Nu Nation Underwriting Managers (Pty)Ltd. In 2003 Stephan initiated and successfully managed the implementation of the black economic empowerment strategy of Futura to ensure it remains a relevant competitor. Stephan helped form and represented a black owned company, Embomini Financial Services Ltd, on the board of Unity Insurance Company, a subsidiary of the Telesure Group and the second black owned insurance company in South Africa. From 2010 to 2016 Stephan practiced as a NCR accredited Debt Counselor in addition to being a practicing Chartered Accountant and Tax Practitioner, the latter being the primary services delivered to date.
He brings with him a number of expert skills, inter alia, taxation, financial and treasury management, risk management, project management, business analysis and financial services systems expertise.
His resume of taxation cases won and his involvement with the development of certain aspects of tax legislation traces back to 1986.
In 2015 he completed an Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning and in 2016 passed the qualifying exam to become a Certified Financial Planner
