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Gladwyn Leeuw

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Chief Executive Officer, E Squared Investments

Firm
E Squared Investments
Title
Chief Executive Officer
Role
CEO
Location
Johannesburg
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Record updated 4 October 2026

About

Gladwyn Leeuw is the Chief Executive Officer of E Squared Investments and leads firm strategy, investment execution, and impact across the organisation’s portfolios. Prior to his appointment as CEO in September 2023, Gladwyn served as E Squared’s Chief Investment Officer. Earlier in his career, he was a General Partner at a venture capital firm, led post‑investment management, and held senior leadership roles at enterprise and supplier development arm of a global mining company, and on the senior executive team at a leading South African Business Process Outsourcing company. An entrepreneur and educator, he has lectured at Wits and founded a peer‑to‑peer lending fintech alongside an independent business consultancy. Gladwyn holds a Master of Management in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, a PGDip in Management (Business Administration), and a BA in Economic Studies and International Relations from Wits.

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