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CEO
Gerhard Swart
Baccalaureus Commercii (LAW) – (UFS)
Baccalaureus Commercii Honores: Financial Economics and Investment Management – (UFS)
PMP Project Management Professional – (PMI)
Gerhard Swart is a passionate, driven, businessman, who founded Periculum Property Investments Pty Ltd in 2012. His academic background in law and the financial economics, coupled with a decade of experience in the real estate sector, serves the company well in ensuring success in every project.
Periculum Property Investments has built up a reputation among its clients, investors and competitors, as a company that gets phenomenal results. This is achieved by always putting the clients first and developing excellent real estate in the even better locations, while ensuring honesty and maintaining total transparency.
Since its humble beginnings, Periculum Group has been blessed with great success and growth in the property industry.
Gerhard believes the secret to his business success, is his Christian values in the workplace, with a personal dependence on God. He is married to Bianca Swart and they have a son, Corné.
His goal is to make Periculum Property Investments Pty Ltd a world leader in property investments.
Director
Chrisjan van heerden
Baccalaureus Commercii: Business Management and Entrepreneurship (NWU)
Baccalaureus Commercii Honores: Marketing and Entrepreneurship (NWU)
MSc Property Studies (UCT)
Chrisjan van Heerden is a passionate Real Estate professional – qualified and experienced in the full spectrum of real estate activates. His skills enable him to act entrepreneurially and maximise profitability in any Real Estate business: from conceptualising and testing the feasibility of a property development project, managing the development stages, writing and executing precision marketing plans, and managing completed properties.
His qualifications combine business acumen such as management, entrepreneurship and marketing with specific technical knowledge about Real Estate. He is a M.Sc. Property Studies graduate, with majors in Property Development, Property Law, Urban Land Economics, Property Finance, Property Valuation and Property Portfolio Management. Furthermore he has graduated with distinction, top of his class in BComm Business Management & Entrepreneurship and also with distinction in BComm (Hons) Entrepreneurship and Marketing.
Real Estate runs in his blood. Chrisjan is a registered Professional Practitioner in Real Estate. He is married to Christie van Heerden, who is a full time professional estate agent. Both Chrisjan and Christie come from families that are involved in development, marketing and management of real estate.
Chrsjan was approached to join the management team of Periculum Property Investments Pty Ltd in 2016, and accepted immediately – as Periculum Property Investments Pty Ltd is a company on the rise, building a name in the real estate industry.
Construction Manager
Dawie Swart
Dawie Swart is the definition of an entrepreneurial business man, having owned successful businesses since 1980, and achieving success in a variety of sectors.
After starting in the food industry, he sold his successful restaurant and started an industrial dry-cleaner business. Within 10 years, Dawie built Pro-Clean Dry-Cleaners to more than 40 outlets, with large clients such as Rainbow Chickens, Chromecor Mine, hospitals and many more clients in the Rustenburg district.
While developing his business, Dawie also purchased, grew and sold two Petrol (Gas) stations for a profit. Furthermore, he bought and built up a successful farming business. Through hard work and good old fashioned business sense, everything he touches turns to gold.
Dawie has successfully developed and constructed his on property portfolio since 2005. Periculum Group is fortunate to have Dawie in charge of the construction department since 2016. Not only does he bring his wealth of experience in construction, but also his business savvy, to every construction project of the Periculum Group.
Dawie has been married to Joyce Swart since 1983, and they have a son, Gerhard. Dawie’s motto in business is to be honest and never stagnate – allowing Periculum Group to remain at the forefront of technological advancements in the construction industry.
Regular Partner
Kumbirai Gundani
Baccalaureus Artium: Economics, Finance
and Statistics (UCT)
Master of Business Administration (UCT-GSB)
Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt (Frost & Sullivan Institute)
Kumbi is a seasoned professional with entrepreneurship, technology, management consulting and banking experience. He has an excellent educational background and ten years of experience working for global Leaders and Fortune 500 companies across industries in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania.
Kumbi currently works as a Sector & Client Manager at Standard Bank. His analysis and teamwork skills have enabled him to secure numerous large clients for the bank, and he has received multiple rewards for his work.
Kumbi is entrepreneurial, with experience in building technology businesses. Prior to joining Standard Bank, Kumbi founded a technology business called Funda. Kumbi lead Funda to becoming one of the leading Technology companies in the country. Funda was awarded the most innovative company in SA, and the emerging business of the year in the Western Cape. Funda was sold to a Canadian company.
Kumbi currently overseas two operational investments. After Funda, Kumbi set-up a residential property fund. The fund was formed in October 2013 and now owns over 30 upmarket lifestyle apartments in Gauteng. Following this experience, Kumbi co-founded Lynbridge Alpha Fund which is a fund focused on investing in property development projects. Lynbridge Alpha Fund raises cash to invest in a property development projects.
Regular Partner
Kumbirai Gundani
Baccalaureus Artium: Economics, Finance
and Statistics (UCT)
Master of Business Administration (UCT-GSB)
Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt (Frost & Sullivan Institute)
Kumbi is a seasoned professional with entrepreneurship, technology, management consulting and banking experience. He has an excellent educational background and ten years of experience working for global Leaders and Fortune 500 companies across industries in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania.
Kumbi currently works as a Sector & Client Manager at Standard Bank. His analysis and teamwork skills have enabled him to secure numerous large clients for the bank, and he has received multiple rewards for his work.
Kumbi is entrepreneurial, with experience in building technology businesses. Prior to joining Standard Bank, Kumbi founded a technology business called Funda. Kumbi lead Funda to becoming one of the leading Technology companies in the country. Funda was awarded the most innovative company in SA, and the emerging business of the year in the Western Cape. Funda was sold to a Canadian company.
Kumbi currently overseas two operational investments. After Funda, Kumbi set-up a residential property fund. The fund was formed in October 2013 and now owns over 30 upmarket lifestyle apartments in Gauteng. Following this experience, Kumbi co-founded Lynbridge Alpha Fund which is a fund focused on investing in property development projects. Lynbridge Alpha Fund raises cash to invest in a property development projects.