Job Title: Information Technology Executive
Company: Oppenheimer Generations
Josh Souchon is the information technology executive at Opp-Gen. Before this, he was the CIO of Sasfin. Prior to this, he was a programme executive at Standard Bank and the head of IT at Investec Corporate. Josh is an IT strategy and business advisory professional, with more than 22 years’ experience developing and managing IT in the financial services, commodities/trading and mining arenas. He has an B.Engineering Honours from Imperial College.
Work
2025 – Present Information Technology Executive, Opp-Gen
2016 – 2025 Chief Information Officer, Sasfin Group
2014 – 2016 Programme Executive (Business Online), Transactional Products and Services, Corporate and Investment Banking, Standard Bank
2009 – 2014 Head of IT, Investec Corporate and Institutional Banking
2007 – 2008 Risk Executive, Trafigura Beheer BV
2000 – 2007 Head of IT, Nedbank
1999 – 2000 IT Manager: Front Office Support & Projects, Affinity Logic
1997 – 1998 Technical Account Manager, EDS
Education
1989 – 1993 MBBCh (studied to 4th year only), University of Witwatersrand
1984 – 1988 BEng. (Honours) and ACGI, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London
About Sasfin Holdings: Sasfin Holdings Limited is a South African based bank-controlling company that listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1987. Sasfin and its subsidiaries, notably Sasfin Bank Limited, provide financial products and services for business and wealth clients.
