James Formby

Chairman at PICK N PAY STORES LIMITED

Net worth: 79 919 $ as of 31/05/2026

55 year

41 connections

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Retail Trade

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James Roger Formby is currently Chairman at Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. starting in 2025, Chairman at Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Ltd., Independent Non-Executive Director at Vukile Property Fund Ltd. since 2023, Director at Business Venture Investments No 417 (Pty) Ltd., and Non-Executive Director at Nimble Group (Pty) Ltd. Former roles include Chief Executive Officer at Rand Merchant Bank from 2015 to 2022 and Non-Executive Director at FirstRand Namibia Ltd. from 2015 to 2016.
Education includes undergraduate studies at the University of Cape Town and graduate studies at the University of Cambridge.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
PICK N PAY STORES LIMITED 0.01%	02/03/2025	69,436 ( 0.01% )	79 919 $	31/05/2026

James Formby active positions

Companies	Position	Start
PICK N PAY STORES LIMITED	Chairman	05/08/2025
VUKILE PROPERTY FUND LIMITED	Director/Board Member	22/09/2023
Business Venture Investments No 417 (Pty) Ltd.	Director/Board Member	-
Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Ltd. Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Ltd. Major BanksFinance Provides corporate and investment banking services	Chairman	-
Nimble Group (Pty) Ltd. Nimble Group (Pty) Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investments and financial services and credit solutions	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of James Formby

Companies	Position	End
Rand Merchant Bank Rand Merchant Bank Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services	Chief Executive Officer	01/10/2022
FIRSTRAND NAMIBIA LIMITED	Director/Board Member	31/05/2016

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Private companies	9
Pick 'n Pay Stores Ltd. Pick 'n Pay Stores Ltd. Food RetailRetail Trade Operates as a holding company whose subsidiaries engages retailing of food, clothing, general merchandise, pharmaceuticals and liquor	Retail Trade
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Rand Merchant Bank Rand Merchant Bank Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services	Finance
Vukile Property Fund Ltd. Vukile Property Fund Ltd. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Operates as a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and invests retail centers	Finance
University of Cape Town University of Cape Town Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
FirstRand Namibia Ltd. FirstRand Namibia Ltd. Major BanksFinance Operates as a holding company, which through its subsidiaries provides banking, insurance, asset management and unit trusts management services	Finance
Business Venture Investments No 417 (Pty) Ltd.
Nimble Group (Pty) Ltd. Nimble Group (Pty) Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investments and financial services and credit solutions	Finance
Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Ltd. Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Ltd. Major BanksFinance Provides corporate and investment banking services	Finance